Dr. Tin Y. Eng, 79, passed away on October 29, 2021, from breakthrough COVID-19 related complications. Born in Guangzhou, China to parents Lo Shing Ng and Chong Long Chen, Tin immigrated to the United States in 1961 to attend Huntington College, where he studied chemistry and reigned as resident ping pong champion. He attended medical school at Indiana University and completed a dermatology residency through the Medical College of Wisconsin.
After working for MCoW, Tin opened and ran a dermatology private practice for nearly 30 years in the Milwaukee area. He was universally adored by his patients and employees, who often caught him cat napping in his office over lunch. After leaving his practice, he worked for Ascension Health and QuadMed, where he retired in 2013. Missing his passion, he later volunteered for the Lake Area Free Clinic. Once truly retired, he still badgered everyone to wear sunscreen and never left home without his sun hat.
Tin loved to travel almost as much as he loved tending to and sitting in his beautiful gardens at his Hartland, Wisconsin, and Davenport, Florida homes. Together with “the prettiest girl he could find,” Susan, he traveled the world, visiting countries on six continents, and napping in all of them. He visited his children and grandchildren often, treating them to dim sum, self-study magic tricks, and so many moments of joy.
Generous beyond words, Tin loved hosting family and friends. Heaven help anyone who tried to fight him for a check at the end of a meal. He brought smiles to everyone’s faces, through both his warmth and his playful spirit. His family of origin long-considered him the “glue,” having sponsored multiple family members to emigrate from China to the Milwaukee area, and later holding everyone in place. He was a center to which we could all easily gravitate and we will miss him dearly.
Tin is preceded in death by his parents and his sisters, Le Sheng and Virginia. He is survived by his loving wife of 49 years, Susan (Lahr); daughters Sandra, Dana (Ryan), and Tamara (Jared); son Timothy (Claire); grandchildren Bryson, Aubrey, Kylie, and Adeline; brothers Tin Chu (Tin Yan), Tin Che, and Tin Po; sister Zhi Hua (Gang); brother-in-law Si Wei; nephews Cheng Gang (Yu Min), Ci Gang (Yu Fen), Fan (Karen), and Xin (Bertha); nieces Jian (Chee) and Shan (Wei); and grandniece and grandnephews.
Services and burial at Wisconsin Memorial Park will be private. Celebration of Life to will be held on Saturday, December 18, 2021, from 12:00pm to 3:00pm at St. Mary’s Episcopal Church, 36014 Sunset Drive, Dousman, WI. Memorials welcomed to St. Mary’s Episcopal Church, Dousman, WI, and The Skin Cancer Foundation. Memories and messages can be sent to the family at www.KrauseFuneralHome.com.