LiLan Li: Her family was robbed of a loving grandmother

LiLan Li was dealt many of life’s twists and turns,  but she was a “pillar of strength and optimism,” her daughter Min Yi said.

And she was a wonderful grandmother.

“Stolen is the grandmother whose granddaughter fell asleep many a night nestled in between her loving arms! Taken away from us is an opportunity for her grandson to ever feel her love and warmth!” wrote Yi in Chinese and English on a GoFundMe page.

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Li’s survivors include two sisters and a brother. Most of her family lives in China and will be flying to California for the funeral service.

“The solidarity in the Asian community is strong,” her nephew, Hao Hua Tan, wrote. “And we will persevere.”