Elena Liu Hung, Student
Elena Liu Hung
October 8, 2009 – August 24, 2026
Elena Liu Hung was born on October 8, 2009, in Fuzhou, China, and on July 19, 2011, became the deeply loved daughter of Patricia and James Hung.
Elena is survived by her parents, Patricia and James, and her siblings, Ian, Eric, Patrick and Grace. Her extended family includes grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins. Elena was surrounded by so much love and loved by so many that it would be impossible to name everyone whose lives were touched by hers.
Elena was brilliant, determined and fiercely independent. She was kind, wonderfully sarcastic, and possessed a dry sense of humour that could catch you completely off guard. She loved apples, crafts and goalball, although “loved” hardly seems a big enough word for what goalball meant to her.
Born with albinism and legally blind, Elena never allowed her limited vision to determine what she could do. Her family was extraordinarily proud of the independence she developed and the determination with which she approached the world. She found ways to navigate life on her own terms, often accomplishing things others might have assumed were beyond her reach.
Elena will be remembered not simply for what she accomplished, but for who she was: exceptionally bright, determined, funny, complicated, independent and deeply loved.
Visitation and Funeral
Visitation will be held on Tuesday, September 1, 2026, from 2:00–4:00 p.m. and 6:00–8:00 p.m. at Heritage Funeral Centre, 50 Overlea Boulevard, East York.
Elena's funeral will be held at the same location on Wednesday, September 2, 2026, at 2:00 p.m., with a reception to follow.
In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made in Elena's memory to Under the Same Sun.