Yean Hok Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Mr. Yean Hok, 89, of Fresno, California, passed away peacefully on the afternoon of Friday, February 4th, 2022. After experiencing declining health due to natural old age, he passed away from lung complications caused by pneumonia. He is survived by his wife of 58 years, his younger brother and younger sister, and his 10 children and 12 grandchildren. Mr. Hok was born in Svay Rieng Province, Cambodia, on September 22, 1932. He was the second eldest among 9 siblings. He began his childhood education at a Buddhist monastery, was ordained a novice Buddhist monk at Wat Riem Jo in Svay Rieng, and completed his spiritual education at Wat Butom Wathei in Phnom Penh in 1952. Mr. Hok and his immediate family survived the Khmer Rouge regime, immigrating to the United States in 1984, and settling in Fresno in 1985. He would make Fresno his home, remaining here for the rest of his life and serving his Khmer Buddhist community as Lok Ajah Hok Yean. In his legacy, Lok Ajah Hok Yean helped establish and co-found two Khmer Buddhist Temples in Fresno: Wat Buddhasasanaranngsey in 1987, and Wat Ratanakmondol in 2007. He would remain active as Lok Ajah and a senior member of Wat Ratanakmondol until 2018, when his health started to decline. Please remember his life as one that was lived peacefully and faithfully, following the teachings of Khmer Theravada Buddhism. We are blessed of his existence. His peaceful presence will be missed and his cherished memory will live on. A farewell and a celebration of his life will be held with a traditional Cambodian ceremonial service at Wat Ratanakmondol at 9:00 AM on Saturday, February 12th, 2022.

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Yean Hok

September 22, 1932 - February 4, 2022