Obituary of Junjian (Hongguang) Lian

In Loving Memory of Lian, Junjian (Hongguang)

Junjian (Hongguang) Lian, our beloved father, was called home to be with the Lord on October 19, 2025, at the Hospice Residential Home in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. He was peacefully reunited in heaven with his cherished wife, Fan Wei.

Born on the 20th day of the 3rd lunar month in 1940 in Simapu, Dayao, Chaoyang, Guangdong, China, Junjian was a man of remarkable resilience, intelligence, and devotion from his early years. He grew up in a family of humble means and, understanding the hardships his parents and elder sister endured, was determined to help. His academic excellence earned him a place at the Hunan Changsha Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, where he began working to support his family while studying.

After graduation, he was assigned to the Baoding Metallurgical Geological Exploration Company in Hebei. It was there he met and married the love of his life, Fan Wei. His career as a geological surveyor took him across the vast landscapes of China. A man of immense foresight and entrepreneurial spirit, he also pursued business ventures on the side to provide for his family in Guangdong. In 1982, he moved his family to Tianjin, serving as Deputy Director of the Information and Science & Technology Departments at the Tianjin Geological Research Institute, and later as Secretary-General of the Chinese Rare Earth Association until his retirement. In the 1980s, he successfully expanded a decorative materials business in Ningxia, which ultimately enabled him to build a new home for his parents and help secure a prosperous life for his entire family.

Above all his professional achievements, Junjian was a pillar of strength, generosity, and love—a devoted son who honored his parents, a supportive brother who guided his siblings, and a caring uncle who helped his nieces and nephews.

A pivotal chapter in his life began in 1998 while visiting family in the U.S. He and his wife experienced a profound divine rescue in the desert, a moment that deeply moved them by the Holy Spirit. On the eve of their return to China, they were baptized at the home of Pastor Zhu Jian in New Mexico, dedicating their lives to Christ.

In 2011, Junjian and his wife immigrated to Canada to be with their family. Their faith was profoundly tested and strengthened over the next years. They both battled cancer for five years, during which Junjian underwent open-heart valve replacement surgery. Time and again, they witnessed God's miraculous deliverance from the brink of death.

In 2018, Junjian began his final, challenging journey with Alzheimer's disease. This path, though filled with difficulties—from getting lost for hours and losing short-term memory to needing full-time care, falls, pain, and agitation—was also overflowing with God's ever-present grace, provision, and faithfulness. In his final years, he expressed a profound depth of care and affection, a journey that brought healing to those around him.

His life stands as a powerful testimony—from a man who relied on his own strength and wisdom to provide, to a man who learned to lean completely on God's grace and faithfulness through suffering.

He has now finished his race and is receiving the crown of life. The legacy of his love, resilience, and faith will forever live on in our hearts.

He is lovingly remembered by his two daughters, Lian Jie (Tessie Wroth) and her husband Jim, and Jing Lian. He was a cherished grandfather to Esther, James, Hannah, and Caleb.

Visitation
Thursday, October 23, 2025
4:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Burial Service
Friday, October 24, 2025
10:00 AM
Serenity Garden, Victoria Memorial Gardens

Online Memorial Service
Saturday, October 25, 2025
9:00 AM EST
(Service details will be provided by the family)

In lieu of flowers, the family would be honored by donations made in Junjian's memory to:

Windsor Hospice Residential Home

Alzheimer Society

Cancer Clinic, Windsor Regional Hospital

连公俊堅老先生生平简介

我们慈爱的父亲连公俊堅老先生，字鸿光，于主历2025年10月19日，在加拿大安大略省温莎临终关怀之家，安然离世，息了世上的劳苦，荣归天家，与我们先母范炜女士在天堂重逢。

父亲生于阴历一九四零年三月二十日，广东潮阳司马浦大布下乡。他年少清贫，聪颖勤奋，考入湖南长沙矿冶学院后便勤工俭学，反哺家庭。毕业后他任职于河北保定冶金地质探矿公司，与先母范炜女士共结连理，并常年在野外勘测，走遍大江南北。1982年举家迁津后，他在天津地质研究院及中国稀土协会担任领导职务，更于八十年代远见卓识，开拓生意，帮助父母盖楼，带领整个家族迈向富裕。

然而，比事业与成就更贵重的，是父亲生命中蒙恩的旅程。 1998年，他与母亲在美探亲时，于沙漠中经历了神奇妙的搭救，被圣灵深深感动，最终在新墨西哥州于祝健牧师家中决志受洗，将生命交托给主。这一抉择，成为他人生下半场真正的基石。

2011年移民加拿大后，父母二人相继罹患癌症。在长达五年的病患中，父亲经历了开胸手术等重重磨难，数次在死亡边缘蒙神伸手搭救，见证了主恩的深厚。自2018年罹患阿兹海默症，他开始了另一段充满挑战却恩典满溢的旅程——从走失后被寻回，到记忆渐逝、生活不能自理，直至多次摔倒、疼痛，他的身体虽日渐软弱，但我们却清晰地看见神信实的保守与供应始终未曾离开。

在生命的最后阶段，父亲以他独特的方式，用言行再次向我们表达了深切的爱与关心，这成了一段蒙福的医治之旅，直至安详归主。

他的一生，从依靠己力的奋斗，到全然信靠的交托，为我们活出了信心与恩典的见证。他留下的，不仅是持家的勤勉与睿智，更是一份在苦难中仍有平安、在软弱中更显刚强的属灵产业。

如今，他已奔跑完当跑的路，守住所信的道，那佳美的脚踪必将被永远纪念。愿主安慰我们的心怀，并赐下永生的盼望。

家人追思
长女：连洁 (Tessie Wroth) 女婿：Jim Wroth
次女：连靖 (Jing Lian)
外孙子女：Esther, James, Hannah, Caleb

守灵瞻仰
2025年10月23日，星期四
下午4:00 - 晚上8:00

安葬仪式
2025年10月24日，星期五
上午10:00
维多利亚纪念花园 - 宁静园 (Serenity Garden, Victoria Memorial Gardens)

在线追思礼拜
2025年10月25日，星期六
东部时间上午9:00
（具体参与方式将由家属另行提供）

恳辞花圈。 为延续父亲关怀他人的精神，家属恳请将悼念心意捐赠至以下机构：

温莎临终关怀安养院 (Windsor Hospice Residential Home)

阿尔茨海默症协会 (Alzheimer Society)

温莎地区医院癌症诊所 (Cancer Clinic, Windsor Regional Hospital)