President Arthur Chung Succeeded by Viola Burnham | Preceded by Position created Children Raymond
Diane | |
Full Name Doreen Pamela Ng-See-Quan Spouse(s) Arthur Chung (1954–2008; his death) Residence Bel Air Springs, Guyana Died 5 September 2009, Georgetown, Guyana | ||
Doreen Pamela Chung (c. 1932 – September 5, 2009) was a Guyanese public figure and the wife of the first President of Guyana, Arthur Chung. She served as the inaugural First Lady of Guyana from March 1970 until October 1980.
Chung was born Doreen Pamela Ng-See-Quan in Windsor Forest, West Demerara, British Guiana. In 1954, she married Arthur Chung, with she had two children, Diane Pamela and Raymond Arthur. The couple remained married for 54 years, until Arthur Chung's death on June 23, 2008.
Doreen Chung died at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital in Georgetown, Guyana, on September 5, 2009, at the age of 77. Her funeral was held at St. Saviour's Church in the Charlestown neighborhood of Georgetown. Chung was buried in the cemetery of St. Jude's Church in Blankenburg, West Coast Demerara. She had resided in Bel Air Springs, Guyana.