Hyland Henry Char, Jr.
October 25, 1945 - May 4, 2016
Hyland Henry Char Jr. was born October 25, 1945 in Honolulu, Hawaii and began his new spiritual adventure from Fancy Gap, VA on May 4, 2016 at the age of 70.. Hy, as he was known to his friends and family, was a United States Army veteran serving from 1963 to 1967 with the 51st United States Army Security Agency's Special Operations Command. He also served as a law enforcement officer for 37 years with county, state and federal agencies; retiring as a Police Lieutenant. He is survived by his loving wife, Donna Lynn Char: two daughters: Melyssa Pua Malia Char, grandson Joshua Makana Hong, and Bonnie Momoyo (Matthew) James; two step-sons: James Edward (Rhonda) Helbing, granddaughter Katrina Pilgrim and great-grandsons Chase Pilgrim and Austin Clough; and Christopher Scott Helbing, grandchildren Baryn Gabriel Vaughn Helbing and Brianne Samantha Reese Helbing; sisters Faith Yuk Lan (Kenneth) Saito, Wendy Yuk May (Patrick) Calizar and Violet Yuk Han (Frank) Medeiros. A celebration of Life will be held May 14, 2016 at 4:30 pm at the Union Hill Friends Meeting Church, 2315 Red Brush Road, Mt.Airy, NC 27030 with a reception in Fellowship Hall behind the church. High Country Services is serving the Char family. Online condolences can be made at www.highcountryservice.com.
Hyland Henry Char Jr. was born October 25, 1945 in Honolulu, Hawaii and began his new spiritual adventure from Fancy Gap, VA on May 4, 2016 at the age of 70.. Hy, as he was known to his friends and family, was a United States Army veteran... View Obituary & Service Information