Lincoln Wong Obituary

Age - 80

September 11, 2023

Saratoga, CA

Lincoln was born in Oakland, CA on May 7, 1943. He was the second youngest of 6 siblings. Lincoln graduated from Balboa High School in San Francisco in 1961. He initially attended Oakland City College. His passion was fashion, so he went off to New York to Traphagen School of Fashion, and the Fashion Institute of Technology. He spent 20 years as a fashion designer working in prominent companies such as White Stag Mfg. (head), Le Roi, Little World Inc, William Carter Co. , etc. . . There was a very nice article "Clothes Make MAN? Maybe" written about him in the "Daily News Record" on December 20, 1966, when he was an up-and-coming young fashion designer. Lincoln met the love of his life, Joseph Visaggi, in New York. They spent 50 years together. They moved back to the Bay Area in the summer of 1984. He opted for a slower lifestyle, working as a server/waiter for 38 years. This allowed Lincoln to pursue his interests: astrology, art and writing. 27 of those 38 years were at the Fairmont/Signia Hotel, starting in August 1996 and ending on the day he died (heart attack shortly after falling at work). Lincoln was heartbroken and was going thru a very difficult period of his life, after Joseph passed away on February 11, 2018. He met someone a little later at the local community center that turned into a wonderful special friendship, since they both shared similar interests and hit it off immediately. Gabrielle, put a beautiful smile back on his face. Lincoln is preceded in death by his partner Joseph, parents George and Sue, his siblings Helene and Cynthia. He is survived by his siblings George, Alice and Mary, and his 8 nieces, 6 nephews and a number of grand and great-grand nieces and nephews. Lincoln is buried with Joseph at Cedar Lawn Cemetery in Fremont, CA. Lincoln's Celebration of Life took place at the Signia Hotel in San Jose, CA on September 10, 2023 at 3:30 pm in the Crystal Room.

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