Chin, Janet Allen 10/14/1938 - 12/22/2018

Janet Allen Chin, 80, passed away at home in Ann Arbor on December 22, 2018 after an extended illness.

Janet was born October 14, 1938 in Floyd Virginia, the daughter of Alvie Peter Allen and Harriet Agatha Shank Allen. She was baptized at Harris Cannaday Presbyterian Church in Floyd, Virginia, graduated from Check High School in 1957 and attended college at Ferrum College and Madison College (now James Madison University). After receiving a Master's degree in Christian Education from Presbyterian School of Christian Education in Richmond Virginia, she served as a missionary in Taiwan from 1967 to 1970. In 1970 she married Gabriel Liang Cho Chin in Taipei Taiwan. They relocated to the United States in 1971 and took up residence in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Janet earned a Master's degree in Library Science at the University of Michigan and took courses towards a Master's degree in Art History. Janet worked as a librarian for almost fifty years, in public libraries and universities and as a professional cataloguer. She loved information in all its forms, including particularly history, trivia, prose, and puns.

Janet had a close and loving relationship with her two brothers and two sisters, who all survive her: Susan Allen Collins of Charlottesville, Virginia, Wm. Mark Allen (June) of Floyd, Virginia, Nancy Demory Harrison (Robert) of Christiansburg, Virginia, and David Allen (Kazuko) of Floyd, Virginia. Janet was preceded in death by her parents and by her husband Gabriel, who passed in 2005. She is survived by four children and eight grandchildren: Elleanor Chin (Andrew Chang) of Portland, Oregon, Peter Chin (Cynthia Shaff Chin) of Portland, Oregon, Miriam Chin (David Schilmoeller) of Portland Oregon, Harriet Held of Ann Arbor, Michigan, Daille, Dorothy, and Hyacinth Held, Sophia and Tesla Chin, and Agatha, Edwin, and Beatrice Chang.

Janet enjoyed reading, travel, painting and drawing, doing the New York Times crossword puzzle, and spending time with family. She was a member of Bethlehem United Church of Christ in Ann Arbor for over forty years. She volunteered with the Shelter Association of Washtenaw County and was a committed blood donor to the Red Cross.

Memorial Donations may be made to the Robert J. Delonis Center. A celebration of life service will be held at Bethlehem United Church of Christ at 11 a.m. on January 19, 2019, followed by a reception at the church.