Obituary of Krista Kim Fong
Krista Kim Fong
April 16, 1969 - May 30, 2019
KINDER – Krista Kim Fong, 50, went to be with the Lord Thursday, May 30, 2019. Kim was a native of Kinder and graduate of Kinder High School as co-valedictorian in 1987. While in high school, she enjoyed dance, served as cheerleader and won awards in tennis. During her teenager years Kim attended First Baptist Church of Kinder. After-school hours were spent working with her dad at Bennett’s Pharmacy, which led to her pursuing a degree in pharmacy and graduating from the University of Louisiana at Monroe (formerly Northeast) in 1992. In college, she was a member of prep staff, Kappa Delta Sorority and a Pom-Pom dancer.
Kim practiced 24 years in Dallas, TX in the pharmacy industry working in pharmacy and management positions at several mail-order prescription houses, chain pharmacies, independent pharmacies, compounding pharmacies and finished at Davita Kidney Care Pharmacy, which employed 60 to 70 pharmacists filling prescriptions for kidney patients across Dallas, Fort Worth and Houston, Texas.
Survivors include her parents, Bennett and Gwynne Lormand Fong; three brothers, Terry (Suzanne) Fong of Lake Charles, Todd Fong of Dallas, Texas, and Troy Fong of Kinder; and two nieces, Stephany Fong and Meagan (Dallas) Hebert of Lake Charles, Louisiana.
Funeral services were held at Reed’s Funeral Home Chapel on Monday, June 3rd at 2 pm. Brother Barrett Marcantel officiated. Burial services was follow at the Kinder McRill Cemetery under the direction of Reed’s Funeral Home.
