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Peggy Chun
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Peggy Chun is known in Hawaii for her beautiful and often whimsical artwork. Her work can be found in both private and corporate collections across the globe. This watercolor artist, who lived the last years of her life paralyzed by ALS, or Lou Gehrig's Disease, captured the "spirit of aloha" in her paintings and thrived on sharing her love of the islands (and life!) with the world. Even through her six-year battle with ALS, Peggy continued to live a full and creative life, inspiring those around her with her courage, passion, and sense of humor in the face of adversity. In 2003, Peggy's lungs weakened and she was placed on a ventilator. That same year, she lost use of her right hand. Peggy simply painted with her left. In 2004, a weakened left hand sent the paintbrush to her teeth. And when Peggy lost the use of her jaw muscles in 2005, she used a computer system called ERICA to digitally paint images using her eye movement. Peggy died peacefully in her home in 2008, surrounded by her beloved friends, family, and famed group of caregivers, the "Peg's Legs". We will miss Peggy's playful spirit, generous heart, inspiring courage, and "larger than life" presence, but her spirit lives on in her extraordinary paintings and in our hearts.
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