Rangi Jason Lim, M.D.

RANGI JASON LIM, M.D., 42, passed away unexpectedly in his home on May 16, 2011. Rangi grew up in Louisiana, graduating from high school and Northwestern State University in Natchitoches. He then attended Louisiana State University Medical School in Shreveport. He moved to Louisville, Kentucky, in 1997 and became a proud and dedicated member of the Louisville medical community. Rangi worked with Emergency Medical Associates and had served as an ER physician at Norton Suburban Hospital for the past fourteen years. He was an avid golfer, accomplished trombonist, and an active member at Northeast Christian Church. He was also an enthusiastic football fan, especially of the Louisiana State University Tigers. For many years he had a tradition of holding a Super Bowl party at his home. From childhood, he also loved spending time by the ocean, and his marriage last July to Tonya Snow took place on a beautiful island in the Caribbean. He will be most remembered for his big heart, fun-loving spirit, and for being a thoughtful, loving, and giving father, son, husband, brother and friend. Rangi is survived by his loving wife, Tonya Lim; daughters, Sydney Lim and Tristen Snow; sons, Grant Lim and Ben and Keith Snow; parents, Kenneth Lim of Thornton, Colorado, and Veronica Lynch Lim of Fort Collins, Colorado; sister, Vanessa Lim and her partner, Rikki Moreno with niece, Kai Lim-Moreno and nephew, Izak Lim-Moreno of Berkeley, California. Rangi also leaves behind his grandmother, Mary Lou Lynch Patton; uncle, David Lynch; aunts, Julie Hagedorn St. Croix and Heidi Patton Rodgers; cousins, Curtis Hagedorn, Andrea Hagedorn McMillan, and Cody Santos, plus many relatives in New Zealand. Rangi's funeral service was held Saturday, May 21, at noon at Northeast Christian Church, 9900 Brownsboro Road, Louisville, Kentucky 40241. Visitation was held Friday, May 20, from 3:00-8:00 p.m. at the Pearson-Ratterman Brothers Funeral Home, 12900 Shelbyville Road. The family thanks Rangi's many friends and colleagues for the wonderful array of flower arrangements, with special appreciation for the wonderful display of memorabilia and the slide show created for the visitation. An endowment is being set up in Rangi's name at the hospital in Louisville where he did his residency. Funds will be used to support new residents in emergency medicine who find themselves impaired in any way, paying for needed therapy, inpatient or outpatient treatment, and expenses acquired while on leave. Those wishing to make a contribution may send a donation to "The Rangi Lim, MD, Memorial Fundï¿½, and mail it to: The Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Louisville, 530 South Jackson Street, Louisville, KY 40202, ATTN: Bob Berg. Donors will receive a letter of acknowledgement along with a tax ID number.

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Rangi Jason Lim, M.D.

June 23, 2011 - May 16, 2011