Szyaw "Julie" Lindsey (Beatty)

Nee Hsu

Hammond, IN

December 23, 1950 – May 8, 2024

Szyaw "Julie" Lindsey, age 73, of Hammond, IN passed away

peacefully, surrounded by loved ones, on the morning of

Wednesday, May 8th, 2024.

Julie is survived by her four children: Scott E. Lindsey, Steven C.

Beatty, Philip B. Chiang, and Shelby Hsiao; two brothers: Lifeng

"Lee" Hsu and Sungfeng "Calvin" Hsu; two sisters: Hsiuyeh "Pat"

Hsu and Miaolan "Marilyn" Hsu.

She is preceded in death by her parents: Chufu Hsu and Linteh

Chung.

Julie was born in Hsinchu, Taiwan where she graduated from

Chiangsu School in Taipei, Taiwan. She was the first in the family

to immigrate to the United States in 1972, where she attended

Purdue University. In 1980, Julie founded her own travel agency

Universal Tours and Travel located in Munster, IN. During this

time as a travel agent and tour guide, she was able to pursue her

passion of traveling the world, having met and connected with

many people along the way. Many of her trips early-on involved

guiding military veterans in China. She was instrumental in

helping coordinate the donation of Vietnam monument pieces to

the Community Veterans Memorial Park in Munster, IN.

Additionally, she proudly served as principal of the Northwest

Indiana Chinese School and was very active in the community over

the years.

In her free time, she enjoyed working on home projects, gardening,

antiquing, and spending time with family. Julie's primary focus

was always towards taking care of her children, ensuring they had

everything they needed and supporting their interests. This caring

nature extended to many others in the community as well, earning

her the reputation of acting as everyone's aunt or "Ayi". She

touched many people and will be deeply missed by all who knew

her.

A memorial visitation to celebrate Julie's life will be held at

Bocken Funeral Home in Hammond, IN on Saturday, May 18th,

2024 from 2:00PM to 5:00PM.

In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to the American Cancer

Society. For more information, you may call Bocken Funeral

Home at 219-844-1600, or www.bockenfunerals.com.