In Memory of Natalie Sun Ae Lowe

Children: Sophia Anne Oaks
DOB: February 9, 1989
Blessing Date: August 23, 2018 2018-08-23
Ascension: August 5, 2025
Seonghwa Ceremony: Aug 16, 2025 6:00 PM (PDT) 7000 26th Ave SE, Seattle, WA, 98117 United States

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Zoom broadcast: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/251525455?pwd=RHRqenVrendiVEhua0RNcmpHWEZ1UT09

Natalie Sun Ae Lowe was born on February 9, 1989, in Westwood NJ, the second of five children born to Walter and Annerose Lowe. (The Korean middle name, meaning “goodness and love” was provided by Col Sang-il Han, one of the 36 Couples.) A year later the family moved to Kingston, NY and then to Lake Sammamish to live as three generations near Redmond, WA with Walter’s parents.

While living there, Natalie enjoyed swimming, playing soccer, softball, and ultimate frisbee while making many friends as teammates and classmates due to her fun, unique, and spontaneous personality and especially her competitive spirit. In fact, as a 10-year-old, Natalie was a key player in helping her softball all-star team win the Washington State Championship.

Natalie had a very creative and artistic mind, and she wrote and illustrated an original children’s book as her senior project in high school. Her dream was to create and publish more children’s books since then.

Natalie finished her education graduating with an Associates Academic Transfer degree in 2008. Since then, she has worked at significant administrative levels including accounting at an aviation college, managing a portfolio of rental homes, and overseeing the sales of million-dollar condos in the Seattle area, advancing her career at each stage. In these positions, requiring tasks beyond her training, she intuitively knew what to do and took personal responsibility to achieve success, just as she had done in sports. At the time of her passing, due to an unexpected reaction to medication for an infection, she had also returned to school part-time to study business administration.

Unfortunately, during her life Natalie faced many challenges. Although she was able to overcome many through her own personal integrity and determination, she often experienced a lack of support, and even betrayal, from adults, supervisors, and friends for reasons she could not understand nor accept. This affected Natalie throughout her life, resulting in struggles with depression and addiction.

One bright star in Natalie’s life was the birth of her daughter, Sophia Anne Oaks, in August 2018. Although Sophia was born during a difficult and challenging time for both Natalie and Ben, they loved her deeply and, with the support of both sets of grandparents, Ben and Natalie each focused on establishing warm and loving environments for Sophia’s growth and development. Sophia became the spark for both Ben and Natalie, for their shared love from, for, and with Sophia was a catalyst that revived each parent.

The original Natalie spirit was returned to our family a year ago, and we were all looking forward to August 16th for the celebration of Natalie’s one-year of sobriety. We were Blessed to have had that year.

The Seonghwa is Saturday, August 16. 3:00 - 5:00 pm (PST)
Seattle Family Church, 7000 26th Ave SE, Seattle

We would love to know if you can join us in person for the Seonghwa Ceremony.
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For those unable to attend in person, the ceremony will be broadcast via Zoom:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/251525455?pwd=RHRqenVrendiVEhua0RNcmpHWEZ1UT09

Meeting ID: 251 525 455
Passcode: 2020