Two passengers on EgyptAir Flight 990 were members of St. Peter's, Redwood City, Calif.

Fred and Lilla Wong, active members of St. Peter's Church, Redwood City, Calif., were inveterate travelers. They were especially fond of Elderhostel, which combined Lilla's love of learning with their mutual love of travel. That all ended Oct. 31, when EgyptAir Flight 990 plunged into the Atlantic Ocean somewhere near Nantucket Island, Mass.

As members of St. Peter's for 42 years, Fred ushered and Lilla had been directress of the Altar Guild, president of the Episcopal Church Women and a volunteer in the church's gift shop. Both had served on the vestry.

The Rev. Chip Barker, rector of St. Peter's, described the Wongs as good people, who were "always supportive, always had an encouraging word." The Rev. Andrew Walmisley, Fr. Barker's predecessor for four years and currently rector of All Souls' in Berkeley, recalled that "Lilla was always upbeat and positive," adding, "I loved her. She was a great and wonderful woman."

Fred Wong, 85, was one of nine children. He was born in Nevada City, Calif. and worked as a naval architect, first with the U.S. Navy, then with Fluor Corporation, retiring in 1982.

Lilla Wong, 80, a native of San Francisco, was one of four children born to the Rev. Daniel and King Yoak Wu. Fr. Wu, the first ordained Chinese Episcopal priest in the United States, was the first vicar of True Sunshine mission, which had congregations in both San Francisco and Oakland.

The latter was the forerunner of Our Saviour Parish, to which sister Mary Jue and brother Thomas Wu belong. Lilla's younger sister, Elizabeth Ko, is a member of St. Paul's in Oakland.

Like her father, who taught English to newly arriving Chinese, Lilla spent much of her time teaching English, not only to Chinese, but to Thais, Cambodians and Hispanics. But it was the love of learning and simply doing things together that spurred Fred and Lilla's passion for travel.

On the Wednesday before their flight, Lilla told the other women that Fred was feeling dizzy that morning. She hoped he would be all right or they would have to cancel the trip. Erna Daley remembers Lilla saying, "I don't know what I would do without Fred." Fr. Barker probably best expressed family and friends' consoling thoughts when he said "they were together" and they "were doing something they both loved."

In addition to their brothers and sisters, the Wongs are survived by their son, Stanton.