Janet J. Wong, age 50, passed away peacefully on Friday, June 30, 2017, while in hospice care at Hebrew HealthCare in West Hartford. She was born December 23, 1966, in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, to Cheuk-Yin and Jeanne (Yang) Wong. She was a 1989 graduate of Princeton University, and worked as a journalist before receiving degrees in Anthropology and Medicine. She married Ron Small on July 9, 1995, in Chicago. After medical school and dermatology residency, Janet went to work for New England Dermatology Associates in Vernon, and in a few years became a partner. Janet was a truly compassionate person who cared for her patients deeply. She dearly loved her two children, Benjamin and Naomi. She was also an accomplished writer and poet. Besides her husband Ron and their children and her parents, Janet leaves a brother Albert, a sister Lisa, many aunts, uncles, cousins, and many other beloved relatives. Family, friends, and others whose lives Janet touched are invited to a celebration of her life which will take place on Saturday, July 8, 2017, at 4:00 to 6:00 pm at the Sheehan-Hilborn-Breen Funeral Home, 1084 New Britain Avenue, West Hartford, CT. At 6:00 pm there will be a reading of Janet's poems. Burial will be private. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Gastric Cancer Foundation, www.gastriccancer.org. Online condolences may be made at SheehanHilbornBreen.com