: The couple met in Washington, D.C. in 1971. Patricia, a graduate of a Catholic girls' school in Hong Kong, initially obtained her RN in Hong Kong before receiving her U.S. nursing certification in Maryland.
While Koo and Patricia Yuen have no Wikipedia page, their name appears with quiet frequency in the credits of major public television programs and in the donor lists of causes close to their hearts.
Born in Hong Kong with ancestral roots in Taishan, Guangdong, China, Koo emigrated to the United States with his family in 1964. He grew up in the Washington, D.C. area, where he was mentored by notable figures such as singer Roberta Flack (his music teacher) and tennis coach Robert Johnson, Jr.