Sun Fang (John 孫璠)'s Eulogy
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Subject: Re: Sun Fan ; NDR
Date: Fri, 11 Jul 2003 15:23:28 -0400
From: "yclee \(boonet\)" <yclee@boo.net>
I am greatly saddened by the news. To live to our age and then only to have
your life prematurely shortened by street thugs is a real tragedy! I had not
seen Fan Shih-Wen after graduation, so I can't say much about him. I do
remember him back in our college days to be a quiet, soft-spoken but hard
working, smart student. My best regards to the loved ones he had left.
Y C 李一群
Subject: Re: Memorial of John Fang Sun, 2003
Date: Sat, 28 Jun 2003 11:18:25 -0700
From: "Kai Hwang" <kaihwang@usc.edu>
Dear Classmates and Friends:
I felt very saddened to attend Sun, Fang's 孫璠 memorial service at
Rose-Hillside Chapel in Los Angeles, on June 27, 2003. He passed away at the
age of 61, totally unexpectedly and senselessly. From our NTUEE66 class,
Hong Shin-Tse 洪欣次's wife, Wu Cheng-Ping 吳成萍, and myself were present. Here are some
of the observations and my personal feelings I would like to share with you.
All Sun Fang's family members are present in the service. His
wife Yang Sue-Feng (杨素芬 Sulia), three grownup children (Damon, Nancy, and
Raymond), and Nancy's husband (Captain Geoff of US air force flying
harriers and just back from operation in Iraq), were present. I will send
you the Eulogy for John Fang Sun, once I have a chance to scan the document. If you want to send your personal condolence to Sulia, feel free to
call her at 805-376-9941 at Thousand Oaks, a suburb city near LA.
Obviously, the tragedy is a big blow to Sun's family. I have
talked to Yang Sue-Feng to express the condolence of our entire class. She
is a very strong lady under the circumstances. Even though she and John were
separated a few years ago, she wrote very touching words of memories to say
goodbye to Sun Fan and to her children's father.
My message to all my friends is to protect yourself and your
family everywhere you go, especially if you live in a metropolitan area.
You have to be prepared for unexpected situations all the time. Kai-Ching's
emergency messages are indeed very thoughtful and important. At our age, we
are not living just for ourselves. There are many of our beloved ones and
friends who cannot bear the loss of a husband, a father, or a friend so
abruptly. Life is kind of short and difficult to control. We are reaching
the age of fading away gradually. I agree with many of you that we should
maximize the time we spend with our family and friends. Fames, power, and
wealth are endless pursuits. We are really running out of time to enjoy all
we have at hand.
HWANG Kai, 黃鎧
kaihwang@usc.edu, Tel. 909-595 1730
June 25, 2003
From: Kai-ching Chu <chu4@att.net>
Dear Classmates:
With deepest sadness, I am bringing this news to you: our beloved EE66 classmate
Sun Fan (John) (孫璠) has passed away in the morning of June 18, 2003, South
San Gabriel, Ca. He was attacked, robbed, and stabbed by two senseless street gangsters the
late night before in a desolated parking lot.
Sun Fan was born 12/12/1942 with origin from Yancheng, Jiangsu (江苏盐城). He
grew up in Tainan, got into (保送) TaiDa Civil Engineering, then got transferred to the
EE Department. He has later settled in South California for many
years. After many years in the defense electronics industry, he
retired about 10 years ago. His last two residences were in Thousand Oaks,
and San Gabriel, California.
In 1997, John and Sulia (杨素芬) divorced. Sulia
Yang is still reachable at
1458 White Feature Ct.,
Thousand Oaks, CA. 91320
Tel: 805-376-9941. eMail: suliayang@yahoo.com
John is survived by three children: Damon (德民,
34),
Nancy (乃欣, 30), and Raymond (瑞民, 24).
Sun Fan's Memorial Service is to be held 6/27 (Friday) 3:00 pm at
Rose Hills Memorial Park (玫瑰岗墓园)
Gate 17, Hillside Chapel, in the LA Area
Those of you wishing to express condolence could make contacts and go for this
memorial services.
If you have any write-up in memory of Sun Fan, please pass on to me.
Regards,
Kai-ching 祝開景
Subject: Re: Sun Fan 2003
Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2003 22:03:09 -0700 (PDT)
From: Augustin chin merrychin@yahoo.com
It is a sad note to hear that Sun was passed away. Hope he is peaceful in heaven.
From: 金陽和/劉正梅
Subject: Re: Sun Fan 2003
Date: Thu, 26 Jun 2003 01:36:39 EDT
From: WangWay@aol.com 王君毅
Dear classmates: it is really sad to read this senseless crime. let us mourn our dear friend by remembering his friendliness, always warm to everyone,
always try to
help when people are in need. He is logical, analytical in all the works he performed. A great scientist, loyal friend, admirable father. We will all miss him.
May he rest in peace in heaven.
Date: Thu, 26 Jun 2003 03:33:32 EDT
From: CharlesTse@aol.com
Dear KC:
Please give Sun's family our deepest sympathy from Beijing. I am traveling in China these days. I recall him being such a hard working fellow in his
studies in Taipei. Him and his family are in our prayers.
God Bless you, your and us all!
Charles & Family 謝家崧
Dear Classmates:
There must be other purpose than marry, house and children..... Blessed are those believe that there is life eternal. May lau Sun rest in eternal peace!
God Bless us all!
Charles 謝家崧
Subject:Re: Sun Fan 2003
Date: Thu, 26 Jun 2003 11:32:28 -0700 (PDT)
From: anderson yen <atmky@yahoo.com>
To: Kai-ching Chu <chu4@att.net>
Hi KC,
The Memorial Service is hard to attend for me
even I really want to go.
Is there any action we can take together?
please let me know.
AY 閻英
All,
This is really sad for our classmate....we shall share all the pain and sorrow for his family... and keep all the precious memory of him.
Let us also find more time to get together more often to enjoy our life time friendship.
Best,
Steve Chen 陳世卿
Subject: Re: Sun Fan 2003
Date: Thu, 26 Jun 2003 16:45:50 -0400
From: sam.fung@verizon.com
To: Kai-ching Chu <chu4@att.net>
I am so sorry to hear that.
Best Regards,
Hingsum Fung 馮慶琛
Subject: In Memory of Sun Fan
Date: Thu, 26 Jun 2003 15:26:25 -0700 (PDT)
From: phua@canada.com
To:chu4@att.net
Dear Kai-Ching;
I read your email about the unfortunate passed away of
our classmate Sun Fan, I feel very sad and the precious memories in Taiwan Univ always in my mind.
Sun Fan was the most helpful classmate during my study
in NTU. He was very warm and kind to me and I will
never forget. I still remember he toured me about the
city of Tainan and explained the historical and scenic
sites of the city.
I pray that God will comfort his family and guide them
through this time of sadness. The wicked people will
eventually be punished by law or by the judgment of
God.
With our heartful sympathy to the Sun's whole family.
Paul Hua from Vancouver, Canada 许信
Subject: Re: Sun Fan 2003
Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2003 09:49:02
From: tywu <tywu@pwcm.com.tw>
Dear All,
Thanks to Kai-ching for information. I can't believe such an awful accident occurred to one of our classmates. My sincere condolence and wishes to Sun Fan and his
family. Once again, it leads me to think we really need to ENJOY our lives and whatever we are doing NOW. Best Wishes to all of you.
Sincerely,
Tao-yuan 伍道沅
Dear all:
I was in shock when I heard the sad news. I wish that the police will catch these bad guys quickly so they will no longer be able to harm another good man
and break the hearts of his family and friends.
I live very close to John's place in a different city. As matter of fact, we lunched together once a while; sometime he called me, most of the time I called him
when I did not hear from him for a while because he lived by himself.
He was such a nice guy. When we lunched together, we like to debate about the future of Taiwan and China a lot, and it was fun. He also told me he was a
very good dancer, and he took dancing as his hobby and exercise.
Although John is no longer with us, however, I am sure his spirit will stay will us for ever, Let's all pray that John will have lasting peace in heaven, and may
God bless his family.
Allen Kwan.關潤錚
Subject: 回信： Sun Fan 2003
Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2003 15:50:35
From: yh_jea@motc.gov.tw
An accident! That is really a tragedy. Thank you for bringing this news to
us. It is too far away for me to express the condolence to his family
personally. May God bless them!
At last, SARS is going away. Now it is easier for you and all old
classmates to visit here again. Welcome to Taipei!
Yu-Huei Jea 賈玉輝
Subject: Re: Sun Fan 2003
Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2003 08:41:39 -0400
From: "Bing Chang" <binglucychang@hotmail.com>
Dear Kai-ching,
Just got back from a trip and learned the shocking news. San Fan was the best man in my wedding. I always remembered his smiling face and his
positive outlook in life. I cherish those days we were together in Tai-Da and NY. My deepest condolence to his family!
May these wanton and senseless violence be forever abated from earth, I wish!
Sadly, Bing 張彬彬
Subject: Re: Sun Fan 2003
Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2003 11:03:15 -0700
From: LT Lin <llin@plxtech.com>
Being a Christian, I totally agree with Charles. Yes, we should enjoy our
lives now but more importantly we need to think about life eternal.
My deepest condolence to Sun Fan's family.
L.T. (Liang-Tsai) Lin 林良材
Subject: Re: Sun Fan 2003
Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2003 17:49:58 -0700
From: Jason G Ma <jasonma@us.ibm.com>
Dear Classmates,
I was shocked to hear the tragedy that happened to our classmate Sun
Fan. My deepest condolences to Sun Fan's family and I wish Sun Fan rest in
peace.
I did not know Fan was a ballroom dancer and living in southern California.
Had I known it, I would have looked him up for ballroom dancing when I
visited my friends there.
Let us get together more often and enjoy our time together.
Regards,
Jason Ma 馬冀申
Subject: Re: Sun Fan 2003
Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2003 20:08:10 -0700 (PDT)
From: Lo Hsieh <lhsieh@yahoo.com>
Dear all,
How sad to learn Sun Fan's tragic death! We lost an
old friend. I found it incomprehensible that such
an awful violence could happen to a nice person like
him or anyone. My sincere condolence to his family
and loved ones! Let's all take good care of yourself
and
everyone around you!
Lo 謝樂
Subject: Re: Sun Fan 2003
Date: Sat, 28 Jun 2003 08:35:58 -0700 (PDT)
From:"B. Y. Woo" <bengwoo@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: Sun Fan 2003
Date: Sat, 28 Jun 2003 15:05:11 -0700
From: Chein-Hwa Tsao <ctsao@pacbell.net>
Dear KC: I am, like many other classmates, shocked and saddened to hear
about the recent death of Sun Fan ! Recent events remembered: First Fan
Shi-Wen in airplane crash then this . . . . By now it has become clear to me
that life is unpredictable and can be VERY short. I still remember with
gratitude that, close to ten years ago Sun Fan was one of the kind people
investing in my tiny start up company. While expressing my deep condolence
to Sun Fan's family, I would like to ask that we NTUEE66 survivors should
maintain more frequent contact and care with one another as we continue to
age . . . .
Chein-Hwa 6-28-03 3:05PM 曹建華
Subject: Re: Sun Fan 2003
Date: Mon, 30 Jun 2003 15:15:39 +0800
From: ryen <ryen@ms24.hinet.net>
Dear Kai-Ching:
Lately, I seldom accessed my e-mail. Today, I opened my e-mail box, found
out the shocking tiding, and was dumbfounded.
I do not know what to say but to express deep condolence. Let's pray for Sun
Fan that he rests peacefully in Heaven.
Rainfield 嚴雨田
Subject: A short memorial for Sun Fan
Date: Mon, 30 Jun 2003 06:27:40 -0400
From: Chung-ching Chen <chen1@un.org>
I haven't checked my email box for a couple of days, so when I opened it up
and
saw a series of Sun Fan's name in the subject lines, I hesitated to read
the mails
for a while. That his death was not of disease but caused by senseless
street gang
attack made me felt great injustice and sadness.
He was the first classmate I visited in US when I drove from Baltimore to
NY around
1968/69. At that time he was already married and lived in Newark, in the
vicinity of
Seton Hall University, not too far from NY. Although the apartment
building he lived
was a tall one, the surrounding streets were quite convoluted. I once spent
more than
an hours circling around to try to reach his apartment. With his patient
telephone
guidance, I finally ended the ordeal.
Nevertheless, because of his close location to NY, I visited him two or
three more
times when I was on my way to NY. We talked about many subjects and in
political views
we differed. But mainly because of my other involvements I didn't visit
him again.
Even when I moved to NY in 1974, I didn't know when he moved to LA.
Sun Fan was a man of persistence, a good trait even for a man of
engineering and
science. He would make his view after some thinking. How could such a
decent man
met such a violent death. If I didn't skipped the LA trip on my way to
Shanghai
about two weeks ago, ...
My dear classmates, if any of you will visit or pass through Shanghai from
now until September 7, do feel urged to give me a call (21-6876 9382)so we may meet
and reconnect
some past memories.
Chung-ching 陈重慶
P.S. I wrote this email yesterday, but the editor failed to load. I think
our memory to our lost classmates have no time limit.
Subject: Re: A short memorial for Sun Fan
Date: Tue, 1 Jul 2003 10:02:08 +0800
From: frachard_lung@wistron.com.tw
Dear Chung-Ching and classmates,
There are so many beautifully written notes on Sun Fan, filled with feelings and
memory, especially this one from Chung-Ching. I trust Sun Fan must have gotten
these blessings from his dear old classmates, enters heaven with comfort and
pride. Sun Fan's sudden death is totally unjustified. It is the world we're
living in. We have lost the balance between the material pursuit and virtual
development.
Fate is not something to be predicted. Let's give our forgiveness to the past as
we are a part of creating it.
May Sun Fan enjoy forever peace and happiness in another space.
Regards,
Frachard Lung 龍偉業
frachard_lung@wistron.com.tw
886-2-8691-1101
Date: Thu, 03 Jul 2003 05:27:33
From: "jingit chivapansi" <jc_tony@hotmail.com>
