Eulogy (by son Rex)

EULOGY


I would like to thank each one of you for coming here to remember and honor my father.


I am especially grateful to Mr. Liu, Mr. Huang, and Max for their loyal friendship with my father and for helping him with his final arrangements.  My father was indeed very blessed to have such true and faithful friends in life and in death.


I would be remiss if I did not also thank my fourth uncle, my fourth aunt, and my cousin, Tsuni, for the joyful moments that they shared with my father, for holding his hand when his illness rendered conversations difficult, and for infusing him with lots of laughter and happiness.  Their kind solace and good cheers greatly comforted my father during his arduous battle with cancer.


I am also grateful to my big aunt for the immeasurable sacrifices that she made to take such good care of my father.  When there was no one else around, when the rest of his family members had left him, my father could always count on his devoted sister to be there for him.  I will forever be thankful for the fact that my big aunt was by my father’s side to the very end and that he did not die alone.


As most of you know, my father had the privilege of working with, and teaching, the best and brightest minds in all of Formosa.  He was an intellectual giant.


It was not easy growing up in my father’s big shadow.  As a child, I was afraid of not being able to measure up.  One day, my father explained to me that the key to living a meaningful and honorable life is commitment.


He told me that it does not matter what I grow up to be – whether a scientist or a farmer or whatever – as long as I commit, wholeheartedly, to whatever it is that I choose to do.  This important advice stayed with me, and it helped me throughout college, law school, and my career.


Not only did my father teach me the importance of commitment, he also lived his life according to this principle.


My father did not express his feelings.  He never told us how much he loved us.  Instead, he let his actions spoke for him.  He dedicated his life to working hard to provide for us.  And he was a good provider.


Even when I was a bad son and was disrespectful to him, he continued to work hard and kept supporting us resolutely and abidingly.  My father’s steadfast devotion to me and my sister spoke much louder and meant much more than any words that could be expressed.


I will miss my father.  And I hope to honor him by following his example and living a life of commitment.


Rex