Our beloved father passed at an early age of 62. This site is a small gesture to always remember his light in this world.
His final resting place is at Rose Hills Memorial Park and Mortuary (click for more info here)
Dad's last slideshow
https://youtu.be/kwlNjMdxGyw
Obituary
Chin-fu Chen was a loving husband, father, grandfather, co-worker, brother, and friend. He passed peacefully at a young age of 62, surrounded by his loving wife, Shang-ling, their children, and dear friends. He was born in Changhua, Taiwan and met Shang-ling in their elementary class. He sat behind Shang-ling and constantly kicked her chair to get her attention. Finally, he got it together and learned how to impress a woman; he moved to the United States to pursue his PhD in electrical engineering, got a dream job with Honeywell and asked for mom’s hand in marriage.
He gleamed pride for his family through his big smile (his grand-children are lucky they got his dimples) but taught them to be humble. He is survived by his loving wife of 38 years, Shang-ling, his children and their spouses, Cynthia, Alex, Brian, Sunny, Christopher and Hannah, and his six beautiful grandchildren, Nolan, Katelyn, Lucas, Eli, Audrey, and Colin.
He approached life with a dedication to hard work but always stopped to appreciate the beauty in life. This may be hard to believe for some, but he was a foodie before his vegetarian days and he taught his children how to be ambitious eaters. We remember going out for Korean food for his favorite dishes: Black cod and seafood pancakes or getting Dim Sum giggling while we watched him eat chicken feet. Even recently, he would sneak out for Taiwanese breakfast, indulging in guilty pleasures such as Fan Tuan or Luo Buo Gao. But usually, you would find the couple happily gardening and enjoying “Fresh organic veggies, home grown with love” as Dad would say, as he put a huge pile of yam leaves on the table. Just being a member of one choir wasn’t enough for Dad, he sang and was dedicated to three. He was also an avid hiker, biker and practiced Tai Chi every Sunday for 5 years.
He was also a compassionate man that loved to read, think and connect deeply with others. His office shelf holds titles from “Managing Martians” and “Outliers” to “Chicken Soup for the Soul at Work.” He was a selfless and generous man in all aspects of his life, but he was selfish in just one thing: quality time. Dad actually demanded our family time and tried to spend one-one time with every one of his children. We didn’t understand the tireless demands for our time then, but his last words to Chris, “Life is precious” has new meaning to us now and is no longer just cliche.
Dad, Our time with you was cut short but we can’t wait for you to greet us in heaven and spend forever with you.
A special thank you to his choir families: Irvine Chinese Choir and his temple choirs well as his Integral Tai Chi group: Compassionate Service Society, Pao Fa Temple and Hsi Lai Temple and last but not least, the Qualcomm family. We are forever grateful to the Cedar’s Sinai ICU staff for their loving care. We ask that instead of sending money, please spend some extra quality time with your loved ones and think of our beloved father.
