In loving memory of Tony Wang
Thanks for all you've done
We can't believe you're gone
You were our shifu, our brother and our dearest friend
Smiling down on us as you always do
We will carry the memories that remind us of you
And even though you're gone
You will always be in our hearts

Tony was our shifu because we looked up to him with much respect of his work ethics and experience to resolve difficult problems.
He was always the one work on memory leaks, random core crashes or new algorithms.
We called him shifu also because he was master of daily routines.
Always early to work, always exercising, always with a cup of Chinese tea, always greeting co-workers in their native languages
(Spanish, Filipino, Vietnamese) and always taking lunch walks rain or shine.

Tony was a brother to us. One day he invited some of us to his home at lunch time to eat his home made dumplings.
I couldn't forget the smile on his face while he watched us eating and told us how he made those dumplings from scratch. One time
Tony asked Stephen if he had some working gloves.
Stephen said "sure I have a pair, but what for?" His hands were sore because he had to level out a two feet of sidewalk that a city
tree had started to uproot on the side of his house.
His home insurance assessor said it was a liability. Tony only used a screwdriver and hammer to break down the concrete and he hauled
the concrete in his pickup truck to the Milpitas landfill all by himself. We were all so amazed at Tony.

Tony was our dearest friend who was always there to help. At work, Tony was always so patient even when we asked him some very basic
technical questions. He always explained everything in details without any holding back. When I joked "now I believe you are a true PhD!",
he would reply with a big smile "Do you know I got every possible degrees from Tsinghua university?". Tony had the greatest sense of humor
and that laugh of Tony's will be missed. Off work, Tony helped many of us transport furnitures or oversized stuff with his signature pickup truck
which reflects his personality perfectly - calm, humble, down to earth, a man with few words but a big heart.

We will forever keep those memories with us, Thank you Tony! So as we sit here and mourn the loss of our beloved friend Tony,
we have to keep telling ourselves that we will meet again.

Rest in Peace, Tony!

Tony and I worked together at Harmonic starting 10 years ago.  He would quietly work on all the problems he was assigned - very diligent and clever, he always came up with good results.  Even if the job was not the most exciting, he realized the importance of the work, so never complained about this so he could get another assignment.

But Tony was thinking about his family - everything he did was for them.  The clothes he wore sometimes looked funny, and we would joke with him that maybe he bought the clothes at a thrift shop, because he was so cheap.  Always brought his lunch to work, since he was so cheap.  But he did all this to save money for his family.  He wanted to keep paying off the mortgage, make sure he had funds for college for his girls.  Plus, he like doing everything himself.  Lots of home projects that Tony would figure out himself, so he would not have to pay someone else to do.  I am also cheap, so I also try to do this, and Tony and I would compare notes.  How to build the deck, how to install a fan in the house - when you do this yourself the first time, it does not always come out so well, but Tony kept at it, and every Monday we would hear about the weekend project.

I am very sorry for Tony's family that they lost him so soon, but I am sure they know that Tony loved them very much. 

Here are few memories and moments I have of Ton

-He was someone I looked up to with much respect of their work ethics.  Very hard working coworker, who often was assign tasks that were difficult to resolved, such as memory leaks in the encoders and random core crashes.

-I often called him Sifu because he was master of daily routines.  Always early to work, always exercising, always with a cup of Chinese tea, always greeting co-workers in their native language (Spanish, Filipino, Vietnamese) and always taking lunch walks.

It was during our lunch walks my admiration for Tony grew.  We often exchanged jokes stories during our walk which were very funny coming from Tony. His laugh was affectiuos. 

One time Tony asked if I had some working gloves.  I said sure I have a pair, but what for? His hands were sore because he had to level out a two feet of sidewalk that a city tree had started to uproot on the side of his house.  His home insurance assessor said it was a liability.

Tony only used a screwdriver and hammer to break down the concrete and he hauled the concrete in his pickup to the Milpitas landfill all by himself.

I was just amazed at Tony.

I knew this guy would not let any obstacles get in his way. He was always determine.

I will forever keep those memories with me. Thank you Tony!

Rest in peace.

Stephen Yap