Tuesday, December 23, 2008

Poetic Obituaries: Hugh [Chang] worked as a nuclear engineer

for several Bay Area corporations before retiring from General Electric in 1983. Elsie taught at the Chinese School in Oakland while working as a broadcaster for Free China Radio in San Francisco and retired from the University of California's East Asiatic Library as a research librarian in 1979.

Since then, Hugh perfected his poetry, mastered Chinese martial arts, taught calligraphy and traveled the world with his lifelong companion Elsie, who shared her artistic expertise with anyone who a passion for learning.

from Contra Costa Times: Rossmoor couple dies en route to South Pole campout

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