[I don& #39;t normally post personal updates on Twitter, but I want to honor my father& #39;s memory after burying his ashes yesterday.]
A thread.
About two months ago, my father passed away after years of fighting COPD. He was 86 years old. My heart aches because I miss him,
A thread.
About two months ago, my father passed away after years of fighting COPD. He was 86 years old. My heart aches because I miss him,
but I& #39;m glad that he is now free and is following Buddha to a happy place. He is survived by his wife of 54 years, three children, and four grandchildren.
Chiu-lang Charles Chi 紀秋郎 was a professor of comparative literature. He loved English, Japanese, and Chinese literature
Chiu-lang Charles Chi 紀秋郎 was a professor of comparative literature. He loved English, Japanese, and Chinese literature
and is known for his research on literary criticism. A student of the late professor Liang Shi-Chiu 梁實秋, my father served as Department Chair and Dean of several colleges in Taiwan with distinction, and compiled several Chinese-English dictionaries that are still in print.
I& #39;ve embarked on a journey to read his beloved James Joyce, and actually understand it.
As a father, he was gentle, calm, and supportive. He loved music, and encouraged me to tinker with anything I was interested in.
As a father, he was gentle, calm, and supportive. He loved music, and encouraged me to tinker with anything I was interested in.
I& #39;m still listening to the enormous classical music 500-700 vinyl record collection he left behind. His love led to both of my siblings getting PhDs in music. I can still feel his gentle embrace and knowing supportive smile.
Behind my mother& #39;s back, he gave me a joystick out of his pocket money when I was ten, knowing I loved tinkering on the Apple II.
Being a critic, it is perhaps a surprise that he is a man of few words, but he always chose his words wisely.
Being a critic, it is perhaps a surprise that he is a man of few words, but he always chose his words wisely.