Chi-Tse Hsu's Obituary
Chi-Tse Hsu, dearest husband to our mother Chi-Ying (Patsy), was born on December 22nd, 1923 in the town of Tai-Shan in Canton, China. He completed his worldly journey at the age of ninety, and returned to our Heavenly Father’s Home on December 20th, 2013 in Hayward, California, USA. Chi-Tse is survived by two daughters, Mu-Chin (Grace) and Mu-Lin (Margaret); two sons-in-law, Sheriff Tung and Glenn Richards, three grandchildren, Shih-Ping (Lauren) Tung, Shih-An (Andy) Tung and Kaia En-Tzu Richards, and four great-grandchildren. He is also survived by two brothers, Paul and Peter, a sister Hannah Stimmler, and numerous nieces and nephews.In his early twenties, Chi-Tse joined the Chinese Air Force and later, he became a B-25 bomber navigator. In 1948, he moved to Taiwan with the Government where he remained in the Air Force, later holding several positions in the Department of Defense. Honorably discharged in the 1970s, Colonel Hsu accepted a position with China Airlines in Taipei. Subsequently, he was transferred to its San Francisco office where he served as the Human Resource manager for the North America Region.While Chi-Tse was stationed in Beijing during the wars, a beautiful thing happened. He met Patsy, his future wife and life-long companion. Due to problems on the mainland, and the imminent movement of the Nationalists to Taiwan, they had to hastened their marriage so that they could leave the country together. When they were safely in Taiwan, they began to build their family of four.Golf is the sport Chi-Tse loved most. Playing golf enriched his life tremendously, and he continued to enjoy the game almost daily after he retired in 1987. Though he was considered healthy, Chi-Tse became less active in his late eighties and no longer could play the game he so loved.During this past year, Chi-Tse was hospitalized twice due to pneumonia. He miraculously recovered from the first bout of pneumonia and happily lived eight more months until the second bout in December. Back in April, he made his peace and told us he wished to return to the Heavenly Home without suffering.Parting is never an easy thing to do. Chi-Tse is missed by many, but knowing that he had his wish of leaving in his sleep, quietly and peacefully, will help and comfort those who love him and suffer from this great loss.
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