Nan Shiong Huang's Obituary
Nan Shiong Huang of San Mateo County died peacefully on January 15th, 2021 after a long battle with diabetes. He is survived by his loving wife of 59 years, Lily Li Hua, his children, Jackson, Charles, Cindy, and Sherry, his daughter-in-law Janice, and his sons-in-law Stuart and Kye. He is also survived by 7 grandchildren.
He was born September 11th, 1936 in Kaohsiung, Taiwan to Dr. Yu-Loh Huang and Mrs. Ying Liang Yen Huang. He attended Evergreen School in Tainan where he built many life-long friendships that continued in America. He graduated from the National Taiwan Normal University with a Bachelor’s degree in Physical Education. After college, he served as a lieutenant in the Taiwanese Army and was stationed in Kinmen, an island merely 6 miles off the coast of Fujian Province, where he was in several armed conflicts including the Battle of 619 which took place during President Dwight Eisenhower’s visit in a show of support for the Taiwanese.
After the military service, Nan married Lily Li-Hua Kuo, the fifth daughter of Dr. Kuo and Mrs. Kuo (郭成章 and 吳瓊姿) who was a direct descendent of Li Bao, one of the earliest Presbyterian missionaries in Taiwan. Thanks to God’s grace, Nan and Lily had four children.
Nan served as the Department Head at Kaohsiung Vocational High School of Commerce (雄商) where he mentored many of his students in their career endeavors. Even in his later years, past students respectfully called him “teacher” and thanked him for his support. Together with Lily, Nan built a successful manufacturing business based in the Yancheng area of Kaohsiung. Between his business ventures and his teaching, Nan found time to serve in his church and raise many pets (peacocks, pheasants, white doves, an aquarium of tropical fish, a family of Pomeranians and a Siamese cat). Nan also enjoyed traveling, taking his family to Lambai (小琉球) and Penghu Islands for vacations and sightseeing trips throughout Taiwan. Nan was also an active member of the Lion’s club chapter in Taiwan.
Nan emigrated the entire family to San Francisco so that his children could have an American education and better opportunities. Nan gave up his respected position as a department head at one of the largest high schools in Taiwan and the head of a successful business directing many employees in order to provide his family ample opportunities for a better education and life.
Nan initially ran a small gift shop in San Francisco Chinatown. He then bought Green Pine, a small coffee shop in the San Francisco Missions district, and became a breakfast and lunch chef where he perfected his skills in making eggs over-easy and Sweet Sour Pork with Chicken Fried Rice. The work was difficult and very demanding. Seeking more stable employment, he and Lily moved the family again to Sparks, Nevada. There, he worked first as a garden hose assembler then as a line inspector. No matter how tired he was, he always worked hard so he could provide and support his family and their education. During this time of hard work, Nan was diagnosed with Colon Cancer and successfully fought off the cancer with surgery and chemotherapy. After retiring from their jobs in the Reno/Sparks, Nan and Lilly moved back to San Francisco in 2000 to be closer to their friends and children and to truly enjoy all that the city had to offer. They spent their retirement years traveling throughout the world, welcoming new grandchildren into their lives, and being active with their church, family, and friends.
While facing the challenges and hardship of settling in the US, Nan was always faithful to God. Nan and Lily were one of the founding families of the Taiwanese Methodist Church on Geary Blvd in San Francisco. Though the church has evolved through the years, Nan was always there to support the church and do God’s work. After Lily became ill and eventually moved into a care facility, Nan faithfully visited Lily daily. Nan would bring communion elements to Lily so that she could continue to experience God’s grace and salvation even at the care home.
We will always remember Nan as the loving father who always put his family first. His nature was a go-lucky one, full of stories of fun and mischief of his youth, as well as stories of challenges and perseverance. Nan lived his life by his North Star, Jesus Christ, always being led by the teachings of the Gospel and unwavering in his belief that God would always provide for him and his family. We deeply mourn his loss and know that he is with our Lord.
The viewing portion of the memorial service is scheduled for 10am Pacific Standard Time on February 4th, 2021 at Skylawn Memorial Park located at Hwy 92 at, CA-35, San Mateo, CA 94402. Phone number is 1-650 227-3142. Due to the COVID pandemic and travel restrictions, we invite you to participate in the memorial service online/virtually. The service will be live streamed on ZOOM. Zoom link will open at 10:45 am, and the memorial service will begin at 11am PST.
https://viewneral.zoom.us/j/99100808399?pwd=UDVaVzltc01iK2crS3lFbEpUcURxdz09
In lieu of flowers, you are welcome to send a tax-deductible donation in our father's memory to Second Harvest of Silicon Valley or Sacred Heart (instructions below). Both organizations are help to provide meals and services to those in need in the San Francisco Bay Area. If you are planning to send flowers, Skylawn asks that you have the arrangements arrive at their address on February 3rd in the morning, with the notation for: NAN SHIONG HUANG SERVICE 2/4/21
Their address is
Skylawn Memorial Park
Highway 92 at CA 35
San Mateo, CA 94402
Here is the information and donation instructions:
Option 1: Second Harvest Food Bank
Please use the link https://give.shfb.org/donatenow, go to the bottom of the webpage, click the box for "Mail a letter on my behalf" and fill in the blanks as indicated below. Tribute for Nan Shiong Huang
Option 2 : Sacred Heart
Please use the link https://donate.sacredheartcs.org/give/53813/#!/donation/checkout go near the top of the page and click the box for "Dedicate my donation in honor or in memory of someone".: In honor of Nan Shiong Huang
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