Birth date: Aug 28, 1954 Death date: Aug 20, 2013
Stanley Tzu-Chien Wen a resident of Taipei, Taiwan passed away suddenly while visiting family in the San Francisco Bay area. Stanley was born August 28, 1954 to Ha-Hsiung and Patricia Wen. He was the first of two children. Stanley Read Obituary
Lit a candle in memory of Stanley Tzu-Chien Wen
Stan, I miss receiving your Monday morning emails telling me what you did over the weekend; miss talking to you… I still can't believe that you are not with us now… I wish we did more in the past four years since we found each other.Sylvia
RIP Stantley
You will be missed, Uncle Stanley!
my brother and I went to the Tiger Brewery with him when he visited Singapore. Besides detailing his extensive knowledge of beer, he voiced his various experiences, regrets, and advice about life. I hope it made some small difference just to have us listen. We'll miss you, Stanley.
Remembering Stanley, Part 2 (Please refer to Remembering Stanley on the Tribute Wall and the image file in Photos & Videos by the same name.)By John YangStanley shared these details, I should add, not in a boastful way, but reverently, respectfully, appreciatively. Stanley also understood what it meant to â??reciprocate,â? meaning that he was able to fully appreciate and bring to the fore the good in you as Stanley saw it. In the email below, for instance, Stanley graciously brought to my attention a bit of information about my father, taking the time to include several pages of â??sayingsâ? attributed to my father. It is a very kind and generous gesture. I use the present tense to underscore an important point: that an act of kindness is eternal in the hearts of the beneficiaries.From: wen stanley [mailto:[email protected]]Sent: Sunday, January 09, 2011 7:42 AMTo: John YangSubject: SkypeJohn, What is the best word for "????????"? How about "Famous quotes of Ambassador Yang"? I forgot to tell you I do have a skype account, and use it a lot to contact my oversea friends, if you do use skype, please add my name on your contact list. Skype account name: wenstanleyStanleyFrom: John YangTo: wen stanleySent: Sun, January 9, 2011 8:48:02 PMSubject: RE: WORDS OF WISDOMStanley: Thank you! There is a familiar ring to many of the sayings; the rest, I actually donâ??t recall. Best of all, I now have it in one place, and can revisit it from time to time. In fact, I am going to send a copy to my brother, Abe. Again, nice chatting with you, and be sure to contact me when in San Francisco. Meanwhile, email is great for staying in touch.JohnFrom: wen stanley [mailto:[email protected]]Sent: Sunday, January 09, 2011 2:32 AMTo: John YangSubject: WORDS OF WISDOMHi John, It's a great pleasure to have dinner with you last night. —— I don't know you have read this article or not, but here are some words of Wisdom from your father. Have a safe trip back and look forward to seeing you in SF.Stanley ??????????????,????,???????,?????????????,???????,?????(Rest of text omitted)Some folks, I suppose, might look at all this and say Stanley and I and our friends belong to this â??mutual admirationâ? society. In a way, they would be right. Thereâ??s much to appreciate and admire about parents who work for the betterment of others, and there lots to admire about children who appreciate the good in their parents, and how their parents worked to leave the world a better place, to improve the lot of those they touch and the lives of their children. Stanley understood this, and my impression is that Stanley lived his life in the effort to further the family legacy as he saw it.Like many of us, Stanley traveled far and wide on a trail of his own. He exited too early. I will miss him.
Remembering StanleyBy John Yang(This is the text from the image file Remembering Stanley in "Photos and Videos." It's been duplicated here because the words are too tiny to be read on the image file. Still, to better see a copy of a class syllabus and appreciate the comments from Stanley's students, please refer to the image file.)I got to know Stanley as an adult. Abraham Shen introduced us during one of my visits to Taipei. Stanley and I got along like old acquaintances right away. Stanley was outspoken, I am, too. So, much like old friends, we got into a small peeve at the get-go. That verbal incident, whatever it was about, went away as quickly as it started without lingering impact. If you know Stanley, you know he can be forthright, outspoken, not one to mince words. It is a fine trait! Apparently, in the building of any relationship, it also helps to have many mutual friends. You see several of them, sitting around the banquet table (picture below, circa 2011). A few of them are Stanleyâ??s childhood friends. The picture was taken in Taipei at ????? . Abraham Shen hosted a luncheon for all that day. Above (see picture), we see Stanley opening a bottle of Glenlivet. Doing the honors, so to speak, something Stanley did with great aplomb. Stanley knew â??wine and spiritsâ? and the protocol pertaining to when to drink which beverage, and with what entree. Stanley was not merely a learned connoisseur; he also taught a class on the subject. I never attended Stanleyâ??s college-level classes, but he sent me a copy of the syllabus and pictures of the graduating class, all of which I am attaching below. You will see that â??a good timeâ? was truly had by all who took Stanleyâ??s course – or so it appears to me from the pictures Stanley showed me. Everyone in the picture is smiling â?? a testament either to Stanleyâ??s expert teaching skills, the dilator effects of various libations the students partook during or after classes, or both.Something else that many of us around the luncheon table shared with Stanley â??all of our parents knew each other. As a group, they were members of, to borrow Journalist Tom Brokawâ??s term, The Greatest Generation. I am borrowing Brokawâ??s term, coined to describe the generation of Americans growing up during World War II, but using it in reference to that same generation of Chinese who worked single-mindedly towards their one common goal: the survival and betterment of a strong and prosperous free China.I feel it important to bring this up this because I know how truly proud Stanley was of his parents, and of his heritage. Itâ??s an illustrious heritage and Stanley took great pleasure and pride in sharing some of the interesting details of that heritage with me. For example:From: wen stanley [mailto:[email protected]]Sent: Friday, January 14, 2011 6:46 AMTo: John YangCc: alex; Abe ??? Shen; Abraham Yang; [email protected]: West Point Academy, Class 1909John, See the attachment below about my Grandfather from an article in New York Times, dated June 21, 2009. They do refer the cadets were "Chinese" cadets.If you are interested for the "Chinese at West Point", please use the key words as "General Wen Ying Hsing", "General Ying-Hsing Wen" or "Chinese at West Point Academy".StanleyThe New York Time, June 21, 2009 – ARMY ASKS ABOUT WEST POINT CHINESE; Chen and Wen Were Popular Cadets, and the Question Is, Are They Rebels Now? [DISPLAYING ABSTRACT ] Army officers, particularly West Pointers of the class of 1909, are anxious to know what part Ting Chen and Ying Hsing Wen are playing in the present Chinese Revolution against the Manchu dynasty. Chen and Wen are remembered by the West Pointers of the classes of 1906, '07, '08, and '09 as the two unusually bright Chinese boys who by special act of Congress were permitted to get a West Point education.Stanley shared these details, I should add, not in a boastful way, but reverently, respectfully, appreciatively. Stanley also understood what it meant to â??reciprocate,â? meaning that he was able to fully app
Dear Stan, you are a gentleman! I feel blessed that we found each other in August of 2009 and had the opportunity to share many beautiful memories. Thank you.Always, Sylvia
Stanley:I am sorry for never having enquired after your health. You are a young man still, in my mind. I didn't see the need to. I will miss you. God be with you.I don't know what ot say to your family, especially to your mother, who is such a dear personal friend of my mother. I dare not tell this news to my mother. It is too sad. I can only offer my tears.respectfully, Carl
