Birth date: Dec 25, 1949 Death date: Jan 1, 2023
Chung-Hong Wong, Age 73, of Honolulu, HI, passed away peacefully on January 1st, 2023 after a heroic battle against lung cancer with his wife and son by his side. Memorial services will be on February 2nd, 2023 at Valley of the Te Read Obituary
我第一次遇见忠康兄是在1969年9月的TAMU校园。当时我还是一个迷茫的小子，刚从遥远的香港来到TAMU开始我的大一生涯。忠康兄灿烂的笑容和友好的举止立马消除了我的局促与不安。后来，有人（我忘了是谁）告诉我，忠康兄在TAMU进修的第二学期就已经是大二学生了。这给我留下了深刻的印象，心想：哇！真是个学霸呀！他恐怕只要 3 年就可以获得学士学位; 这家伙绝对是值得仰望的人才！从此以后，忠康兄就成为了我的偶像，每当我遇到困难或对任何事情有疑问时，我都会去找他。
然而，上天显然对忠康兄有不同的规划，祂要忠康兄成为好几届香港同学们的牧者！到TAMU的第三年，忠康兄被推选为中国学生会（CSA）主席。毫不出奇，他全力以赴地为中国学生们服务，从此，忠康兄成为了TAMU的非官方“外国学生顾问”，致力于为一群来自香港的幸运学生们提供服务。在他的整个任期内，他和蔼可亲的微笑，他富有感染力的乐观主义心态，和他无私的奉献精神感动了许多人，使他当之无愧的成为了TAMU的传奇人物。我深信很多人都会非常怀念他。
对我来说，忠康兄是极端利他主义的缩影。我很荣幸在我的人生中能与一位这么杰出的人相遇，并在一些学生活动中与他密切合作过。遗憾的是自从我于1973年离开TAMU以后，我们再也没有见过面，只在多年前通过一次电话和交换过几封电邮；但忠康兄永远会是我的偶像，他会永远活在我的心中。
Sophia和Jonathan，我对你们失去至亲深感抱歉。请在哀悼之余一定要照顾好自己，因为我确信这也是忠康兄在天之灵希望看到的。我也会在日常的祷告中为您们代祷。
范金龄敬悼，’73届机械工程
I first met Thomas at Texas A&M University in September 1969. At the time, I was a bewildered youngster fresh off the plane from Hong Kong, to start my freshman year at Texas A&M. Thomas’ radiant smile and friendly demeanor immediately put me at ease. Later on, someone (I forgot who) told me that Thomas was already a sophomore after just one semester at A&M. I was profoundly impressed, thinking … WOW! What a smart guy! He’ll probably get his bachelor’s degree in 3 years! This guy is definitely someone to look up to! Since then Thomas had been my idol and my go-to person whenever I had a question on just about anything.
However, the divine power from above obviously had a different plan for Thomas - he was destined to be a shepherd for multiple classes of HK Aggies! During his third year, Thomas was elected the President of Chinese Students Association (CSA) at A&M. It was no surprise to anyone that he served the Chinese students community with an all-out effort. Thereupon, Thomas had become the unofficial “Foreign Student Advisor” at A&M, dedicated to serving a group of lucky Aggies who were mostly from Hong Kong. Throughout his tenure, his affable smiles, his contagious optimism and his selfless benevolence had touched so many lives that made him a true legend at A&M. I am sure he’ll be sorely missed by many.
To me, Thomas epitomized the ultimate in altruism. It was a distinct honor for me to have crossed path with such a distinguished individual during my lifetime, and to have worked with him closely on some of the student activities. Regretfully, since I left A&M in 1973 we had never met again face-to-face, other than a phone conversation and a few email exchanges many years ago. However, Thomas will always be my idol, and he will always live in my heart.
To Sophie and Jonathan, I am terribly sorry for your grievous loss. Please do take care of yourselves while you mourn, as I am sure that that’s what Thomas would have wanted to see from above. Rest assured that our thoughts and prayers will always be with you and your family.
Stephen Fan, ME Class of ’73
