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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, A rich and purposeful life drew to a close with the |
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passing of "Dean" Teh-An Cheng of Houston on September 16, 2020, at |
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the age of 93; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Hunan, China, on February 20, 1927, Dean |
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Cheng was the son of Songnian Cheng and Lanqing Jiang, and he grew |
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up with three siblings; after completing his education at National |
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Central Technical School, he joined the military and worked as a |
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technical assistant with the Shanghai National Defense Medical |
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College; he climbed the ranks from warrant officer to captain |
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before leaving the military in 1960; he was subsequently employed |
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in several engineering positions throughout Taiwan and Vietnam, and |
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in 1971, he moved to Guam to manage a hydropower engineering |
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company; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Cheng ultimately settled in Houston with his |
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family, and he became a naturalized U.S. citizen in 1981; he worked |
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with Ret-Ser Engineering Agency in Saudi Arabia, and he went on to |
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help build the Gulf University and air force base in Bahrain; from |
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1991 to 1998, he served as chief engineer at Hung Ching Development & |
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Construction Co., Ltd., and he was in charge of the A.S.E. Center |
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Construction Project in Taiwan; he remained at the company as a |
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consultant for its Shanghai branch from 2004 until his retirement |
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in 2008; and |
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WHEREAS, Devoted to his family, Mr. Cheng shared a rewarding |
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marriage with his wife, Sophie, until her passing in 2004; he took |
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great pride in his three children, Alice, Andrew, and Danny, and his |
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four grandchildren, Eric, Katherine, Zoe, and Parker; and |
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WHEREAS, While the death of Dean Cheng brings immeasurable |
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sorrow to his family and friends, he leaves behind a legacy that |
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will long be treasured by all those who held him dear; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of "Dean" Teh-An Cheng |
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and extend sincere sympathy to his loved ones; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Dean Cheng. |