Yolo County CA Obituary Project Obituaries.....GAO , Chengxian  2002
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"The Davis Enterprise," Friday, April 5, 2002
Chengxian Gao

Chengxian Gao of Davis died of liver failure resulting from the complication of
a chemotherapy treatment for an extragonal germ cell cancer at the UC Davis
Medical Center in Sacramento. He was 45.

He was born and grew up in the Fujian Province of China. He graduated from
Nanjing Forestry University with a bachelor of science degree in 1982.

In 1983, he came to the United States to continue his education. He received a
master's degree in engineering from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State
University in 1985. In 1992, he received his doctoral degree in engineering from
UCD. He had been working at UCD's Shields Library, and was a programming
supervisor there before his untimely death.

He met his wife, Jianmin Huang, when the two were doctoral students at UCD. They
married in 1988. He became a U.S. citizen in 2001.

He was a loving father and husband, and a joyful and devoted friend. He was an
active member of the university as well as the Davis community.

He is survived by his wife and his daughters, Shirley and Emily Gao of Davis. He
is also survived by his 97-year-old father, Xinli Gao of China; his elder
brothers, Chengtong Gao, Chengxuan Gao, Chengquan Gao, Chengyue Gao and
Chengfeng Gao of China; his elder sisters, Xuexhen Gao and Xueping Gao of China;
his father-in-law, Chengsui Huang of China; his mother-in-law, Shuxian Chen of
China; and his sister-in-law, Jianyi Huang of Canada.

Friends are invited to a viewing Sunday from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the Davis
Funeral Chapel, 116 D St. The family will host a memorial service Sunday at 3:30
p.m. at the Davis Chinese Christian Church, 536 Anderson Road. Refreshments will
be offered after the service.

Separately, UCD will host a remembrance service Wednesday, April 17, at 11 a.m.
in the courtyard at Shields Library. At the service, his friends and colleagues
at the university will recount their memories of him.

In his memory, and particularly in support of the future education and
well-being of his two very young daughters, donations can be made to the
Chengxian Gao Memorial Fund, c/o the Davis Funeral Chapel, 116 D St., Davis, CA
95616; c/o the Davis Chinese Christian Church, 536 Anderson Road, Davis, CA
95616; or to 3138 Florinda Lane, Davis, CA 95616.


Additional Comments:
Submitted with the permission of the "The Davis Enterprise," 315 G Street,
Davis, CA 95616.

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