Richard Mao Chou Hong
January 04, 1963 - July 24, 2020
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Richard Mao Chou Hong
January 04, 1963 - July 24, 2020
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Richard Mao Chou Hong
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Richard Mao Chou Hong on July 24, 2020 at the age of 57. He fought a courageous two-year battle with leukemia and is now at peace.
Richard was born in Tainan, Taiwan to Su-Chu Lin and Ching-Shiun Hong(deceased). He attended St. Ignatius High School in Taipei, Taiwan. In 1986, after two years of mandatory military service in Taiwan, he moved overseas to Ontario, Canada to continue his university education. He attended the University of Western Ontario and Fanshawe College in London, Ontario, graduating in 1992 with an Associate’s degree in Information Systems. Richard moved to California in Feb. 1997 to work for Advantech USA selling computer hardware. His positive outlook, integrity, engaging personality, perseverance and competitive spirit made him a natural salesman and he excelled at Advantech, becoming one of the top earners in the Embedded Computing Group.
Richard was a dedicated, honest, hard-working professional and a devoted family man. He enjoyed being active, whether biking, practicing Hapki Do martial arts, golfing, or playing soccer and baseball with his sons. A fierce competitor, he loved to “clean up the table” while playing pool or poker with his friends and colleagues. Richard was a stylish dresser and enjoyed architecture, art, music and travel.
Richard leaves behind his loving wife, Julia Radostits, and two beloved sons, Sebastian and Justin; his mother; and sister, Li-Chen Hong (Sammy) and a large Radostits clan in Canada. Richard will be sorely missed by his family and friends. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to Be the Match, The Leukemia Lymphoma Society or City of Hope. A celebration of life will be held at a future date. Special thanks to all the wonderful doctors and nurses at City of Hope and UCI Medical Center for their wonderful care, especially Dr. David Snyder.
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46 responses to Richard Mao Chou Hong
Anne Tulloch says:
July 28, 2020
Dear Julia, Sebastian and Justin,
We are so saddened to hear of Richard’s passing. I wish there was something we could say or do to take your pain away. Cherish your memories of your wonderful husband and father. Despite this crazy COVID time where people can’t gather to say goodbye, we are thinking of all of you at this very difficult time.
Sending love and hugs,
Anne, Andrew, Hannah and Rayna
Billy Cheng says:
July 28, 2020
Dear Hong å“¥, I’ve been calling you Hong å“¥ in the past 19 years since we met in Advantech. I’ve been listening to your stories and adventures for umpteen years. Those were long and full of excitement. I always remembered those dates we played golf and billiard with Justin and Michael, trip to Lake Tahoe. We had lot of fun and couldn’t be forgettable.
You were healthy when we met last year, Philip and I were excited to see you for reunion. You promised to meet again for dinner this year. Sigh!
I am heart breaking to see you gone and deeply sorry to hear about the passing of you. Wishing you peace, comfort, courage and lots of golfing, biking, love in heaven.
Billy and Annie
Billy Cheng says:
July 28, 2020
Dear Hong å“¥, I’ve been calling you Hong å“¥ in the past 19 years since we met in Advantech. I’ve been listening to your stories and adventures for umpteen years. Those were long and full of excitement. I always remembered those dates we played golf and billiard with Justin and Michael, trip to Lake Tahoe. We had lot of fun and couldn’t be forgettable.
You were healthy when we met last year, Philip and I were excited to see you for reunion. You promised to meet again for dinner this year. Sigh!
I am heart breaking to see you gone and deeply sorry to hear about the passing of you. Wishing you peace, comfort, courage and lots of golfing, biking, and love in heaven.
Dear Julia, Sebastian and Justin, please accept our deepest condolences on the passing of your Husband and Father. Julia, although we’ve never met, but I’ve heard of your name many times from Richard in the past 19 years. Please take good care of yourself…Billy and Annie
Captain cheng says:
July 28, 2020
The best guy
Christine and David Brosius says:
July 28, 2020
Richard and Julia have been our friends for many years. We have admired Richard’s dedication to his family and the kindness he bestowed on others. We are so grateful to have had the blessing of building such wonderful memories with Richard, including our times attending concerts and enjoying various art festivals. Richard and Julia were also gracious enough to join our extended family at dinner when our cousins were visiting from Taiwan. We have cherished his friendship and will miss him dearly in our lives. We send our heartfelt condolences and continued love and support to you, Julia, Sebastian, and Justin.