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
Arthur Tsai says:
August 3, 2020
Dear Julia, Sebastian and Justin,
We are all saddened by the loss of our beloved second Cousin Richard. He had all the exceptional qualities of a great man, father and husband who touched many of our lives. My beautiful memories of him are speaking at Richard and Julia’s wedding and his numerous visits to Vancouver, Canada sharing his proud stories about his boys and life in California! He will always be in our family’s hearts as we take time with you to heal our grief.
Arthur, Eleanor, Kylie and Mya
Cathy Leon says:
August 3, 2020
Gone but never forgotten.
Charlie Wu says:
August 3, 2020
Departure like this is always untimely. You always have the craziest stories to share with us and your smile always bring energy to any meetings we’ve had, those memories will be missed by us all. You fought a good fight, RIP. I will keep you and your family in my prayers.
David Lai says:
August 3, 2020
Dear Richard,
We first met on 1997 @ AAC San Jose office, although we only work together for about two years but I felt that we just like a partner for lifetime.
You are the one really enjoy work, enjoy life and enjoy family life…still remember we last met on Sept. 25 2018, you told me that you like to move to Victoria to enjoy your retirement together with Julia…
Richard, you are free now ! you can do whatever you like ! No pain, No trouble…and I will always miss you , Bro…
Glen Hunt says:
August 5, 2020
So very, very sad.
I knew Richard from our time palling around at University of Western Ontario.
Happily, we spoke not long ago (thanks to our friend Greg) after a long time apart. Alas, one of life’s little tricks, lulling us into the delusion that time will hold still while we whisk ourselves away in a thousand different directions chasing life. It does not.
The beauty was, even after so many years apart, Richard seemed very much like, well, Richard. The ready smile and warm soul, The intense curiosity about life and what i’ve been doing with mine. Excited to share the story of his life with me – a loving wife, 2 lovely boys (a proud, proud Papa, indeed) work and co-workers that he cared about and golf – a shared passion. It was golf that brought us together, and pool and cards, and a competitive spirit, but it was his warmth and kindness that cemented our friendship.
I’m sorry we didn’t have more time together but i am grateful for what we shared, that we’d re-connected and that I’d be fortunate to have so many fun times all those years ago.
He was an amazing person.
My deepest condolences to Julia, Sebastian and Justin, and all that loved him. Of which there will be many.
He will truly be missed.
Sincerely,
Glen