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A student should outlive his teachers


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Chip was the kind of student teachers dream of. He not only wanted to learn, he insisted on it and shared his discoveries with everyone who was interested. He was a NiDan Aikidoka, and had just gotten a patent for an improvement to the artificial heart which increased the flow rate.

A bright shining star

Brilliantly illuminates,

Summer night falls late.

We'll miss you Chip.

Obit from the Courier-Journal:

CHENG, ROLANDO "CHIP" JR., 28, of Louisville, passed away Wednesday, June 27, 2007 at University Hospital. He was born in Livingston N.J., a member of the Cathedral of the Assumption, a Magnum Cum Laude graduate of the U of L Speed School in electrical engineering, had attended the U of L School of Medicine for two years, was currently doing post graduate research at the Cardiovascular Research Institute under Dr. Stephen Koenig and Dr. George Pantalos, and was a black belt student in AIKIDO under Dale Matthews Sensei. He like dancing, tennis, chess, and video games. He is survived by his loving parents, Dr. Rolando Cheng Sr. and Dr. Anita Ong Cheng; a sister, Roseanne Marie Cheng; and his grandmothers, Maria Lim Cheng and Gawtay Ong. His funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Wednesday.

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The question isn't whether we will live or die, we all know the inevitablility of this path. The only thing that matters is how we use the time that is given; and on that score it looks to have been a Great Life indeed.

May your great fortune in knowing him comfort you now that he has gone ahead.

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Like my grandfather said, "Life is too short." Even if we live to be "old", it's still too short... but particularly "too short" for the passing of a good young person. You have my condolences on the departure of your friend.

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