[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 127 (Thursday, July 27, 2017)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1076]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              CELEBRATING THE LIFE OF LENNIE STEVEN CHEUNG

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                             HON. TED LIEU

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, July 27, 2017

  Mr. TED LIEU of California. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to celebrate 
the life of Lennie Steven Cheung--a devoted husband, loving father, 
wonderful grandfather, and great-grandfather--who passed away on July 
16, 2017. He was 93 years old. Mr. Cheung was also a scholar, a 
visionary, an inventor, and engineer.
  Mr. Cheung was born on April 1, 1924 in Tainan, Taiwan, youngest son 
of Mr. Ding-Chi Chang and Mrs. Po Chang-Su. During the Japanese era in 
Taiwan, he was educated in the Japanese education system. He scored the 
highest mark in the history of the General Civil Examinations when he 
was just 18 years old. Later he studied law and worked in the Tainan 
state office. After 1949, due to the change in government in Taiwan, 
the law he studied became invalid. He went abroad and studied 
engineering in Japan as he predicted that electronics and technology 
would become an important part of our society.
  In 1970, a U.S. electronics company, Transworld Electronics, hired 
him and the family moved to Hong Kong. In the 1980's, he started his 
business, Winner Electronics Company Limited, and set up an electronic 
factory to manufacture exclusively for Sony. During his career as an 
electronics engineer, he was an active member of the Institute of 
Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and was awarded several 
patents.
  During his visit to the United States in 1982, he fell in love with 
the spirit and people he met. The following year, he set up a branch 
office in Los Angeles, California. Ten years later, in 1993, he, his 
wife (Mrs. Helen Cheung), and their youngest daughter (Mrs. Josephine 
Gow) were naturalized as U.S. Citizens and called America their home 
country.
  Mr. Cheung lived in Taiwan, Japan, Hong Kong, and the United States 
for many years. He was fluent in Taiwanese, Mandarin, Cantonese, 
Japanese, and English.
  Mr. Cheung was a man of many talents and interests. He was a great 
scholar and had the nick name ``the living encyclopedia'' from his 
friends and family. He was a great mentor and advisor to his friends 
and family. During his free time, he enjoyed reading, listening to 
music, attending magic shows, and watching detective and action movies. 
He also had a green thumb, and enjoyed gardening and golfing.
  Mr. Cheung was loved and respected by all and he will be greatly 
missed. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Helen Cheung, five children 
(Roger, Simon, Shen-Long, Alice, and Josephine), ten grandchildren, and 
eight great-grandchildren.