When he was in middle school, he was forced to become a soldier for the Nationalist party in 1947. It would be many years later that he saw his siblings again. He eventually moved to Taiwan and met Shiow Yun Liu. They married in May of 1969. Taiwan is where he worked for the United States Naval Hospital. This was a turning point in his family’s life. When the United States Military was leaving Taiwan, they helped Charlie’s family leave and move to the United States to live together. In 1980, they moved to California for about a year, then settled in Georgia.
He enjoyed spending time outside doing yard work and helping Shiow with her fruit and vegetable gardens. He also enjoyed frequently shopping at Costco as well as Wal-Mart. Charlie was a hard and dedicated worker and it showed though his career paths. He worked at the Renaissance Waverly Hotel and was awarded employee of the month and the family was treated to their once famous Sunday brunch. He and Shiow decided to go into the restaurant business and ran China House in Acworth, Ga from 1985-2000.
He is preceded in death by four older brothers, an older sister and son Steve Chen.
He is survived by his wife Shiow Yun Chen-Liu and son Yi Been Chen.
The family will receive friends for visitation for two hours prior to the service from 11:00AM-1:00PM on Thursday, November 15, 2018 at Winkenhofer Pine Ridge Funeral Home, 2950 Cobb Pkwy, Kennesaw, GA 30152. The Memorial Service will follow afterwards at 1:00PM. In lieu of flowers, the family is accepting financial donations to honor his legacy. Such contributions may be made in a check form and given to the funeral home to present to the family.
