Years ago my sister Danchu called me. She said, "Do you know Bob Chu?" I said, "Bob Chu is my colleague in Bechtel." Danchu told me that Bob has a brother, Ron, and I learned that Ron and Danchu were dating. Bob is a well-respected good guy, he was the leader of us young engineers there then. Ron must be as good as his brother. I was happy for Danchu. 

As we met Ron he also told us a funny story. He said, when his friend mentioned Danchu's name to him, he thought, "Danchu, I have a cousin named Dan Chu." 

So Ron and Danchu met. It is what, in Chinese, we called,  Yuan, something coincidental or deeper, that brought them together. They married. They built their family, and Ryan became number six of the seven grandsons of my parents'. Ron's mother and my mother, two great women who devoted to their families all their life, also became friends. 

As we got to know Ron, his warmth, his sense of humor, his knowledge, his talent of making people around him happy and comfortable, pulled us closer to him.  He went out his way to help others.  When my husband's passport mysteriously disappeared in the airport security check, it was Ron who picked him up from the airport late in the night.  The passport did come back, but Ron left us, early.  We miss him.

Ron, we all love you.

Ron had good temperament and was humorous. The jokes and funny faces he often shared with us in the past 25 years still echoed in my memories. I had never seen him lost his temper and was very often greeted by his happy and hearty smiles.

Ron was handy and always helpful. I remembered there was once I was upset about my bumper being torn apart from a careless driver (i.e. my husband). Ron and Danchu were then visiting us at Nashua NH. He just volunteered and went out to check. In a few minutes, the bumper was pushed back in place. He had saved a minor family crisis!

Since Ron was diagnosed for adrenal cancer six years ago, he endured the ordeal calmly. My sister Danchu was lucky, in their fighting with the cancer, followed by operations, treatments and a couple strokes, Ron maintained peaceful and cooperative. I watched both of them losing weights and occasionally energy, but I think they did well together. It was nice Ryan was back from college for the past two years, he shared the work taking care of Ron and sometimes Danchu, being the support for his parents.

It is sad to see Ron departed from us in such a relatively speaking younger age, but he left with us only happy memories.

Ron was a wonderful, kind person who cared deeply about his family and friends. Since we were kids, we would always look forward to visiting so that we could sample his delicious cooking and spend all night laughing at his jokes. He was Uncle Ron to us; he always shared the latest toys, movies, and games he collected for us kids to play together. I will always remember him with a smile on his face and the sound of his genuine laughter. He taught us to appreciate how good humor, good food, friends, and family can help us face life's ups and downs together. We will miss Uncle Ron deeply and send our condolences to his family and loved ones. Uncle Ron, thank you for sharing your beautiful soul with all of us during your time here, and we wish you eternal peace and rest.

OBITUARY

Ronald Chu

November 23, 1957 – September 5, 2026

Woodlawn Funeral Home & Memorial Park

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