Cheng grew up in the greater Portland area, where he attended Centennial High School in Gresham. He went on to study automotive technology with the Toyota Professional Automotive training program at Universal Technical Institute in Sacramento, California. This led to a career as an automotive master mechanic at Toyota of Portland.
An outdoorsman through and through, Cheng loved hunting and fishing. He enjoyed traveling and had an adventurous palate, enjoying new food everywhere he went.
Cheng was loud, enthusiastic, kind, and dependable. He would want to be remembered outdoors, surrounded by good friends and good food, laughing his big, bellowing laugh.
He is survived by his parents, Muang and Ton; his siblings: May, John, and Nai; and his niece Payton.
Services for Cheng will be held on Thursday, October 1, 2026 at Lincoln Memorial Park & Funeral Home. Viewing will begin at 11:30am followed shortly after by a funeral service.
