Story of T

Just two weeks away from the 60th Anniversary of the establishment of his motherland, for which he had such a deep love, indeed, the love impelled him going back to China right after he finished his postdoc research here at Northwestern University, to accept a starting faculty position at Zhejiang University, to persuade his wife rejecting the faculty position she got in the US to go back with him lest the family be split up and their 3-years old child can only see one of the parents, Dr Tu jumped off the top of the building in which he lived, and terminated his promising research career.

Our last encounter was almost half a year ago, one or two month before his departure for China. At that time, I was impressed by his smile that was always on his face and his politeness. And we chatted for a little while, as both of us are alumni from Tsinghua University, the conversation was very easy-going and a little bit nostalgic.

We say requiescat in pace to him, and hope him find peace in Heaven.