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Todd King Laura had the foresight to capture these wonderful screenshots of Ba during an online call with him. I think these pics really express a lot of what we know and love about Ba.
Todd King Laura had the foresight to capture these wonderful screenshots of Ba during an online call with him. I think these pics really express a lot of what we know and love about Ba.
Todd King Laura had the foresight to capture these wonderful screenshots of Ba during an online call with him. I think these pics really express a lot of what we know and love about Ba.
Todd King Laura had the foresight to capture these wonderful screenshots of Ba during an online call with him. I think these pics really express a lot of what we know and love about Ba.
Todd King Laura had the foresight to capture these wonderful screenshots of Ba during an online call with him. I think these pics really express a lot of what we know and love about Ba.
Todd King Laura had the foresight to capture these wonderful screenshots of Ba during an online call with him. I think these pics really express a lot of what we know and love about Ba.
Todd King Laura had the foresight to capture these wonderful screenshots of Ba during an online call with him. I think these pics really express a lot of what we know and love about Ba.
Todd King Laura had the foresight to capture these wonderful screenshots of Ba during an online call with him. I think these pics really express a lot of what we know and love about Ba.
Todd King Laura had the foresight to capture these wonderful screenshots of Ba during an online call with him. I think these pics really express a lot of what we know and love about Ba.
Tina King
Todd King Ba with his father ready to board the plane to the United States for graduate school.
Todd King Ma first meets Ba at the University of Minnesota. Ma's friend, Trudy, had a camera and suggested that she and Ma go out to take some pictures around campus to be able to send home to her family in Taiwan. Ba happens to walk by and offers to take a picture of the both of them.
Todd King Ma and Ba's first date at the Swedish Pancake House around the campus of the University of Minnesota. Ma and Ba were both in a Chinese Chorus and after a practice/performance, Ba asked Ma to go out with him for a bite to eat. She said yes and so he took her to the Swedish Pancake House.
Todd King Ma and Ba get married in Minneapolis, MN.
Laura King Two young people looking forward to their future together
Mark Wang Monica and Albert's Wedding You are in the memories of three happy marriages. Thanks a lot!
Laura King Father son bonding time.
Laura King Christmas as family of four!
Laura King Ba’s birthday celebration in 1973 with a candle for each child - now a family of five!
Laura King One glimpse of ba’s lifelong passion for his cello and music!
Laura King Almost a dream come true for ba - family trio, but not yet the full quartet (Michelle wasn’t on the piano that day)
Stan King on fly fishing: "I don't understand why you need all this fancy equipment to catch a trout" and "Why are we standing in the middle of the river? Are we trying to scare them because if we are we are doing a good job."
Laura King East Coast Chinese Family Camp - Hawaiian Ba with his medieval entourage (and ma who managed to get away without dressing up)
Laura King Ba and his beloved cello
Laura King Very early example of WFH
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Laura King Ba loved fishing - more as a way to quietly contemplate the natural world he loved
Laura King At Todd’s UPenn graduation - Ba is thinking ‘One down, two to go’
Laura King Ba and Ma at home in Midland. So many great memories at this house!
Laura King Ba is both proud and immensely relieved at Laura and Michelle’s double graduation from Yale - no more tuition fees (for now)!
Laura King Ba’s great retirement present to start him on his grand travel adventures!
Laura King Retirement Celebration!
Laura King Bringing home Ba’s baby - the infamous VW camper van that supported his North American adventures for the next 20+ years. Ba finally donated it recently to the local public radio station as a prize.
Laura King Ba’s inaugural trip in his beloved (new) camper van
Laura King Ba feeling immensely satisfied to watch Michelle putting up her tent from the comfort of his camper van
Laura King Ba’s ideal philosopher life - enjoying a bowl of steaming noodles in his beloved camper van contemplating the beautiful vista outside. (Ma probably still wishing for a decent B&B)
Laura King Grand Tetons
Laura King Ba visiting me in HongKong. Think he must be telling ma how to take the picture
Laura King Enjoying hotpot in Sichuan
Laura King Floating down the Yangtze seeing the Three Gorges
Laura King Celebrating ChangLim’s graduation from U of M.
Laura King Ba would talk about this most memorable pork knuckle meal for years afterwards!
Laura King Ba’s love of music was a universal language wherever he went
Todd King Ba trekking the Himals and taking in some Nepali culture.
Todd King Ba trekking the Himals and taking in some Nepali culture.
Todd King Ba trekking the Himals and taking in some Nepali culture.
Todd King Ba trekking the Himals and taking in some Nepali culture. Note the permanent camcorder appendage.
Todd King Visiting Si Yi and Si Yi Fu in Malaysia.
Laura King
Laura King On the Silk Road! Ever the intrepid explorer
Laura King Like brother, like sister
Stan King on Retirement: "Everyday is Saturday!"
Todd King Traveling in San Francisco.
Todd King Traveling in San Francisco.
Todd King Traveling in San Francisco.
Todd King Traveling in San Francisco.
Todd King Ma and Ba resting along the trail at Bryce Canyon National Park.
Laura King
Mark Wang Kong and Art's Wedding You are in the memories of three happy marriages. Thanks a lot!
Laura King Chinese dinner at Todd and Anne’s wedding weekend
Laura King Dancing King! Ba cutting a rug at Todd and Annie’s wedding.
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Laura King The Grand Circle Travel years: Ba always threw himself completely into learning all he could about the country he was visiting - including dance lessons!
Laura King Ba as complete aesthete at the Hirshhorn Museum
Laura King Laura and Jorg's Midland wedding reception with many of the friends who helped form Ba and Ma’s close knit Midland community and our extended 'family'.
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Mark Wang Lillian and Mark's Wedding You are in the memories of three happy marriages. Thanks a lot!
Laura King Hitting almost every continent by now. Milford Sound, NZ
Laura King Ba adored fresh seafood - especially shellfish. He loved Michelle’s present! Love ma’s expression
Laura King Ma’s text on the photo says it all
Jason Ma My and I were fortunate to have Er Yi Fu join us for our engagement ceremony in VA and to meet My’s family. We were able to capture Er Yi Fu doing what he enjoyed most (filming/taking photos). However, we did have him put down the camera briefly for the tea ceremony! We will miss you Er Yi Fu and the stories you would tell.
Tina Ong Visiting Ting in LA. We were having Xiao Long Bao and noodles at a Taiwanese restaurant.
Laura King
Laura King Celebrating Ba & Ma’s Golden Wedding anniversary in Maine with the full family!
Laura King The infamous 2016 King Family Foosball Tournament (as won by Ian/Maya, with Jorg/Tang in second). Ba lost to Michelle.
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Laura King Celebrating Ba and Ma’s early golden anniversary. Most of the grandkids (who were still awake) helping to Ba and Ma blow out candles.
Laura King Gong Gong gets Guitar Lesson 1 (the Han edition)
Laura King One of Ba and Ma’s UK visits. Visiting the British Museum.
Laura King Gong-Gong gets guitar lesson 2 (the Tang edition)
Tina Ong Quality time on the East Coast! We went to Longwood Garden to watch the fireworks / fountain show in the evening.
Michelle King Ba showing Ting how to make the perfect 鍋貼
Tina Ong Feeding Ting with more food!
Tina Ong A very yummy plate of homemade, sauteed turnip cake!
Laura King Ba and Ma at St Davids cathedral, Wales - the kids especially enjoyed their time with Gong-Gong and Puo-Puo.
Laura King Ba and Ma walking the Pembrokeshire Coast. Ba thought this was a wonderful trip primarily because he didn’t have to drive!
Laura King A magical hike at Whitesands
Laura King Somehow this photo captured our impromptu day at Whitesands beautifully, down to the photobomb by Han.
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Tina Ong He really loved the salmon claypot rice I made in Los Angeles. He actually asked for the recipe. A very proud moment for me!
Tina Ong Picking oranges to make some fresh orange juice at Ting's!
Tina Ong With the Ongs visiting from Malaysia.
Laura King Forever thankful that Gong-Gong and Jojo were able to travel all the way down to Florida to watch Han in his soccer/football tournament. Han was so happy Gong-Gong could come in person.
Laura King Passing on the wisdom
Laura King Navigating ZOOM during Covid; in one silver lining, it allowed Ba to see his entire family simultaneously around the world. especially once he figured out the mute button...
Todd King Having an elegant sushi dinner in the garage. Thank you COVID... NOT! :(
Todd King Having a dinner w/ San Yi and San Yi Fu at a local Italian joint.
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Todd King Always loved to compare heights w/ the grandkids. I think Kai has the edge on Ye Ye here.
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Todd King Taking a snack break during Euro's 2021 with the grandkids.
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Todd King Partial King family reunion (sans most of the London contingent).
Wendy Hubiack Some of my best memories of Uncle Stanley (Er-yi fu) are at his home welcoming the Huang sisters and their families for his homemade specialities.
Wendy Hubiack You don’t see Uncle Stanley in the pic, but he is there (revealing his homemade sticky rice dumplings with gusto!)
Todd King Pei is carrying on Ba's scholarly legacy at Drexel University.
Todd King Ba at the YMCA Turkey Trot 1 miler at Catonsville High School.... He did not finish last!
Todd King Turkey Trot at CHS
Todd King George trying to recruit a new Browns fan.
Todd King Goofy Xmas goggles for holiday Zoom call.
Laura King Zoom call goofiness
Todd King Zoom call goofiness.
Todd King Laura had the foresight to capture these wonderful screenshots of Ba during an online call with him. I think these pics really express a lot of what we know and love about Ba.
Todd King Laura had the foresight to capture these wonderful screenshots of Ba during an online call with him. I think these pics really express a lot of what we know and love about Ba.
Todd King Laura had the foresight to capture these wonderful screenshots of Ba during an online call with him. I think these pics really express a lot of what we know and love about Ba.
Todd King Laura had the foresight to capture these wonderful screenshots of Ba during an online call with him. I think these pics really express a lot of what we know and love about Ba.
Todd King Laura had the foresight to capture these wonderful screenshots of Ba during an online call with him. I think these pics really express a lot of what we know and love about Ba.
Todd King Laura had the foresight to capture these wonderful screenshots of Ba during an online call with him. I think these pics really express a lot of what we know and love about Ba.
Todd King Laura had the foresight to capture these wonderful screenshots of Ba during an online call with him. I think these pics really express a lot of what we know and love about Ba.
Todd King Laura had the foresight to capture these wonderful screenshots of Ba during an online call with him. I think these pics really express a lot of what we know and love about Ba.
Todd King Laura had the foresight to capture these wonderful screenshots of Ba during an online call with him. I think these pics really express a lot of what we know and love about Ba.
Todd King 56th Wedding Anniversary
Todd King ---Obituary--- Stanley Shih-Tung King passed away on October 26, 2022, at the Christiana Hospital in Newark, Delaware. Born in Liaoning, China in 1934, Stan moved to Taiwan with his family in 1949, after the Chinese Civil War. He received his BS in Chemistry from the National Taiwan Normal University, then came to the United States in 1960 to study at the Drexel Institute in Philadelphia, where he received his MS degree. Stan received his PhD at the University of Minnesota, where he met and married his dear wife of fifty-six years, Ellen Huang King. The couple then moved to Midland, Michigan in 1966, where Stan worked for the Dow Chemical Company as a research chemist for thirty years. He held eight patents and was named Dow’s Inventor of the Year in 1991. Stan and Ellen raised their three children, Todd, Laura, and Michelle, in Midland, where they lived for forty years, and made many lifelong friends as active members of the Tri-City Chinese Association. A decade after retirement, Stan and Ellen relocated to Landenberg, Pennsylvania in 2008, where they enjoyed traveling around the world and taking classes at the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) in Wilmington, Delaware. They also took part in the activities of the Evergreen Club at the Chinese American Community Center of Hockessin, Delaware. Stan took great pleasure in classical music his entire life, playing his cello as part of the Midland Community Orchestra and the OLLI Orchestra. He was fond of the great outdoors, particularly camping and skiing in Michigan. He loved good food and was well-known among family and friends for sharing his Northern Chinese specialty dishes, scallion pancakes and steamed buns. Beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle, friend, scientist, cellist, outdoorsman, and homecook, Stan ultimately thought of himself as a philosopher of life, all the way to the end. After five weeks in the hospital with a lung infection, Stan entered hospice care on his own terms. His entire family was at his bedside when he passed away at the Christiana Hospital, at peace after a rich, full, and blessed life. Stanley is survived by his wife, Ellen Huang King; his children, Todd King of Catonsville, MD, Laura King of London, UK, and Michelle King of Chapel Hill, NC; and eight grandchildren. He is also survived by his brothers, Spencer King of Camarillo, CA, Tony King of Boca Raton FL, and his sister, Tina King of Castro Valley, CA; he is predeceased by his brother, Shih-Kai King of Taipei, Taiwan. A memorial service will be planned for a future date (to be announced). In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial donations to the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute of Wilmington, DE (https://ud.alumniq.com/giving/to/olliwilmington).
Laura King
Todd King Remembering Ba at the White Clay Creek State Park in DE. A beautiful day surrounded by the life and sounds of the creek environs.
Todd King Remembering Ba in vibrant fall colors of the Harrogate Woods.
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Todd King Peaceful spot in the Harrogate Woods.
Todd King Chinese Scholar Tree, Longwood Gardens
Todd King Chinese Scholar Tree. Ba definitely fancied himself to be a life scholar which was both a blessing and a curse to all who knew him!
Immortality Do not stand at my grave and weep I am not there. I do not sleep. I am a thousand winds that blow. I am the diamond glints on snow. I am the sunlight on ripened grain. I am the gentle autumn rain. When you awaken in the morning’s hush I am the swift uplifting rush Of quiet birds in circled flight. I am the soft stars that shine at nigh...
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Todd King Remembering Ba at the Chinese Scholar Tree in Longwood Gardens.
In Memory of Sange I have a strong connection, emotional and visceral, to the house on East Heping Avenue, the home of my Sange, Stan’s family in Taipei. Stan’s father was my father’s first cousin, and for three or four years in the 1950s, my parents, my three sisters, and myself would take the night train from Tainan to Taipei to spend the lunar ...
I have three elder brothers. Stanley is the youngest one. My first and second elder brothers went to university in another city. Stanley went to university in the city we lived in. Therefore, we lived together a little bit longer than my other two elder brothers. He explores many things besides college studies. He likes to play cello. From hi...
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Todd King From Dr. Yung-Liang Tong
Todd King Up thru the 1970’s - 1
Todd King Up thru the 1970’s - 2
Todd King Up thru the ‘70’s - 3
Todd King Up thru the ‘70’s - 4
Todd King Up thru the ‘70’s - 5
Todd King Up thru the ‘70’s - 6
Todd King Up thru the ‘70’s - 7
Todd King Up thru the ‘70’s - 7
Todd King Water skiing wonder!
Todd King Up thru the ‘70’s - 8
Todd King Is Stan playing the blues?
Todd King A beautiful couple
Todd King 1980’s - 1
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Todd King 1990’s
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Todd King Retirement Celebration!
Todd King 1990’s
Todd King Ba’s speciality: Chong Yo Bing
Todd King 2000’s
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Todd King by Ellen King
Todd King Soon after Pei's birth.
Todd King Ba reading to Pei.
Todd King Ready for a hike with Pei.
Todd King Catching a nap with Kai.
Todd King With Baby Maya!
Todd King Three generations of King's building our deck at 310 Thackery.
Todd King At Maya's Taco Cats MTB race.
Todd King YeYe's 85th Birthday celebration with the Mid Atlantic King's.
Todd King Reading the paper w/ a local. On road trip w/ Todd in Savannah GA on the way to see Han play soccer in Tampa Bay, FL.
Todd King At Han's soccer tournament in Tampa Bay, FL.
Todd King Hanging out during COVID
Todd King King Family Trio - Take 1
Todd King King Family Trio - Take 2
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Todd King Ba conducting a master class on the perfect Pot Sticker technique
Todd King YeYe's 82nd Birthday Pie
Todd King Grandkids putting on a show for YeYe/GongGong and NaiNai/PuoPuo at King Family Reunion in Maine.
Laura King Ba very wisely sat in front seat next to Jorg…..
Laura King Hiking in Abereiddy, Wales
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Laura King St Davids, Haverford
Laura King Pottery painting in London
Laura King Ba, Ma and whole family at Han’s U11 International Tournament. Ba takes soccer/football spectating VERY seriously
Todd King Ba fulfilling his dream to be a music conductor
Laura King Stopping off in Boston with Uncle David on our way to Maine. (Lobsters and Oysters in North Cambridge!)
Laura King No trip to visit Gong-gong/Ye-ye would ever be complete without a stop at the Woodside Farm Creamery!
Laura King Hiking in Acadia
Laura King Mealtimes in Maine - Part 1 (the ‘grown-ups’ table)
Laura King Mealtimes in Maine Part 2 (the Kids’ table…)
Laura King Hiking in Acadia
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Laura King Celebrating early Golden Anniversary together in Maine - 50 years, 3 kids, 8 grandkids, and a lot of love!
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Laura King Todd’s family at Acadia reunion
Laura King Michelle’s family at Acadia reunion
Laura King Laura’s family at Acadia reunion
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Laura King Ba leading the entire family on a hike
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Todd King Composed by Bonnie Hsu
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Todd King New Year’s Dinnerr
Laura King We held a beautiful memorial service on Oct 29, 2023. 2-4:30pm, just over one year since Ba died. Thank you to all who shared memories , laughter and tears together with us.
Laura’s Welcome at Memorial Service Thank you everyone for gathering together today with myself, my mother Ellen and my siblings, Todd and Michelle, to commemorate a full year since the passing of Stanley King. Today we hope to share reflections and memories of the wonderfully full life of my dad, with the hopes that - beyond celebrating his life ...
Tribute from Chi-Kai Shih 懷念我的老朋友金石同 – 史濟塏敬上 10/29/2023 In Memory of My Old Friend, Stan King – by Chi-Kai Shih 10/29/2023 (1)金石同是我的一個好朋友，也是我的好老師, Stan was my good friend as well as a good teacher! From Michelle’s presentation, I realized he and I were graduates from the same Taipei high school. I sure feel I missed the chance to get to know...
Laura King Program without music
Tribute from WeiShi and Mary Wu 紀念老朋友金石同先生逝世一周年 去年這個時候的一天，突然接到老金女兒恬恬的電話，聲音哽咽的她，告訴了我老金過世的消息。 悲傷頓時襲上心頭，淚水盈眶，我一時不知所措。 早些時候，我們知道他病了，有些嚴重，但想並不致命。 末料到病情突然惡化，他竟然駕鶴西去。 我和老伴曉明，皆已年屆古稀，原以為已經看透了生老病死，乃是自然規律，應以平常心態視之。 然而，說來容易做來難。 失去老金這個多年的好朋友，我們依然痛徹心扉，不能自己，不由往事歷歷，湧上心頭。 老金是我們的忘年之交，他比我大十六歲，比我的太太大十八歲。 1992年我們被Dow Chemical Co． 僱用時，老金也在同一個公司任職，我們便成了同事。 從我們在Midland安...
Laura King Program with the beautiful music selections by Michelle
Laura King Introductory Lecture : Ba 101 / by Prof M.T. King
Laura King Penelope King Tribute / Folksong Molihua
Laura King Phoebe, Han, Tristan Willhoft-King Tribute / Robert Frost- The Road Not Taken, Shakespeare - Hamlet Soliloquy, Beatles - Blackbird
Laura King Memorial Slide Show 1
Laura King Memorial Slide Show 2
Laura King End Credits with the beautiful music selection from Michelle
Tribute by James C. Tou (Text) Stanley, My Friend for Sixty Four Years In 1959, when I was in senior year in the National Taiwan Normal University, Stanley returned to his Alma Mater as a teaching assistant to our class of Biochemistry. One of the laboratory works I remember vividly was to learn the process of liquid concentration, residue purifi...
Laura King Tribute by James C. Tou (images)
Laura King FINAL COMPLETE MEMORIAL SERVICE / PART 1 OF 2
Laura King FINAL COMPLETE MEMORIAL SERVICE / PART 2 of 2
Laura King Tribute from Serena Jin
From Peter La Count: 'We remember when adopting our daughter Maddie from China we wanted to give her a Chinese middle name but had no idea where to start. Your parents came up with the perfect name Mei Zhu - we were told translates to Beautiful Pearl which is a Chinese euphonism for America AND my father had a sister who died in infancy whose na...