Obituary for 薛中川 Zhongchuan Xue
沉痛哀悼我們的丈夫、父親和外公薛中川教授仙逝。他於 二零二三年 一 月 十八日病故，享年 八十四歲。他遺下妻子程憲平和兩個女兒薛松和薛栋，以及外孫子 Elise、Caitlin、Grant、Matthew 和 Amelia。
一九三八年十月二十五日，中川出生於動盪時期的江蘇無錫書香名門。他從祖籍無錫流放，出生於日據時期的重慶。做为薛明劍長孫，他強烈認為他的生活和他的子孙應該具有影響力，並為他深深尊重的家族的傳奇歷史做出貢獻。他畢生致力於教育、科學研究和家庭的成功。
自幼好學，喜善天文和設計。畢業於上海交通大學，後成為華中科技大學船舶設計專業備受推崇的教授。作為著名學者，中川以突破性的平頭涡尾設計，對內河船型作出了重大貢獻。該設計在節能、航行穩定性和推進效率方面具有優越的性能。中川在他的領域備受尊重。他是80年代初期最早在SNAME、Norway Ship Design Symposium等國際科學雜誌發表論文的少數學者之一。在那些年裡，他是極為罕見的被邀請到西柏林和日本以及美國的大學演講的中國學者。中川後來共創了數家船泊公司， 應用了他的創新船尾設計。儘管擁有如此顯赫的職業生涯，中川尤其重視女兒教育和自立。他和妻子憲平支持女兒去美國高校近修。她們各在美國獨立開控，創建立了自己的事業和家庭。
六十五歲退休後，中川和憲平都對旅行、美食和冒險充滿熱情。他們最終移民美國和女兒團聚，並繼續與家人一起旅行。在這裡，中川快樂地享受園藝與自然，安度晚年。他總是非常自豪並確信他的孫子們會成功地繼承強大的家族血統。薛中川教授的生活充實、富有成效且影響深遠。他的家人和朋友會非常懷念他。悲痛萬分！
雄虎归山了，愿他一路走好！
With great sadness we announce the passing of Zhongchuan Xue, beloved husband, father and grandfather on January 18th, 2023. He is survived by his wife, Xian Ping Cheng, two daughters Song and Cynthia (Dong) Xue, and grandchildren Elise, Caitlin, Grant, Matthew, and Amelia. We invite you to honor his life at Winford Funerals on Jan 27th at 5pm. A Buddhist ceremony and burial will be followed at Jade Buddha Temple on January 30th at 1:30pm.
Born to a cultured and well-off family in China on October 25, 1938, Zhongchuan Xue was the first of 10 children. Exiled from their ancestral home in Wuxi at the time, he was born in Chongqing during the Japanese occupation. He felt strongly that his life and the life of his children should be impactful and contribute to the storied history of the family name he respected deeply.
Graduated from Shanghai Jiao Tong University in 1959, Zhongchuan Xue became a distinguished professor of naval engineering at Huazhong University of Science and Technology. As a prominent scholar, Zhongchuan made significant contributions to Inland Waterway Shipform with a breakthrough design of Flat Bow and Cochlea-channeled Stern which significantly increased the navigation stability and propulsion efficiency. Zhongchuan was highly respected in his field. He was one of the first few scholars in the early 80s to publish papers in the international science magazines such as SNAME and Norway Ship Design Symposium. During those same years he was the exceptionally rare Chinese scholar who got invited to present at universities in West Berlin, Japan and the US. Zhongchuan later co-founded a few shipbuilding and cruise line companies which applied his innovative ship-stern designs. Despite this renowned career, Zhongchuan also devoted his life to his family with an emphasis on Education. He and his wife Xian Ping sent their two daughters to prestigious universities in the United States, where they went on to build families and careers of their own.
After retiring at 65, Zhongchuan and his Xianping shared a passion for travel, food and adventures. They eventually followed their children to the United States and continued to travel with their family throughout. Zhongchuan happily enjoyed his later life with gardening and nature. He was always very proud and assured that his grandchildren would successfully uphold the strong family line. Zhongchuan Xue had a full, productive and impactful life. He will be sorely missed by his family and friends.
一九三八年十月二十五日，中川出生於動盪時期的江蘇無錫書香名門。他從祖籍無錫流放，出生於日據時期的重慶。做为薛明劍長孫，他強烈認為他的生活和他的子孙應該具有影響力，並為他深深尊重的家族的傳奇歷史做出貢獻。他畢生致力於教育、科學研究和家庭的成功。
自幼好學，喜善天文和設計。畢業於上海交通大學，後成為華中科技大學船舶設計專業備受推崇的教授。作為著名學者，中川以突破性的平頭涡尾設計，對內河船型作出了重大貢獻。該設計在節能、航行穩定性和推進效率方面具有優越的性能。中川在他的領域備受尊重。他是80年代初期最早在SNAME、Norway Ship Design Symposium等國際科學雜誌發表論文的少數學者之一。在那些年裡，他是極為罕見的被邀請到西柏林和日本以及美國的大學演講的中國學者。中川後來共創了數家船泊公司， 應用了他的創新船尾設計。儘管擁有如此顯赫的職業生涯，中川尤其重視女兒教育和自立。他和妻子憲平支持女兒去美國高校近修。她們各在美國獨立開控，創建立了自己的事業和家庭。
六十五歲退休後，中川和憲平都對旅行、美食和冒險充滿熱情。他們最終移民美國和女兒團聚，並繼續與家人一起旅行。在這裡，中川快樂地享受園藝與自然，安度晚年。他總是非常自豪並確信他的孫子們會成功地繼承強大的家族血統。薛中川教授的生活充實、富有成效且影響深遠。他的家人和朋友會非常懷念他。悲痛萬分！
雄虎归山了，愿他一路走好！
With great sadness we announce the passing of Zhongchuan Xue, beloved husband, father and grandfather on January 18th, 2023. He is survived by his wife, Xian Ping Cheng, two daughters Song and Cynthia (Dong) Xue, and grandchildren Elise, Caitlin, Grant, Matthew, and Amelia. We invite you to honor his life at Winford Funerals on Jan 27th at 5pm. A Buddhist ceremony and burial will be followed at Jade Buddha Temple on January 30th at 1:30pm.
Born to a cultured and well-off family in China on October 25, 1938, Zhongchuan Xue was the first of 10 children. Exiled from their ancestral home in Wuxi at the time, he was born in Chongqing during the Japanese occupation. He felt strongly that his life and the life of his children should be impactful and contribute to the storied history of the family name he respected deeply.
Graduated from Shanghai Jiao Tong University in 1959, Zhongchuan Xue became a distinguished professor of naval engineering at Huazhong University of Science and Technology. As a prominent scholar, Zhongchuan made significant contributions to Inland Waterway Shipform with a breakthrough design of Flat Bow and Cochlea-channeled Stern which significantly increased the navigation stability and propulsion efficiency. Zhongchuan was highly respected in his field. He was one of the first few scholars in the early 80s to publish papers in the international science magazines such as SNAME and Norway Ship Design Symposium. During those same years he was the exceptionally rare Chinese scholar who got invited to present at universities in West Berlin, Japan and the US. Zhongchuan later co-founded a few shipbuilding and cruise line companies which applied his innovative ship-stern designs. Despite this renowned career, Zhongchuan also devoted his life to his family with an emphasis on Education. He and his wife Xian Ping sent their two daughters to prestigious universities in the United States, where they went on to build families and careers of their own.
After retiring at 65, Zhongchuan and his Xianping shared a passion for travel, food and adventures. They eventually followed their children to the United States and continued to travel with their family throughout. Zhongchuan happily enjoyed his later life with gardening and nature. He was always very proud and assured that his grandchildren would successfully uphold the strong family line. Zhongchuan Xue had a full, productive and impactful life. He will be sorely missed by his family and friends.