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Richard Wu, a Friend in Need, a Friend Indeed |
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緒言、懷念、摯友、懷念、再見、記憶、瀟灑一生、記憶中、痛失好友、再會、無名英雄、長存我心、好生好死、指導員、給Richard的信、A Letter to Richard、A Letter from William Lee、A Light that Shines、永留我心、記憶中的Richard、悼東衡夫人、茶友會、編後感想 |
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Charles Chan, DTM |
It's very hard for an old man like me to shed tears but I cried twice for Richard's passing away as he was a real friend dearer to me than a real brother. One of our friends told us once he went to Richard for help hoping his fine of speed ticket from the police could be removed as Richard was a high ranking police officer. Richard couldn't reject a good friend but he paid up the fine from his own pocket for the friend and told him it's not good to speed up so fast. He went to do volunteer works in Whei Min Blind School and adopted the underprivileged students paying tuition for them. At Richard's funeral service in the Church, those blind school children witnessed to tell us the story that all their happiness and well being were lying in Richard's love and care for them. Those blind kids told us how Richard taught them to realize and understand the elapsing of TIME through the feelings of sunshine and shadow, and how to feel and touch the braille and the hands of the clock through their sensitive finger tips to sense and understand time and hours. Richard also told and showed them how to enjoy the beauty of nature and then guided them to touch and feel the intricate structures of a pot plant. As a music lover, Richard taught them how to know, to listen, and to enjoy the beautiful feelings of sound and melody, and then taught them how to play Chinese two string guitar. That's amazing. That took him a lot of time,and tremendous patience and persistence to make the operation and performance possible and right for those blind kids. With Richard's spirit and faith in his God, he had done those matters perfectly. That's why those kids would say their happiness was lying in the bosom of Richard's love. That was, and is, the esthetic foundation that Richard had built in their mind for life. The values Richard set for them were, and are, invaluable and everlasting. It's an amazing task. It's a great love. As a pious and dedicated Christian Richard went to Church to do Sunday Service regularly. He would always actively greet and assist those who were weak and old, as well as junior believers as much as possible to give them mental and physical support, including service and money donation. He had born tremendous passion and patience, enthusiasm and dedication, love and generosity for his Christian brothers and sisters as well as for all the people around, including us fellow Toastmasters. In his doing good deeds of various kinds for others, he offered lots of time and money donation. As far as we have known, he had contributed both to anyone who needed his help and support, and he just had done it with ease and perfect willingness. That's Richard's spirit and virtue. Those were his handsome characteristics and personalities that we admire and take after. When Richard first joined FYTC in 1997, he would always made his speeches on the breaking up of criminal cases as he was skillful and learned on it. They were rather stiff and not humorous. But just a short while, he got in contact with some senior TMs such as Dennis Chen and David Wang, he soon had grown and developed to be a very experienced, humorous speaker. He had become so encouraging and supportive that he would always motivate the speakers very much in his evaluation on them. In 2000, he joined a five man team of FYTC to represent Taichung City to compete in a Nation wide English Speech and Debate Contest which was sponsored by the Ministry of Education, R.O.C. That was a nation wide English contest for the people of all walks of life including English teachers and professors in Taiwan.  Richard's
profound knowledge and eloquence helped the team win the Second Place of
all in Taiwan. That was a marvelous success and achievement of FYTC. Richard was cordially invited by me to join TEA Club and take the Club Presidency in 2007. But he created the unique way of running the advanced club operation by drawing lots just before the regular meeting starts to decide which assignments to take , including impromptu speech and instant interpretation from Chinese into English and vice versa. That was, and is unique in Taiwan. That is very interesting and efficient way of playing Toastmasters. That was Richard's creation and we will maintain and sustain it for good. In honor of Richard, we will make TEA Club sustainable lastingly. Richard was a Great Toastmaster and a Great Leader. He would always say Yes to EVP. He had never been a day absent from regular meetings. He had been FYTC President, Taichung Area 6 Governor, Division B Governor 2003 -2004, and 2003 District 67 Convention Chair, that Convention was held in Providence University, Taichung. That was the first time we District 67 closely connected with a University. He was always gentle and smiling. He was a man of devotion and integrity. He was a great friend. He was a great Sponsor, a great Mentor, a great Coach and Trainer, a great Facilitator and Coordinator. He was our Role Model and good Example. His passing away has made us lose a tremendous asset of Toastmasters. His good deeds and kindness will live in our mind forever. |
