Elder Robert Huang 黃文嘉長老

My Uncle, Elder Robert Huang, passed away on early morning of January 4, 2013 at age 85.

Funeral service (告別禮拜) will be held on Jan. 12, 10:00 AM (1月12日上午10:00) at Edward D. James Funeral Chapel (國際殯儀館) 141-26 Northern Blvd., Flushing, NY 11354 between Bowne St. and Parsons Blvd 718-461-2660.
May God comfort the Huang Families. 願 上帝安慰遺族。

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Here is a brief Biography of Elder Robert Huang
May 29, 1927-Jan. 4, 2013

Elder Robert Huang was born on May 29, 1927 in Changhua, Taiwan into a blessed Christian family. His father, Dai-Chain Huang, and mother, Shih-Wu Huang, had six sons and five daughters. Robert was the tenth child of eleven, with four older brothers, five older sisters, and one younger brother.

He graduated from Kaohsiung High School after World War II. Because of his exceptional grades, he was recruited by Xiamen University in Fujian, China. When the Communist Party took over China, Robert returned to Taiwan to continue his education in July of 1947. He attended the National Taiwan Normal University and graduated with a degree in Education, after which he taught English in high schools in Taiwan for over a decade.

On January 2, 1954, Robert married Dr. Young-Fu Wu’s eldest daughter, Fu-Mei Wu. The couple gave birth to three daughters: Judy, who died in 1987; Jenny, who married Timothy Chuang and had six children, Jonathan, Michael, Andrew, Elisa, Danielle, and Maxine; and Grace, who married Jonathan Kuo and had two children, Stephanie and Bryan. Altogether Robert and Fu-Mei had eight grandchildren, four boys and four girls, and recently celebrated their 59th wedding anniversary.

In 1966, Elder Huang left his profession as a teacher and began working in the Dongyuan Electrical Group. Three years later, he moved to Taipei and to work as the general manager for the Taiwan Plastic Company. In 1970, he came to America to seek medical help for his daughter Judy who had been diagnosed with Lupus. He began working in New York as a traffic manager for Ajinomoto USA, where he would work for 25 more years until he retired. In 1972, the rest of the family moved to New York to live with him.

Robert joined the congregation of Taiwan Union Christian Church in 1971 and began serving as a church leader. Among his responsibilities was orchestrating the official government registration of Taiwan Union Christian Church. In 1987, he was installed as an elder in the church. He continued to serve as an elder for more than 20 years. He was a dedicated servant of God for his whole life.

In his lifetime, Elder Huang loved music, art, literature, photography, and gardening. He was gifted in management and organization. He had a flexible attitude and lived a simple and quiet life. Whether at work, home, or church, or in social situations, he always wholeheartedly gave all his love and care. Early on the morning of January 4, 2013, God called him home in his sleep at age 85. He is survived by his wife and two daughters, Jenny and Grace. He leaves with us a legacy of a wonderful life filled with happiness and love.

故人黃文嘉長老略歷

故人黃文嘉長老, 主後1927年5月29日出生於台灣彰化一個蒙上帝祝福的基督教家庭。父親黃呆錢, 母親黃吳市, 育養六男五女, 在十一個子女中排行笫十 (四位兄長, 五位姊姊, 一位弟弟) 。

黃文嘉長老, 於二次世界大戰後畢業於高雄中學, 因成績優異, 保送福建厦門大學。1947 年中國大陸動盪而無法繼續學業, 同年7月回台灣轉讀師範大學教育系; 畢業後執教逹十年之久, 桃李無數。

1966年黃文嘉長老離開教育界, 先後任職於東元電機及台灣塑膠公司, 1969年轉職台北台塑企業總務, 担任外銷課長。1970年因長女身體欠安來美國就醫, 而全家移民到紐約。並同年服務於日本商社(Ajinomoto)担任進口業務經理25年直到退休。

1954年1月2日黃文嘉長老與高雄吳永福醫師之長女吳富美女士結緍, 夫妻恩愛共育有三女: 長女靜惠, 聰明怜俐, 可愛, 於1987年蒙主恩召; 次女惠瑛, 女婿莊振輝, 孫子Jonathan, Michael, Andrew, 孫女Elisa, Danielle, Maxine; 三女瑛娟, 女婿郭俊賢, 孫女Stephanie, 孫子Bryan; 共有八位孫仔, 四男四女。

黃文嘉長老自1971年起參加紐約台灣基督教會, 經歷同工會同工主席, 執事, 長老, 在教會向政府立案登記担任董事長銜; 1987年担任大紐約區台灣人基督徒長輩會之創會首任會長, 爲長輩會貢獻20多年, 一生榮神益人。

黃文嘉長老生平愛好音樂, 藝術, 文學, 攝影, 裁種花草, 善長經營管理訂制規劃製度; 生活恬淡寡慾, 凡事知足常樂, 無論在家庭, 在教會, 在職場, 在社會團體, 皆全力盡他應盡的責任, 付出全部的愛心與關懷; 如今蒙主恩召, 留下佳美典範, 實爲後代子孫追隨的好榜樣。

2013年1月4日清晨蒙上帝恩召卸下人世的重擔在睡眠中安息主懷, 享壽85歲。願一切成就榮耀都歸於萬君的主上帝!