Dr. Yen Ti Huang's Obituary
Dr. Yen Ti Huang, 90, passed away peacefully on June 8, 2017, at his home in Dallas. He was born February 4, 1927, in Taipei, Taiwan to Tan Gen Huang and Muh Lin Huang. He described his early years as being “a country bumpkin running around in bare feet near the snake alley area of Taipei.” At the age of 16, he was part of a student army draft and positioned in a “foxhole” in case the U.S. attacked Formosa (Taiwan). He was always thankful that General MacArthur won the debate over Admiral Nimitz, and the choice was made to not attack Formosa, as he otherwise most certainly would have died defending the island. After the war, he passed an entrance exam to an exclusive college preparatory school and went on to graduate number one in his class at National Taiwan University. He was then selected as part of the Marshall Plan to study long-span suspension bridges and highways in the U.S. He earned his Master’s degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Toronto, and his Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from Columbia University. While in New York he met and married his wife, Toshiko Naomi Saito. In 1963, Dr. Huang moved to Dallas to work for the Atlantic Refining Company, and after a few years went to Geotech Corporation in Garland, where he did work in seismology and detection of underground nuclear explosions. While at Geotech, he had one of his first patents of a Numerical Transform Theorem to convert analog signals to digital signals with no loss of information – an important precursor to many of our digital CD’s and other digital technology. Throughout his career, he was always thinking about new things. Before bucky-balls were ever described, he became obsessed with the 3-D structure of the soccer ball and obtained patents for geodesic roof designs and offshore drilling platforms based on this. Dr. Huang loved books and would spend hours exploring the Half Price Bookstore. He will be remembered as a real character, joker, genius, caring husband, father, and grandfather. Dr. Huang was preceded in death by his loving wife, Toshiko, and his brother Yen Chen Huang. He is survived by his son, Philip, his granddaughters Carolyn and Michelle, and his sisters Pi-Yueh Tsai and Pi-Hsiah Wang. The family wants to thank his long-term caregiver Wally Salvo, and also Rodel Cruz, Marilyn Belen and the many others who provided such compassionate and exceptional care. The service for Dr. Huang will be at 11:00 am, Friday, June 23, 2017, at Restland Funeral Home in the Memorial Chapel. The Memorial Chapel is located in the funeral home on the corner of Greenville Ave. and Restland Road. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the American Cancer Society. Arrangements have been entrusted to Restland Funeral Home located at 13005 Greenville Avenue, Dallas, TX 75243.
What’s your fondest memory of ?
What’s a lesson you learned from ?
Share a story where 's kindness touched your heart.
Describe a day with you’ll never forget.
How did make you smile?