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Zhijie “Jerrold” Chen, Ph.D.

November 16, 1962 - December 4, 2013
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Zhijie "Jerrold" Chen, Ph.D., 51, of Simpsonville, husband of Zhenjie "Jenny" Tang, died December 4, 2013. Born in Beijing, China, he was a son of Zhenyu Chen and Yueying Shen. Jerrold had worked for Hubbell Lighting as a Senior Optical Design Engineer. In addition to his wife and parents, he is survived by his son,Continue Reading

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Zhongqi Jin left a message on March 6, 2015:
We were shocked and deeply saddened to hear that Zhijie was no longer with us. We are sorry that we were unable to say goodbye when you left. May you rest in peace and you will always be in our hearts. Zhongqi Jin and family
Yong Wang left a message on March 6, 2015:
We were deeply saddened to hear the passing of Zhijie. Zheijie was the monitor of Class 3, Pre-departure English Training Program 1993, Sino-British Friendship Scholarship Scheme. We missed you in the 20th anniversary in Chengdu in July and we are shocked
Yali Huang & Chengyu Sun left a message on March 6, 2015:
Our family is deeply saddened by Zhijie's death. We would like to offer our deepest condolences to you and Junda. Zhijie was a great man. Zhijie will be missed and remembered by all of us. Let the memories of Zhijie's life comfort you and Junda. Ple
Xunli Zhang left a message on March 6, 2015:
I would like to offer my deepest sympathy and condolences to his wife, son and family, following the saddest news learnt among the Chinese community at Southampton University.
Xuejian Cheng left a message on March 6, 2015:
I am very saddened to hear of your sudden loss of Zhijie. May you take the comfort in knowing an angel is watching you.
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Xie Ru & Wuhai left a message on March 6, 2015:
We were greatly saddened by the loss of Zhijie. He was always a nice and happy person. Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family during this difficult time.
Xiaoyan Ren left a message on March 6, 2015:
I was saddened by the passing of Zhijie. Still remember vividly the fun time we had in UK. Deepest condolence to the family. Sincerely Xiaoyan REN
XiaoSong left a message on March 6, 2015:
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Xiaoqing Yin & Feng Liu left a message on March 6, 2015:
We are very sorry to hear the terrible news of passing of Jerrold and deeply saddened by your loss. We had the fortune to meet and know Jerrold when we all worked at Lucent. We remembered him not only as a smart, hardworking colleague, an excellent opti
Wei Cai & Xiaoyan Duan left a message on March 6, 2015:
Jenny, We are so saddened by the loss of your dear husband and nothing can replace the void he left in your heart and your family, but what he had done for our Chinese school and his friends will remain with us forever. We will cherish the fond memory
warren zhong left a message on March 6, 2015:
As a great teammate and friend, zhijie will be missed by me and others. I always have a vivid memory of zhijie as a kind hearted friendly gentleman. He will always be in my heart. I hope you and junda can stand strong and work through this difficult time.
wangxuan left a message on March 6, 2015:
I donnot know him, but sorry to hear that.good wishes to people work and study overseas
Sue Ann Myers left a message on March 6, 2015:
Jenny - my thoughts and prayers are with you and your family during this difficult time.
Shi Jie and Chen Weiwen left a message on March 6, 2015:
We are deeply saddened to hear about the passing of Zhijie. Please accept our deepest condolences. We can’t believe our last time to see Zhijie was at the gathering to see us off to west coast. Zhijie is such a kind gentlemen, he is always so pl
Ping Hua left a message on March 6, 2015:
Dear Jenny, I'm terribly shocked and sorry to learn the saddest news that Zhijie passed away. I just cannot believe it, Zhijie was one of the most kind and friendly persons I have ever met, he was always smiling and kind to everyone, he was a true gent
Pei Hou left a message on March 6, 2015:
As one of Zhijie's classmates, we are really sad to hear about your sudden loss of him. Although no words can really help to ease the loss you bear, just know that you are very close in every thoughts and prayers.
Pei Hou left a message on March 6, 2015:
As one of Zhijie's classmates, we are really sad to hear about your sudden loss of him. Although no words can really help to ease the loss you bear, just know that you are very close in every thoughts and prayers.
Muyu Guo left a message on March 6, 2015:
I express my deepest condolence and sympathies towards the family. Zhijie had been my classmate in college for four years and was remembered as a very talented and kind person to everyone.
Lorraine Chase left a message on March 6, 2015:
I am so very sorry to hear of your loss this week. My thoughts and prayers will be with you and your family during this difficult time. May special memories of Jerrold fill your heart and keep him close to you. I work for Hubbell Lighting and know that
Linping Wen and family left a message on March 6, 2015:
Dear Jenny, We want to send our deepest condolences to you and your family. We considered Zhijie a part of our family. He was a kind, friendly and personable man with the best smile around. Whenever you were down, he always had the “right wor
Peace of mind is a call away. We’re here when you need us most.
Lihmei left a message on March 6, 2015:
Jerrold was my colleague at Lucent Technologies back to 2000. He had great heart and worked very hard. It was the saddest thing to loss him. I will miss his kindness, smiles, and spirit.
Leena Lin left a message on March 6, 2015:
Jenni, I am so very sorry about your loss. I’m grieving w/ you and your son. I hope that you find some comfort in the thoughts of the happy years you shared.
Kim Reynolds left a message on March 6, 2015:
Jenny, You and your family will continue to be in my thoughts and prayers. May God bless you and be with you during this difficult time
Kai Hwang left a message on March 6, 2015:
Deepest condolences to Zhijie's family. When attending Peking University, Zhijie was a gifted and diligent student, a kind, helpful, and sincere person, a strong athlete who loved playing soccer. I am deeply saddened by the loss of him. May Zhijie rest i
June Ni left a message on March 6, 2015:
Although no words can really help to ease the loss you bear, just know that you are very close in every thoughts and prayers.
Jinjin Zhuang left a message on March 6, 2015:
Dr. Zhijie Chen was such a nice person, every time we saw him, he always had smiles on his face. He always listens very patiently and talks to others very friendly. We will all miss him.
Jianyong Xie left a message on March 6, 2015:
As one of Zhijie's college classmate in Beijing, I'm deeply saddened by the loss of Zhijie. He is such a gentleman. My sincerely condolence to his family. é??å¿?æA�°åA�?å­¦å®?æA�¯ï¼A� Jianyong Xie
Jianli Zheng & Li Ding left a message on March 6, 2015:
We were deeply saddened by the news of Jerrold's passing. He is one of the nicest persons we have ever met, as both a colleague and a friend. He will live in our memory forever.
Jiang Quan left a message on March 6, 2015:
It is with deep sadness to hear that my classmate and good friend Chen Zhijie has passed away. All the great memories come right back, whether it was during the ten years in Peking University or during the up-and-down of the fiber-optic industry in the
Jeff Yun left a message on March 6, 2015:
Jenny, our sympathy is with you in this time of grieving! We were greatly saddened to hear about Zhijie' passing! Wishing you peace to bring comfort and courage to face the days ahead. Sincerely,
Jason and Jean Wang left a message on March 6, 2015:
We are so shocked and deeply saddened by the news of passing of Zhijie. Please accept our deepest condolence to your family. We still remembered vividly about the memorable events when we dragon boat together and our chat together. Zhijie was such a
James Jian Wu left a message on March 6, 2015:
I am deeply saddened by Zhijie's passing. He was such a modest gentleman and a great friend. I am honored to have been his friend. I remember the wonderful time we had together, long and enjoyable conversions at the dinner table, soccer and ping-pong game
Isela left a message on March 6, 2015:
My dear friends, I pray God to give you the strength you need in this moment. You are in my heart and my prayers.
Huailin Chen left a message on March 6, 2015:
No words can express the sadness I feel about the death of ZhJie. As one of ZhiJie's college classmates, I still remember that we learned playing bridge together and had a lot of fun playing bridge. Deepest condolence and sympathy to ZhiJie's family.
Hailong Mao left a message on March 6, 2015:
We were greatly saddened by the loss of Zhijie. Our sincere condolences and sympathy go to Jenny, Junda, and the family. Zhijie has left us with his gentleman's demeanor, rich wisdom, fine dancing, and his great personalities. He will be missed and reme
Hailong Mao left a message on March 6, 2015:
We were greatly saddened by the loss of Zhijie. Our sincere condolences and sympathy go to Jenny, Junda, and the family. Zhijie has left us with his gentleman's demeanor, rich wisdom, fine dancing, and his great personalities. He will be missed and reme
Hailong Mao left a message on March 6, 2015:
We were greatly saddened by the loss of Zhijie. Our sincere condolences and sympathy go to Jenny, Junda, and the family. Zhijie has left us with his gentleman's demeanor, rich wisdom, fine dancing, and his great personalities. He will be missed and reme
Gao Shumei & Song Jihe left a message on March 6, 2015:
We are deeply saddened by the news of Zhijie's passing. Our deepest sympathy and condolences to Zhijie's family. Even though we only met Zhijie on a couple of occasions during his visits in Edinburgh in 1996, we were impressed by his intelligence, kin
Eileen, Larry, Dalton and Declan Bridges left a message on March 6, 2015:
Dear Jenny and Junda, We are so saddened about the loss of Jerrold. He was such a kind, thoughtful, gentle man and great neighbor. Our thoughts and prayers are with you both during this very difficult time. Praying the memories of Jerrold bring you both
Cindy Dostall left a message on March 6, 2015:
•Wishing your family peace, comfort and loving memories to forever hold in your hearts.
Peace of mind is a call away. We’re here when you need us most.
Andrea Lee` left a message on March 6, 2015:
My dear Jenny, I am so very sorry to learn of this great loss. My sincere condolences to you and your family, and may your wonderful memories sustain you through the coming months and years. In Christ, Andrea Lee
Thomas McAfee Funeral Homes left a message:
Please accept our deepest condolences for your family's loss.
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