亲爱的父亲，我们相信您还没有走远，相信您还可以感知，此刻深深爱戴您的儿女及家人都在您身边，向您作远行告别。所有的亲朋好友也都来到这里为您送行。您老人家带着对儿女亲情的无限牵挂，带着对亲朋好友的深切留恋远游。您的一生勤勤恳恳、艰苦朴素、为人正直、自强不息，您对儿女们恩重如山。您勤俭持家、宽以待人的良好品德将永远激励着我们！ 父亲生于1936年7月29日，由于家庭条件所限，小学毕业，就去工厂当学徒，学做模具，是您的勤奋好学、努力工作，不久就成了六级模具技术工人。是您的辛勤工作，把我们姐弟们养大。这些年，您不仅对儿女孙们关爱有加，而且时常告诫我们一定要本分做人、勤俭持家。最近您患病后，我们的心里非常难受，为了给您老治病，我们就是倾家荡产也在所不惜呀！没料到万恶的病毒两三天就夺走了您的身躯，您的儿女们听到这噩耗、都心如刀绞，似万箭穿心，叫天天不应。 亲爱的父亲，是您几十年如一日，含辛茹苦地把我们从小抚养到成家立业。您是一位慈爱的父亲，您的叮咛与关爱我们历历在目，您的教诲与训诫我们铭记在心；您是一位无私的长者，一生总是把大家的事情放在心里，却从来没有您自己，您总是替别人着想，自己却总是乐观的撑着；在亲朋好友面前，您是一个巨人，是大家的依靠，大家的主心骨，无论有什么事情，您都会用您快乐的心胸和那坚强的肩膀来支撑着大家；您永远是我们的榜样，一生节简，您用这无声的爱，教会我们执着和坚强，铺垫了我们的人生之路，我们每一个挫折，都有您的努力，我们每一个进步，都有您的帮助，我们每一分成长，都凝注着您的关怀和期望。父爱如山，深沉厚重！父爱如海，博大宽广！您永远不会与我们分离，您将永远活在我们心里！ 虽然您百万分的不舍离开了我们，您的生命虽然结束了，但是，您正直、勤劳、自强、奋发的品行，您清清白白做人，踏踏实实做事，认认真真工作，快快乐乐生活的作风已经成为了我们的共识，并将成为我们毕生的追求，您富有现代普商的创造和开拓精神，为我们创造了千万财富，给我们做出了很好的榜样，您对亲人和朋友的真挚情感，对人生的积极追求，对生活的执著信念，将陪伴我们一生，父亲将永远活在我们的心中！请您老放心，我们不会辜负您的期望。 我想，人同万事万物一样，生于自然，回归自然。您将永远活在我们孩儿的心中！我们会永远记住您和母亲对我们的养育之恩，照顾好我们的母亲，使她健康长寿，安康祥和地欢度晩年生活！如果有来世，我们一定还做您的儿子和女儿！ 敬爱的父亲，祝愿您一路走好！ 我们亲爱的父亲永垂不朽！

We are deeply saddened to share the death of my dear father in-law, Ye Xinren. He passed away on the afternoon of December 28 in his hometown of Shanghai. His condition has been weakening over the last few years, and he didn’t have the strength to fight off covid when finally exposed. He was at home with his loving and caring wife of 50 years by his side. He lived his 84 years as the definition of a great man. He was kind to the core, generous, always mindful of others, and willing to do anything to help his friends and family. A gentle soul who loved his two grandchildren more than words can express. He was a great father, husband, brother, uncle, and grandfather. His family was supremely lucky to have him in our lives. He loved classical music and it brought him so much joy through his life- most especially in his final years when he lost his sight. The simple pleasure of sitting in the sunshine and listening to his longtime friends Bach, Chopin, Mendelssohn, and Rachmaninov brought him great enjoyment. He saw many changes in China during his life from war, famine, political unrest, and then finally times of peace and prosperity in his later years. He attended Jiaotong university where he trained to be a hydraulic engineer, and spent many decades building the railway locomotives that were the backbone of China’s industrialization. He married his beautiful bride in February 1972 at the same time that Richard Nixon made his historic visit to China. We celebrated their 50th anniversary this past year by taking them for a studio wedding photo shoot that they didn’t have the opportunity to take as newlyweds. His kind and generous soul will be missed by many family, friends, neighbors and all those who had the privilege to cross his path. Melanie