Dr. Fu-Tien Sung

Dr. Fu-Tien Sung
Durham
Dr. Fu-Tien Sung, age 87, passed away at home in Durham, NC, on Saturday, July 28. He was born in 1925, in Jinan, China, to the late Ching-Tsai Sung and Shu He. He earned a B.Sc. in Engineering from National Taiwan University, an M.S. from the University of Colorado, and a Ph.D. in Engineering from Johns Hopkins University. He was a faculty member at the University of Iowa, and spent most of his career as Chief Engineering Consultant for Grove Manufacturing Company (Shady Grove, PA), developing patented designs for hydraulic cranes.
Fu-Tien and Jane Ting were married August 8, 1954, in Taipei, Taiwan. Before retirement in Durham, they lived in Iowa City, IA; Chicago, IL; Waverly, IA; and Waynesboro, PA. A mathematician and engineer by profession, Fu-Tien deeply loved Chinese and Western classical music and art, ensuring his children had many opportunities to pursue them. He was an avid photographer, and maintained interests in Chinese history and culture, writing articles on Chinese painting published in a Chinese journal. Late in life, he received Christ and was baptized, with his wife Jane, on Easter, April 12, 2009.
He is survived by his wife, Jane Ting Sung; children, Daphne Kelsall and husband, Ben of Coatesville, PA, Elizabeth Sung of Gurnee, IL, Felix Sung of Durham, NC, and Grant Sung and wife, Nancy of Durham, NC; grandchildren, Sarah Marie Kelsall, Sheryl Anne Kelsall, Andrew Zong-Yi Sung and Kaela Mae Sung. He also is survived by his sister Yu-Jiunn Sung and brother Yi-Min Sung. He was preceded in death by his sister Yu-Ling Sung.
The visitation and memorial service will be held at Church of the Good Shepherd, 3741 Garrett Road, Durham, NC 27707. The burial will follow at Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Church of the Good Shepherd Building Fund, designating "Memorial" in the memo line and mailed to: Church of the Good Shepherd, 3741 Garrett Road, Durham, NC 27707; or to Alzheimer's Association, P.O. Box 96011, Washington, DC 20090-6011, or online at: https://act.alz.org/site/Donation2?11461.donation=form1&df_id=11461&pw_id=1821.
Arrangements for the Sung family are under the care of Hall-Wynne Funeral Services. Online condolences: www.hallwynne.com select "Obituaries."