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Eugene Chen Obituary

September 15, 1930 - September 16, 2014 Eugene Chen of Playa Vista, California passed away on Tuesday September 16, 2014. He was 84. He was the beloved husband of the late Susan Chen. Born in I-Lan, Taiwan, he attended college at the University of Taiwan, where he met and married Susan Liu. They lived in many countries - Taiwan, New Zealand, and Australia before residing in Washington Crossing, PA, USA, where he worked as a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine for Johnson & Johnson. Later in his career, he was the founder of Advance International, a successful veterinarian consulting firm. Eugene is survived by his daughter Mary (Ulf), sons, Robert, Philip (Melinda), and Douglas (Heidi), and his brother Harold, and brother-in-law Kent. He is the grandfather of Adrian, Melissa, Jason, Jeremy, Oliver and Eloise. A viewing will be held from 10.15 am to 10.50 am, followed by a funeral service at 11.00 am Wednesday, September 24 at Gates, Kingsley & Gates Smith Salsbury Funeral Directors at 4220 S. Sepulveda Blvd Culver City, CA 90230.

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Published by Los Angeles Times from Sep. 22 to Sep. 23, 2014.

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October 10, 2014

I have very fond memories of Eugene, Susan and the family from my childhood in Melville, Hamilton, New Zealand. My condolences to the family.
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September 25, 2014

May your heart soon be filled with wonderful memories of your loved one Heb 2:18

September 23, 2014

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