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Diana Wu

Walnut Creek, California

1936 - 2014

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Diana WuDec. 24, 1936 - May 22, 2014Walnut CreekDiana Ting Wu passed away peacefully in Alamo, CA on May 22, 2014, with her family at her side.Born in Shanghai in 1936, Diana spent her early years in the city until her family fled to Hong Kong during World War II. This move prompted the first of...

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When Diana first came to Saint Mary's, it was evident that she would be a gift to the students she would eventually teach and advise over the many years she served the College. Diana set high standards and worked tirelessly to help students achieve their full potential. She provided mentoring and guidance for so many who never would have made it without her.

I especially remember a student from Hong Kong who had very little confidence when he arrived, due to the fierce...

What a pleasure it was to work with Diana Wu for ten years! What an outstanding teacher she was; she really loved her students and they loved her back.

Arline and I will always remember our trip to China with Diana in 1988 for an international economic conference and the tour which followed. What an amazing experience she provided for us.

It was an honor and a pleasure to know her and to be her friend.
Mike Walter

Diana, no, for me, you are Tingting. The name I have always used for 64 years, ever since we lived in the same house, went to the same school in HK, then, later in Taipei, and after we met again in the States. We had, then, our families, and our work. You were an admired scholar, intelligent, thoughtful, loving, kind and beautiful as ever. Yes, how very true! Our parents were friends. Especially our mothers. They went to the same school, as well, but in Suzhou. You came to see my mom in...

Diana Wu is considered one of the significant contributors to the early years of John F. Kennedy University. She was a brilliant woman who was willing to invest her time, her wisdom, her innovative ideas, and her passion into building a cutting-edge educational program for lifelong learners.

We are deeply grateful to both Diana and George who became an integral part of the JFKU family alongside their good friend, Bob Fisher, the University's second president.
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Diana was our cousin, she was one of the kindest and most gracious person we knew. She was considerate, thoughtful and generous. She always put others before herself.

When I fist came to UC Berkeley from Taiwan, I had a full scholarship. But I didn't know everything was on a pay-first-then-reimburse policy, so my parents didn't send me with enough cash on me. That was back in 1963. And back then the only way to get funds sent to the US had to be done through slow transfers via...