Simon-Yeh-Obituary

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Simon Yeh

Walnut Creek, California

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DIED
April 28, 2025
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Walnut Creek, California

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Simon Yeh, 72, passed away peacefully at home. Simon was born in Hong Kong in August 1952 to Gertrude and Hsun Yeh. The family immigrated to San Francisco in 1957. After graduating from Lowell High, Simon graduated from Stanford University where he met Elizabeth.Simon entered the graduate...

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Simon and I were compatriots in grad school. We both started and finished at the same time, and both worked in the Meares Chemistry Lab at UCD. He was a pleasure to work with, and ultimately I spent a large slice of my professional career working with the chemistry that he and David Sherman had developed in the Meares Lab. Simon and I kept in touch over the years, and I know that his family was very important to him. My condolences to Liz and JoAnna. Simon lives on in our hearts and memories...

I remember Simon helping me out when I first joined Claude Meare's lab. He was a joy. Sincere condolences to Liz and Joana. With warm regards, Dayton Reardan

Simon was a senior graduate student about to get his PhD when I joined the Meares lab at UC Davis in 1979. I remember him as kind, thoughtful and soft spoken, generous with his ideas, gently delivered. Simon had a good sense of humor too. I saw him last in 2018 at a lab reunion dinner. He and his smile will be missed.

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Dear Elizabeth, Please accept our deepest condolences. Simon and his father were both our role models at Lowell. The Wong Family has made a donation in Simon's memory to the Contra Costa Gospel Church.