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Charles Fa Obituary
Resident of Los Altos Hills
Charles Hsien Fa, beloved father and grandfather passed away at home Jan. 19, at 90. He was preceded by his beloved wife Theresa M. Fa. Survived by children Angie Fa, PhD, Marguerita Fa-Kaji, JD (& Troy Kaji, MD), Thomas Fa, BA, Emmie Fa, MD (& Hon Lee, MD), and Christina Fa Mark, MD (& Greg Mark, DCrim), grandchildren Kyle Fa, Jade Fa, Naomi Fa-Kaji, Noelle Fa-Kaji, Reyna Fa-Kaji, Hope Fa-Kaji, Gemma Fa-Kaji, Aubrie Lee, Blaze Lee, Cadence Lee, Dashiell Lee, stepgrandchildren Kellen Mark & Alexa Mark, and sister Maria Fa of Beijing. Charles, a native of Shenyang, China, resided in CA for over 55 years. A Silicon Valley pioneer, he co-invented an early integrated circuit ("silicon chip"). He was known for his gregariousness. Friends are invited to St. William Catholic Church, 611 South El Monte Ave., Los Altos, Jan. 30: 10:00 am Viewing, 10:30 am Rosary and 11:00 am Celebration of Life. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to FSH Muscular Dystrophy Society https://www.fshsociety.org/.
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Jean Goyal
January 29, 2016
Charlie was a faithful participant in my yoga class. He always did his best with a smile. His presence was missed whenever he was absent for any period of time. We will remember Charlie and think about him fondly.
Bernice and Marion Restivo
January 28, 2016
Our thoughts and prayers to the Fa family. We cherish the memories of Mary Theresa and Charles, two dear and wonderful friends we will never forget.
Soli & Clive Henrick
January 28, 2016
Charlie was a good friend. We will miss his cheery smile. May you rest in peace!
Marjie & Bob Daehler
January 27, 2016
Charlie was a great friend in our yoga class at the YMCA. He always greeted us with a smile and by name. If something in class was hard he was still hard at work to do the best he could. We had some interesting talks about his past. We have missed him in class already and send our best wishes to his family. We will continue to miss his smiling face and upbeat attitude.
Marjie and Bob
Camella Nair
January 27, 2016
Sweet dreams dear man and dedicated yoga student
Janice Sutphin
January 27, 2016
Charlie was a dear friend from both the Page Mill and Ross Road YMCA. He always greeted me with a huge smile and a hug. We went to the same yoga classes and he was a important member of the class. We seriously discussed possible solutions to current problems in the community. My day was brighter when I saw Charlie at the Y. When he had to give up driving last year he still managed to attend the Y as much as possible. We miss miss him. Please except my deepest condolences on you loss. Charlie was a great and caring man.
Bil Fong
January 26, 2016
Charles was very sincere and concerned on his next generation, he put a lot of efforts to link the whole world FA family and treated them as a family members. Although, he passed away from us, but worldwide FA will remember him and keeping this root link tightly.
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