Gentle soul, kind heart, generous spirit and genuine friend.

Hao and I were college friends and fraternity brothers. We were roommates after graduating from LMU through my time in law school until I got married. He was a groomsman in my wedding. As we got busier in life, we did not spend as much time together as I would have liked. No matter how much time would go by between seeing each other, we picked up where we left off as if no time had passed. We have shared so many happy memories together that I will always cherish. Sigma Chi fraternity formals. Playing basketball. Fun trips to Las Vegas, Palm Springs, Rosarito and more. Blackjack and poker games. Coachella Music Festival. Hollywood Park Racetrack. Hitting golf balls off the bluff. Watching movies on laser disc (and deciding who had to get up halfway through the movie to flip the disc). How many times can we watch Rounders and Gladiator over and over again? Seeing the pool at our house turn green…then came the tadpoles…and now they are frogs! Was that a frog that just hopped across our living room?!?! Construction near our house apparently leads to mice. I never heard someone scream as loud as Hao seeing a mouse crawl up the lamp next to his bed! Watching football games and his favorite Dallas Cowboys (and maybe a friendly bet or two). Lakers games at the Staples Center. Work lunches in Downtown LA. Talking about our careers. Celebrating buying our first houses. Sharing the joy of starting our families. When I visited Hao at the hospital, the first thing that he asked me was how I was doing and if my family was doing well. I was obviously there to visit him and provide my support during that difficult time, but here he was asking about me and caring about others. I was not surprised at all because that was the Hao that I have always known. Hao was a gentle soul with a kind heart. He was incredibly generous and focused on making other people happy more than himself. He was an extremely genuine person and friend. I love you brother. DJ