Nelson Tsin Tsao-Wu

Mr. Nelson Tsin Tsao-Wu, age 79, a resident of Albuquerque since 2008, died Wednesday, May 7, 2014. He is the son of C.S. Tsao-Wu and S.T. Liu. He is survived by his loving and caring wife, Nancy; children, Grace and husband Craig Freedman of Chicago, IL, George and wife Tram Chu of Anchorage, AK, and Gladys of Albuquerque; grandchildren, Maya Tsao-Wu, Lauren Tsao-Wu, JJ Freedman and Camille Freedman; sisters, Cindy of San Francisco, CA and Judy of Shanghai, China; brother, Eddy of San Francisco, CA; nieces, nephews and friends. Mr. Tsao-Wu was born in Tientsin, China in September 1934. He left China in 1948, completed high school in Hong Kong and graduated from the University of London. He came to know Christ as his savior and Lord in London. After marrying Nancy in 1959, they immigrated to the US in 1963. He received his Masters and PhD from Northeastern University and was later a Sloan Fellow from MIT. After living in Massachusetts and New Jersey, he and his family settled in Boulder, Colorado. He was a research electrical engineer, employed his entire career by Bell Labs and AT&T, including directing a graduate institute in Singapore. He and his wife volunteered at the Far East Broadcasting Company and were members of the Albuquerque Chinese Baptist Church. Some of his friends and relatives describe him as solid, even keeled, a man of great integrity, kind, a gentle soul, brainy, brilliant. He was an exceptional husband and father. Services will be held on Sunday, May 18, 2014 at 2:30 p.m. at Albuquerque Chinese Baptist Church, 2721 Arizona St. NE. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Far East Broadcasting Company - Chinese Ministry, 15700 Imperial Highway, La Mirada, CA 90638 or febc.org. FRENCH - Wyoming 7121 Wyoming Blvd. NE (505) 823-9400