香君大學老師朱靜華的慰問信

Dear Kevin and Candy:

We have never met, but I know about you from Hsiang-chun.  I am so, so devastated to hear about Hsiang-chun's passing.  I am very sorry I was not aware of the seriousness of her health or I would have said good-by to her.  I really feel very bad about my not knowing earlier.  I do want to thank you for informing me of this sad news.  Please accept my deepest sympathy.

I knew that Hsiang-chun was struggling with health issues, but did not know of its seriousness.  It was very much how Hsiang-chun was—she never complained and was always positive.  Hsiang-chun was very special.  She was my student when I first started to teach in Taipei.  Her eagerness and enthusiasm was very encouraging for me as a young and inexperienced teacher.  Hsiang-chun was also my very first student to continue in art history and, more significantly, she was one who went far beyond the little that I started her out with.  She was extraordinary in overcoming obstacles she encountered in her journey to becoming a prominent and influential art historian.  Her persistence was inspiring.  Hsiang-chun always remembered to keep me informed about her life, either with a phone call or a simple email.  I continue to find it quite humbling that, after she was making an impact with her exhibitions and her writings art and I was using her work for my teaching, she continued to talk to me in the most unassuming way, as a former student.  I am proud to have been part of Hsiang-chun’s life and am very saddened that she is no longer with us.  I will miss her phone calls and hearing her sweet voice.

Sincerely,

Jane

Jane C. Ju 朱靜華

Associate Professor

History Department

National Chengchi University

Taipei, Taiwan