“To this day, the one who had the most
influence on me, other than my parents,
was Bill Peake. He taught me science, how
to speak and write English, and how to be
a decent human being. The impact he and
Helen had on me was tremendous. Helen
knew my parents were 10,000 miles away
and I was alone. She treated me like her
son. She invited me to her house every
holiday. When I got married as a student,
she held a dinner reception for 100 guests
at her home. She gave us used furniture
and a washing machine, and she gave
our first son $500 for college. She was
an exceptional, warm, wonderful human
being. I learned a lot from her, mostly
that happiness does not come from doing
things for yourself but from doing things
for others.”
—Sheldon Pang, Sc.D. 1988