Patricia Chang was born in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in 1927. She stayed there through the Japanese occupation in 1945. She attended the convent for high school. After high school graduation, she left Malaysia to attend college in the United States. In September, 1947, she attended colleges in the Washington, D.C. area. She graduated with a B.S. from the University of Maryland in Biology in 1951 and a M.S. from the University of Pennsylvania in Parasitology in 1953. She went on to Baltimore, Maryland and did graduate studies and research at the Johns Hopkins University in Pathology. She met her husband Chih-Chi Hsu in Baltimore, Maryland. They were married in June, 1955. They moved to Seattle, Washington in 1958 where Chih-Chi taught at the University of Washington in the College of Electrical Engineering, He went on to become a tenured professor and taught there for 35 years. Pat worked at the Health Sciences conducting research studies at the University of Washington for 17 years.
Her interests were music, travel, photography, and art. She travelled extensively in Asia, Europe, and in United States. She enjoyed travelling in the Elder Hostel program and attended many educational trips, learning about the local culture
She was active in the University Presbyterian church as a member since 1958. She attended Bible study groups, volunteered as an usher, church library aide, and was elected as a board member for the Skymasters church group. She travelled to the Holy Land twice with the church group and was baptized at the Jordan River by Pastor Bruce Larson in 1983. She also visited Oberammergau, Bavaria, Germany, to attend the Passion Play about the life of Christ. After Pastor Larson left Seattle, she enjoyed the inspirational sermons of Pastor Earl Palmer.
In 2008, Pat moved to Horizon House. She enjoyed meeting new people there and was active in a creative writing class, where she wrote “My East West Saga, A Memoir”, a story about her life.
Her husband predeceased her in 2007. She is survived by her 3 daughters, Jeanne, Eileen, and Diane.
At her request there will not be a memorial service.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to:
The University of Washington Foundations, Chih- Chi Hsu Memorial Scholarship Fund, Box 359505, Seattle, WA, 98195.
University Presbyterian Church, 4540 15th Ave NE, Seattle, WA. 98105.
Horizon House, 900 University St. Seattle, WA. 98101.