Hwei-Hsien Cheng, U soil scientist, dies of COVID-19 at 88

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February 15, 2021
A photo of Dr. HH Cheng and Jo Cheng seated at a formal banquet; photo by ROC 100 Minnesota.
Photo of HH and Jo Cheng by ROC 100 Minnesota.

"As a young boy, Hwei-Hsien Cheng and his family saw their lives uprooted by the Chinese Communist Revolution.

"But the longtime soil scientist devoted himself to education, a career path that would bind him to his native country.

"Cheng, 88, died Jan. 24 at his St. Paul home after complications from COVID-19, said his eldest son Edwin Cheng of San Francisco." Read the full story in the Star Tribune.