RIP Dr. Wu Chengde

[Drunk Monk]

Dr. Wu is Master Grace Wu-Monnat's father. I know some of you know her. She's one of my closest friends in the wulin. What you may not know is she is part of a prominent martial dynasty. Her grandfather was GM Wang Ziping, a truly legendary figure of his generation. Her mom was Madame Wu Jurong, another titan in the field, and her dad, Dr. Wu was the Director of the Shanghai College of TCM, one of the most prominent TCM schools of all. Grace and her two sisters are all standout masters. I've had the privilege of spending time with the family, all except sister Helen, who I've never met (once Grace and Xiaoping kidnapped me and took me to lunch - we almost ended up at a breastaurant called Twin Peaks. Man, those TexASS tournaments were so cray). I met the good Doctor several times, and my strongest memory of him was having lunch together at the VIP table overlooking the tournament. 

Grace and I text each other every few weeks. The last time she texted me she said she was trying to see her dad more. I texted her this morning when I heard but I don't expect to hear back from her soon. She took her mom's death hard. I'm sure she's taking her dad's death hard too. 

He was the same age as my mom.