Obituary for Fan Li
Mr. Fan Li, of Boxborough, MA, beloved husband, father, brother, and uncle passed away on May 20, 2021, after a long, courageous fight with a rare form of malignant spinal tumor. He was 65 years old.
Fan was born in Tianjin, China, the youngest and most mischievous of four kids. After middle school, his older siblings’ participation in Mao Zedong’s Down to the Countryside Movement afforded him the opportunity to attend and then teach at railroad technical school in Tianjin, an early hint at what would become a long fruitful engineering career. In 1978, Fan enrolled in Tianjin University, majoring in structural engineering before pursuing a graduate education in steel structures. The same year Fan graduated with his Masters, he married Xiaoyi on his birthday.
Fan immigrated to the United States from China in 1985, first attending WPI as a visiting scholar, then studying fire protection engineering in the Civil Engineering Department at WPI. He began his career at Package Industries Inc., and from there he moved to Northeast Concrete where he became a certified Structural Engineer. Shortly thereafter, he began working at Morgan Construction Co., ultimately spending nearly 30 years there, frequently traveling between the US and China to manage large projects. Fan also had a brief stint as the Sales President for Danieli China, before returning to Siemens/Primetals. A true international traveler, Fan reached the million mile club – his airline and hotel statuses were the envy of family and friends.
Fan was an avid golfer and could frequently be found on the green with friends on Sunday mornings. He enjoyed annual trips camping and skiing all around New England. Fan loved good company, good wine, and most of all, good laughs. A true family man, he cherished time spent at home with Xiaoyi and their two beautiful daughters.
Fan is survived by his loving wife, Xiaoyi, of 36 years; two daughters, Dana and Danya; his brother Wen Li and family of North Carolina; sisters Wei Li and Qi Li and their families of China; and nieces, nephews, grand-nieces and grand-nephews in the US, Canada, the UK, and China.
Relatives and friends are invited to visiting hours on Thursday, May 27, 2021 from 3:00pm - 7:00pm in the Acton Funeral Home 470 Massachusetts Avenue (Route 111) Acton. Flowers are welcome; the family will not be accepting donations. A celebration of life will be held on a later date, to be determined.
Friends are also invited to share memories, photos, or videos on this memorial page.
Memorial Page: www.actonfuneralhome.com
Fan was born in Tianjin, China, the youngest and most mischievous of four kids. After middle school, his older siblings’ participation in Mao Zedong’s Down to the Countryside Movement afforded him the opportunity to attend and then teach at railroad technical school in Tianjin, an early hint at what would become a long fruitful engineering career. In 1978, Fan enrolled in Tianjin University, majoring in structural engineering before pursuing a graduate education in steel structures. The same year Fan graduated with his Masters, he married Xiaoyi on his birthday.
Fan immigrated to the United States from China in 1985, first attending WPI as a visiting scholar, then studying fire protection engineering in the Civil Engineering Department at WPI. He began his career at Package Industries Inc., and from there he moved to Northeast Concrete where he became a certified Structural Engineer. Shortly thereafter, he began working at Morgan Construction Co., ultimately spending nearly 30 years there, frequently traveling between the US and China to manage large projects. Fan also had a brief stint as the Sales President for Danieli China, before returning to Siemens/Primetals. A true international traveler, Fan reached the million mile club – his airline and hotel statuses were the envy of family and friends.
Fan was an avid golfer and could frequently be found on the green with friends on Sunday mornings. He enjoyed annual trips camping and skiing all around New England. Fan loved good company, good wine, and most of all, good laughs. A true family man, he cherished time spent at home with Xiaoyi and their two beautiful daughters.
Fan is survived by his loving wife, Xiaoyi, of 36 years; two daughters, Dana and Danya; his brother Wen Li and family of North Carolina; sisters Wei Li and Qi Li and their families of China; and nieces, nephews, grand-nieces and grand-nephews in the US, Canada, the UK, and China.
Relatives and friends are invited to visiting hours on Thursday, May 27, 2021 from 3:00pm - 7:00pm in the Acton Funeral Home 470 Massachusetts Avenue (Route 111) Acton. Flowers are welcome; the family will not be accepting donations. A celebration of life will be held on a later date, to be determined.
Friends are also invited to share memories, photos, or videos on this memorial page.
Memorial Page: www.actonfuneralhome.com