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Inan Chen

Dracut, MA, USA

October 9, 1933 - April 15, 2019

Oct 9, 1933 - Apr 15, 2019

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Inan Chen died Monday, April 15, 2019, at his home in Dracut, Massachusetts, with his family by his side. He had been living with Alzheimer’s disease for several years and had recently been weakened by pneumonia. In addition to Yuki, his wife of 60 years, he is survived by his son Mike and his spouse Magda Gilewicz and their daughter Lucienne Chen, of Fresno, California, his daughter Julie and her spouse Susu Wong, of Wilmington, Massachusetts, and his two sisters Yeh Chen Wen-Chen and Teng Chen Ling-Chen, of Tainan, Taiwan, as well as numerous family members in Taiwan and the U.S.

Inan and Yuki moved to Dracut in 2010 from their home in Webster, New York, where they had lived since 1964. Inan was hired to work in the Xerox research labs (Webster Research Center) in the emerging field of xerography that would transform the world of printing and the daily lives of many by making photocopying accessible to everyone. Over the ensuing 33 years, he worked as a research scientist, Principal Scientist, and Research Fellow with Xerox Corporation, and had more than 100 publications in professional journals and several patents related to xerography. He also had short research assignments at the Palo Alto Research Center, Fuji Xerox, and the Tokyo Institute of Technology, and taught as a visiting professor at National Taiwan University and National Tsing Hua University in Taiwan. After his retirement from Xerox, he did consulting work for Quality Engineering Associates in Billerica, Mass., and gave lectures in Japan.

Inan received his Ph.D. in Nuclear Physics from the University of Michigan in 1964, his M.S. in Atomic Science from the newly established National Tsing Hua University (the first graduate program in Taiwan), and his B.S. in Physics from National Taiwan University. He was admitted to the graduate program with the highest entrance exam score in the country.

Inan grew up in Tainan, Taiwan, where he was born in 1933 and lived with his parents and seven siblings. He met his wife Yuki in a mathematics class as college freshmen. Their marriage in 1959 was a culmination of a long friendship, with many hours of studying and hiking together. In 1961, soon after the birth of their son, Mike, they moved to Michigan for Inan to continue his graduate studies, making the United States their new permanent home.

His approach to people and life was both logical and kind. As in his science so it was in his life he liked systematically and elegantly to plan and work out the predictable, which allowed for new, unexpected vistas and opportunities to open up. He was also most accepting of all people and was kind, modest and unassuming, devoted to his family, and always ready to help.

No formal funeral services will be held, but a celebration of his life will be planned for the future. In lieu of flowers, memories can be submitted to the memorial website at: everloved.com/life-of/inan-ch… If desired, donations can be made to: The Cure Alzheimer’s Fund (www.curealz.org) or to your preferred charity.

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