Mang Chung Yu PhD Obituary (1939 - 2019)

Dr. Mang Chung Yu, PhD, 80, died on July 16, 2019 in Livingston, NJ. A gathering of friends and family will be in the Prout Funeral Home, (www.proutfuneralhome.com) 370 Bloomfield Avenue, Verona on Saturday, August 31, 2019 from 12:00 to 2:00 pm with a service at 1:30 pm. Born in Hong Kong, Dr. Yu moved to New York City in 1958. He earned his B.S. in Biology from St. Edward's University (Texas) in 1963 and his PhD in Anatomy from St. Louis University (Missouri) in 1970. After graduation, Dr. Yu spent two years as a post doctoral fellow at Brain Edema Research Unit, Buffalo General Hospital (New York). Dr. Yu served as an Associate Professor of Anatomy at UMDNJ in Newark, NJ from 1972 to 2007. He was also an active member of the American Association of Anatomists. In 1986, Dr. Yu and his wife, Amy, moved to Cedar Grove, NJ. He will be remembered as an avid reader, a cook who always appreciated gourmet food and a man who loved all animals, big or small, unconditionally. Dr. Yu is survived by his wife, Dr. Wan-Hua Amy Yu, PhD and a loving extended family. In lieu of flowers, donations to Helping Felines in Need, P. O. Box 2586, Wayne, NJ 07474-2586 would be appreciated.