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Greenlee said the racial discrimination didn't affect her father much but it made him shield his family. He would adorn his wife and daughters with fine clothes and jewels to command respect.
There may not have been many obstacles setting up a business in the Inland Valley but finding a home in 1950 was a different matter. [link widoczny dla zalogowanych]
Wing died in the home he built on Base Line after suffering from a brain aneurism. A viewing at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Covina is scheduled for tonight, with a funeral service on Monday.
But the Claremont resident's contributions did not stop there. As the first doctor to practice Chinese medicine in the Inland Valley and an ardent promoter of the Pomona drag races, Wing's legacy as a renaissance man is hard to dispute.
Wing studied at the Los Angeles College of Chiropractic and opened his practice in Los Angeles, with a focus on Chinese medicine.
"One time, he said, 'If they make fun of you, look down at your wrist. That jade you're wearing is worth all of them,' " Greenlee recalled.
Dr. Wing was pioneer, prolific inventor
"My mother really looked up to him because he was one of the first Chinese families to move here and he had to break barriers to do that," Linda Yao said. "He was a man of principle. He was pretty fearless for his time, given some of the prejudices he was facing." [link widoczny dla zalogowanych]
Wing's inventive and gifted mind created microcurrent technologies that helped athletes such as Magic Johnson and [link widoczny dla zalogowanych]. At the dawn of the Korean War, Wing established an ultra-high frequency communication station at the local chapter of the American Red Cross - which eventually was adapted to give the United States an advantage in military communications for the decade prior to the advent of satellites.
"He was the world-famous inventor and he gave it all up to take care of her at home," Greenlee said. "He enabled her to keep living."
Friends and family from out of state are expected to attend Monday's service, although Wing probably would have objected. A constant pragmatist, Wing is known for telling people, "Don't fly in to my funeral, we'll send you a DVD." Wing is survived by his daughters, Adrienne Wing Lau and Carolyn Wing Greenlee, two grandsons and five great-grandchildren. A viewing at Forest Lawn Mortuary at 21300 Via Verde Drive in Covina will be held 5 to 9 p.m. today. Funeral services will be at 11:30 a.m. Monday.
He loved ham radio and his innovations eventually led to the creation of an emergency control station for the American Red Cross.
Many of his amateur radios, microcurrent machines and other gadgets are on display in five museums including one in his native Modesto and at the Ebell Museum.
The former chiropractor was still active and visiting friends up to the day he died, which is believed to be Nov. 9. Wing was still working on a new design for one of his contraptions. [link widoczny dla zalogowanych]
In those pre-cell phone days, Wing solved a dilemma while watching his patients, many of whom were actors, miss their calls for jobs because they were in Wing's waiting room. Wing designed and manufactured a radio paging station with personal pagers that was eventually used by Motorola. [link widoczny dla zalogowanych]
Claremont Councilman Peter Yao remembered being the second Chinese family to move into the neighborhood and was warmly welcomed by the Wings. His wife, Linda Yao, said her parents were also good friends with the Wings.
"He just lived to the last second," said his daughter, Carolyn Wing Greenlee. "He didn't withdraw from life at all. He was dauntless."
He grew up in Modesto as a scrappy farm boy who hauled manure. At 17, he designed a truck that carried three times the load of a typical vehicle, thereby increasing his profits.
Wing also designed microcurrent machines used for muscle therapy. In addition to transforming sports medicine, Wing's inventions were used for cosmetology. His instrument, which sends electric charges to stimulate sagging skin, was exported to 35 countries and used by Princess Diana.
In a 2007 interview reflecting on his wife's last years, Wing said, "I am the most proud of taking care of my wife."
Wing became well-regarded for his work with diabetics and opened branch offices in San Bernardino, Woodland Hills and Pomona.
Of all his accomplishments, what meant the most to Wing was being by his wife's side before she died in 2004. Kay Wing had Lou Gehrig's disease and Wing built a chairlift for her when she grew less and less mobile. The chair is now housed in the Modesto McHenry Museum.
first-generation Chinese immigrants. His father was a merchant and his mother was sold at the age of 4 to escape the famine in China.
Wing and his wife, Kay Wing, were the first Chinese- American family to move to an all-white Claremont. While trying to find a home, real estate agents raised the asking price and neighbors signed petitions against the young family.
Dr. Tom Wing, whose research and inventions helped communities far and wide - from celebrity athletes to the U.S. military - has died. He was 95.
"You couldn't hop into your car and go to Radio Shack," Greenlee said. "If something broke, you fixed it." [link widoczny dla zalogowanych]
"One of the reasons he wanted to do all the museums was he wanted to show that the Chinese weren't just shuffling coolies," Greenlee said. "They were not confined to railroad workers or the laundry."
It seemed the Central Valley was an apropriate setting for Wing's inventive mind.
Wing,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], who never cooked or cleaned before his wife got sick, embraced those duties wholeheartedly. [link widoczny dla zalogowanych]
"Everyone knew where his business was," said Mickey Gallivan, president of the Historical Society of Pomona Valley. "It was sort of a landmark."
Wing eventually became a dedicated member of the Uptown Pomona Lions Club, even though at the time, minorities weren't allowed. Lions Club leaders chartered a new club to bring Wing on board. [link widoczny dla zalogowanych]
The Lions Club was instrumental in getting the drag races started in Pomona. As a lover of fast cars, Wing helped promote the races that led to the first Winternationals.
His office was on Holt Boulevard near Reservoir Street. A portion of a business sign is now housed in the Pomona Ebell Museum and the neon sign that once declared "Dr. Wing Chinese Herbs" is in the Museum of Neon Art in Los Angeles. [link widoczny dla zalogowanych]
But for every person who discriminated against him, there were many others who were kind and accepting.
Wing was an avid reader. He likely read every issue of Popular Mechanics from cover to cover in addition to the "Analects of Confucius."
The lanky and bespectacled doctor was a fast talker. His interests were so varied - from ham radio to race cars - it was impossible to box him in. [link widoczny dla zalogowanych]