Eddie Wing Wai Ching: Actions Spoke
Loud
He
was the Cool Man.
Outwardly, he always seemed so phlegmatic. He did not
talk much. He did not reveal his emotions. If anything,
when you spoke to him, he would send you a stern look.
But inside, Eddie Wing Wai Ching was the exact opposite
&emdash; all warmth. So his family nicknamed him Cool
Man.
Since Mr. Ching, 29, was the youngest of four, his
relatives also liked to call him Ah- B, Chinese for baby.
In truth, though, he was mature beyond his years. He had
clear-cut goals of owning a home, establishing a
successful career and raising a family. He had already
bought a home in New Jersey when he was 27, and his
intention was to propose marriage to his girlfriend by
the end of the year.
As a client support administrator for UmeVoice, one of
his clients was Cantor Fitzgerald, and he was at its
office on Sept. 11.
To keep in shape, he liked to play basketball every
week. His motto, on and off the court, was the old
standard "Action speaks louder than words." As his
half-sister, Patricia Liu, put it: "You would ask him a
favor and he wouldn't answer you. But then he'd go ahead
and do just what you asked him."
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