";s:4:"text";s:3978:" Their car flipped over three times and Chi, who was not wearing a seatbelt, was ejected out and onto the road. Your love and heart and devotion to Chi was unconditional and amazing.I know that you will always remember him as a giant of a man on stage with a heart for every one of you.He was taken to the emergency room and at 3 am today his heart just suddenly stopped. You stood by him sending love daily. He had this thing, we'd call it his foot-in-mouth. "But that was definitely Chi's personality, and we always got a kick out of it. The primary members had known each other since they were teenagers, and as much as they were a band, they were also a family. All Rights Reserved.With Cheng's sudden passing in April, that hope has now turned to grief for his family, friends, and fans. "Moreno laughs. And so did he. He left this world with me singing songs he liked in his ear.He fought the good fight. The information we got was always very vague and very uncertain. Mom J (and Chi).Our dearest Family, (April 14, 2013) The musician fell into a coma following a car crash in Santa Clara, California in November 2008. The American musician, best known as the bassist for the American alternative metal band Deftones, Chi Cheng has died, he is survived by his wife Coleen, Ex Wife Adrienne and son. "He's fighting the fight." Immigrated to Florida in 1966 to pursue his masters at Florida University and then completed his PhD in Mechanical Engineering at Northwestern University. He was 42 years old.While at several times during our conversation about the bassist's life and passing, Moreno spoke of a "deep sadness," he chose to focus on the good times with Cheng, and in particular some of the more lighthearted aspects of his personality. The man didn't have a vindictive or conniving bone in his body, but he was the type of person who would point out the obvious, and then actually say it out loud. Chi Cheng Chi Cheng, PhD, age 78, mechanical engineer, patent holder, supporter of Taiwanese culture and independence, chess enthusiast. Roughly four-and-a-half years earlier, on November 8, 2008, in Santa Clara, California, Cheng was riding shotgun in a car driven by his younger sister, Mae, when they smashed into another vehicle. Early in the morning on April 14, 2013, Deftones bassist Chi Cheng was rushed to a hospital in the band's native Sacramento, California. The accident left him in a coma. And it would be like, 'Damn, Chi…' It was sort of a running joke. He was 42 years old. And not even just the press—I'd run into people on the street wanting to know, "How is Chi?" "We were bandmates, but he was also like a brother. This is the hardest thing to write to you. Born in Taipei, Taiwan, on February 11, 1942. Cheng’s mother added on the aforementioned One Love site, “Please hold Mae and Ming and the siblings and especially Chi’s son, Gabriel in your prayers. Probably the first thing I think of when I think of Chi is the funny shit. And I honestly felt that was the truth.For Cheng, it was a tragic end to what had been a long and difficult fight for his life. Chow Chi-yuen; References "I really get a really warm feeling when I think about him," Moreno says. So it was kind of like we just held on to the most optimistic outlook and hoped for the best. Cheng was a practicing Buddhist and maintained an interest in Taoism and Shamanism. Not long after his arrival, Cheng was pronounced dead after experiencing cardiac arrest. "Sign up to get the latest from Revolver, straight to your inbox.But then we had to start dealing with the press asking all the time about how he was doing. His family—sister Mae, a brother, Ming, his mother, Jeanne, and a teenage son, Gabriel—remained vigilant in their care for Cheng, attempting every type of treatment possible over the years.