Chih Ming Jimmy Hsiao, age 75, a resident of Naperville, went to be with the Lord on Friday, April 20, 2018.  He was born September 12, 1942 in Pingtung, Taiwan to his father, Pu Tuo Hsiao and his mother, Xu Li Yang Hsiao.

Jimmy grew up in Pingtung and was the second of five siblings.  After earning a bachelor of science degree from Chung Yuan University in Taiwan and fulfilling his military service, Jimmy worked in Taiwan and the Philippines as a chemical engineer.  Through a Christian fellowship of young professionals, Jimmy met his wife, Jiin Yu Julia Hsiao, in Kaohsiung, Taiwan.  Jimmy and Julia married on July 16, 1971.

Jimmy and Julia moved their family to the United States in 1978, settling first in Oxford, Mississippi, where Jimmy earned a master's degree in chemical engineering from the University of Mississippi.  They moved to Houston in 1980, where Jimmy worked as a petrochemical engineer.

In 1985, Jimmy and Julia moved to Skokie.  He began teaching mathematics, engineering drawing, computer aided design, environmental science, engineering science and the mechanics of materials at Truman College in Chicago, eventually holding the title of associate professor.  He spent 30 years at Truman before retiring in late 2015.  Jimmy also went back to school in his 50s, earning a master's degree in Christian education from Trinity International University in Deerfield.  He used his deep Christian faith and his knowledge of the Bible to spread the good news whenever he could, serving as a guest preacher on Sundays in the pulpits of Chicago-area Chinese churches.

Throughout their lives, Jimmy and Julia were active in many churches, including Chinese Christian Fellowship Church in Wilmette, Moody Church in Chicago, Compass Church in Naperville and most recently, Christ Covenant Church in Villa Park.  Jimmy enjoyed spending time with his grandchildren, reading and studying the Bible.

Jimmy is survived by two daughters, Amy Hsiao (Nicholas Krouglicof) and Katy Hsiao Goldsborough (Robert); four grandchildren, Gretchen, Madeleine, Abigail and Robert Jameson Goldsborough; two sisters, Yue Hao Hsiao and Jia Jen Hsiao; and a brother, Xuo Chin Hsiao.  He was preceded in death by his wife, Julia, who died in January 2016; his parents, Pu Tuo Hsiao and Yang Xu Li Hsiao; and a younger brother, Jin Chuo Hsiao.

A funeral service will take place at 5 p.m. on Monday, April 23 at First Presbyterian Church of Glen Ellyn, 550 N. Main St., Glen Ellyn, followed by a reception.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Chih-Ming Jimmy and Jiin-Yu Julia Memorial Award in Sustainable Design Engineering at the University of Prince Edward Island, https://secure.upei.ca/donate/