George Wang

Dr. Wenguang (George) Wang, age 67, of Auburn Hills, MI, formerly of Canton, MI & Morgantown, WV, passed away peacefully in his own home surrounded by family and friends on Saturday, August 31, 2013. He battled Stage Four Gastric Cancer for two years. Dr. Wang was born in TaoYuan of Hunan Province, China, to a family of nine siblings. He was the youngest. His early childhood years were spent on the back of the family buffalo, wishing that he could go to school. Finally he was permitted to enter school at age eight and immediately he was top of his class. Every opportunity to advance in education was seized with diligence and tenacity. Dr. Wang earned a B.S. degree from the University of Hunan. At age 37, he became a visiting scholar to the United States. Shortly afterwards, he entered the graduate program at West Virginia University. From there, he earned a master's degree in Mining, a master's and Ph.D. in Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, and became a professor and advisor to graduate students. While at WVU, he published over 90 professional journals in Engineering. In 1999, he became the Senior Engineer at AM General and served there until retirement. Dr. Wang was the recipient of several awards, including the 1996 SAE Teetor Educational Award and “Best Professional of the Year” award in the International Who’s Who Professionals, 2001. In 2012 he was nominated in China's "QianRenJiHua". As much as he pursued success, he also pursued God. He sought the Lord every morning without fail. His devotion and faith was evident to all, especially during the time of his illness. Dr. Wang predeceased his wife of almost 40 years, Jiang Qin, his son Peter, his daughter Carol, his daughter-in-law Wang Huan, and his three grandchildren Deborah, Sarah, and Tianmu. Viewing and Memorial Service will be held at the Pixley Funeral Home in Auburn Hills, MI, on Thursday, September 5th, at 5:30 and 7:30 PM, respectively. Dr. Wang will be cremated on Friday, September 6th around 10AM.