1September 1962 16, one of our American "old friends" Si Tuleideng died of a heart attack in Washington at the age of 86. In his will, he asked that his body be cremated and buried in yenching university, China, because his wife Irene was buried there.

Soul to Hangzhou:

Si Tuleideng couldn't afford to get sick in his later years, and the serious sequelae of stroke made him spend the last 13 years in a wheelchair and a hospital bed. At that time, Si Tuleideng had no relatives with him. His wife died in Beijing at the age of 50, and his only son was not around. Si Tuleideng made a will and asked Fu Jingbo to bury his ashes next to his wife's grave if possible after his death. 1962 September, Si Tuleideng died in Washington.

In 2008, the spirit of Si Tuleideng, who had been away from China for 60 years, returned to Hangzhou, China under the watchful eyes of American Ambassador to China Reid, yenching university alumni and Hangzhou citizens. On June165438+1October 17, the ashes of former American Ambassador to China Si Tuleideng were buried in Hangzhou Anxian Garden. The tombstone reads: "Si Tuleideng, 1876- 1962, the first headmaster of yenching university."