Obituary of Jiandong Zhu

Jiandong "Kevin" Zhu, age 58 of Garnet Valley, PA passed away unexpectedly at Riddle Memorial Hospital on February 4, 2023. He was surrounded by his wife and son at the time of his death. Born to Xiuyun Liu and Bingjun Zhu in Qingdao, China, Kevin immigrated to the U.S. in 1996, at the age of 32. Kevin has lived in Garnet Valley for the past 17 years, previously residing in Ithaca, NY, Akron, OH, and Kent, OH. Kevin was a Software Engineer for Genesis Healthcare in Kennett Square.  Kevin was very active and played soccer, basketball, and tennis. He loved coaching tennis and coached his son, Andy, to two state championships. Kevin enjoyed watching football and was an avid Philadelphia Eagles fan.  Kevin also  enjoyed gardening, traveling, and spending time with his friends and family, especially his two sons. He was preceded in death by his mother, Xiuyun Liu and is survived by his loving wife of 29 years, Fengxiang "Julia" You, two sons, Daniel and Andy Zhu, father, Bingjun Zhu, brother, Bo Liu, and two sisters, Aihua Zhu and Jianying Zhu.  A visitation  will be held on Thursday, February 9,  from 10AM to 11AM at the Pagano Funeral Home, 3711 Foulk Road, Garnet Valley, PA followed by a funeral service at 11 AM. Interment will follow at Lawn Croft Cemetery, Linwood, PA. Online condolences may be made by visiting www.paganofuneralhome.com.

朱建东先生因突发心脏病于2023 年 2 月 4 日在Riddle Memorial Hospital意外离世，享年58岁。

          建东生于山东青岛，父亲朱秉君、母亲刘秀云。建东拥有西安交通大学学士和清华大学硕士，曾供职于中国国家体委科研所。建东1996年移民美国，曾先后在俄亥俄州肯特和阿克伦、纽约州伊萨卡居住，自2005年起定居宾州Garnet Valley，生前担任Genesis Healthcare公司的软件工程师。

建东热情善良、活跃开朗、又乐于助人，热爱园艺、旅行和与他的家人朋友共度美好时光。建东酷爱网球、足球和篮球等各项体育运动，不但是费城老鹰队的狂热粉丝，而且还作为教练指导次子荣获过两届特拉华州网球冠军。

建东挚爱的妻子游凤祥携儿子Daniel和Andy Zhu在此敬告各位亲朋好友：建东的遗体告别仪式和追悼会将分别于2月9日（星期四）上午10 点和11 点在Pagano Funeral Home, 3711 Foulk Road, Garnet Valley, Pa举行，随后建东的遗体将在宾夕法尼亚州林伍德Lawn Croft Cemetery下葬安息！

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