Made with FlippingBook. Ang was born on July 29, , and grew up in a family of Chinese restau- rateurs and laundrymen in the Roxbury area of Boston, Mass. Ang earned an M. He earned his Ph. Ang joined the Foreign Service in He served twice in Baghdad, from to and again from to ; on the first occasion, he received the first of two Superior Honor Awards for his coura- geous work in evacuating civilians from Kuwait during the Persian Gulf War. He also served in various roles at the State Department; as a congressional fellow in the office of Senator Diane Fein- stein, D-Calif.
Mission to the United Nations. Ang intended to return to teaching after retirement, but was not able to real- ize that aspiration because he was diag- nosed with cancer while serving his final tour in Baghdad in June He was a faithful Red Sox fan, always enjoyed a good meal and is fondly remembered for his wide-ranging curiosity, self-deprecat- ing manner and dry sense of humor.
Bielak Sr. Bielak was born to Frances and Michael J. Bielak on June 29, , in Rockville, Conn. An extreme fever at age 17 caused him to lose all of his hair, and he remained bald for the rest of his life. He married Helen Grabowski of Manchester, Conn.
His next assignment was Addis Ababa, where he worked with then- ruler Haile Selassie until Rosario, Argentina, where he served from to , was one of his favorite posts. He returned to Washington, D.
But on the strength of his extensive experience in South and Central America, he was asked one week before his retirement to accept a two-year posting to San Salvador, which he did. After retiring in , Mr. Bielak settled in Chevy Chase, Md. Covered Bridge Pres- ervation Association, various journalist organizations and the Catholic Church, and enjoyed flea marketing and stamp collecting.
