“It doesn’t surprise me hearing of the situation—him doing what he did. His needs were always secondary to others, and that is what his heroic actions showed. Our hearts go out to his family, colleagues and loved ones,' the local HS's athletic dir. wrote.
, is being remembered as a “caring, kind and humble” member of the community.
Sheriff Don Barnes spoke Monday about the shooting the day before at Geneva Presbyterian Church in Laguna Woods, Calif., next to a photo of Dr. John Cheng.“Without the actions of Dr. Cheng, it is no doubt there would be numerous additional victims in this crime,” Barnes added. “Dr. Cheng was a caring, kind and humble man. He put the needs of others in front of his own,” Andrew Mashburn, the school's athletic director, wrote in an email to NBC Asian America. “Giving up his Fridays in the fall to stand on the sidelines of our football games and assist with any injuries. Our trainer was able to refer many of our student athletes to his office where he would give them priority in help.
Joe Cockrell, 46, a patient of Cheng’s, remembers him as being “very passionate” about youth fitness and sports and teaching kids healthy lifestyles and that he had a “kind and caring” bedside manner.
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