Fu Da-ren

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Fu in November 2017

Fu Da-ren (Chinese: 傅達仁; pinyin: Fù Dárén; 3 April 1933 – 7 June 2018) was a Taiwanese basketball player and television presenter.

Fu Da-ren was raised in an orphanage established by Soong Mei-ling after his father, Republic of China Army Major General Fu Chung-kuei [zh] (1885–1938), was killed in action during the Second Sino-Japanese War.[1][2]

Fu was on the roster of the Republic of China national basketball team in the 1958 Asian Games, and won a silver medal.

Golden Bell Award. Several catchphrases familiar to athletes and sports fans in Taiwan were popularized by Fu during his broadcasting career.[3]

Fu was Christian.

Dignitas, an organization that provides assisted suicide to its members.[6] Days later, Fu chose not to die by euthanasia[7] and received a visit from Tsai Ing-wen upon his return to Taiwan.[8] In May 2018, Fu flew to Zurich and underwent euthanasia on 7 June 2018, aged 85.[4][9] Fu's death was filmed. The video was released to Taiwanese media in February 2019 and went viral.[10]

References

  1. ^ Lin, Howard (19 March 2008). "Crowds mark 111th anniversary of Madame Chiang Kai-shek's birth". Central News Agency. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
  2. ^ Hsu, Chloe; Hsu, Elizabeth (21 August 2015). "Lee Teng-hui's benefits as ex-president may be stripped". Central News Agency. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
  3. ^ "EDITORIAL: Remembering a broadcast legend". Taipei Times. 13 June 2018. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
  4. ^ a b c Lai, Julianna (10 July 2018). "Peace at last: Frank Fu Da-ren's parting gift". Taipei Times. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
  5. ^ "Ex-sports commentator advocates for euthanasia". China Post. 8 December 2016. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
  6. ^ Lung, Po-an; Liu, Kuan-lin (10 November 2017). "Former sports announcer joins Swiss assisted-suicide organization". Central News Agency. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
  7. ^ Lung, Po-an; Hsu, Elizabeth (19 November 2017). "Sports journalist cancels euthanasia plan". China Post. Central News Agency. Archived from the original on 20 November 2017. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
  8. ^ Shih, Hsiu-chuan (20 November 2017). "President Tsai meets with Fu Da-ren". China Post. Central News Agency. Archived from the original on 21 November 2017. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
  9. ^ Lee, Chin-wei; Chang, S.C. (7 June 2018). "Former sports anchor Fu Da-ren ends life by assisted suicide". Central News Agency. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
  10. ^ Zhang, Phoebe (28 February 2019). "'Farewell, so long': video of Taiwanese TV host's assisted suicide fires up euthanasia debate". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
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