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Jilun Zhang
JILUN ZHANG
Cedar Rapids
Jilun Zhang, 81, of Cedar Rapids, passed away Sept. 14, 2017. Family will receive friends from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 16, at Cedar Memorial Park Chapel Stateroom in Cedar Rapids, with a private family inurnment service following.
He was born July 28, 1936, in Liaoning Province, northern China, the fourth of five siblings.
He is survived by his devoted wife of 55 years, Dr. Jiana Yuan; daughters, Dr. Sunny Zhang (Baoli Yang) of Cedar Rapids and Dr. Kristine Zhang (Aric Kollmyer) of Olympia, Wash.; and grandchildren, Evert and Lydia Yang, Ryker and Austin Kollmyer.
Jilun graduated from Beijing Medical College, now Beijing University Health Science Center, in 1963 and practiced as a urologist for more than 25 years. He was an outstanding surgeon and was among the first surgeons to introduce the minimally invasive prostate surgery to China.
After moving to Minnesota in the early 1990s, he owned and operated an acupuncture clinic in Edina until his retirement in 2003.
Jilun was a kind, respectful, selfless, considerate and compassionate man. He was a wonderful husband, father and grandfather, whose memory will be deeply cherished by all who knew and loved him. He will be dearly missed.
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