谢正刚先生

因心脏病离世，78岁

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1999年，美国发生着名的『李文和事件』，来自台湾的华裔物理学家李文和因为涉嫌向中国泄露核机密而被国家实验室解雇，并接受联邦调查局的调查，联邦政府对李文和提出59项控罪，并在没有判决的情况下，将他隔离拘押了9个月，在拘押期镣铐相加。

在『百人会』的努力下，ABC的夜线（NIGHTLINE）节目推出了一个有关华人所受压力和种族歧视问题的专题节目。当时百人会会长邓兆祥也去信司法部长，敦促美国政府公正处理李文和案，不要让麦卡锡式的种族歧视悲剧重演。   而时任「百人会」副会长的谢正刚先生与李文和辩护律师团孙自华律师四处奔走，他强烈呼吁美国社会，华裔美国人的忠诚不容怀疑，并表示，李文和一案的核心问题，是美国宪法平等保护每位公民，而应该走到的司法程序，没有能得到尊重。

谢正刚先生等百人会成员并到白宫向克林顿总统表达对李文和事件的担忧,也促成能源部部长李察德逊后来亲自出席百人会年会，针对『李文和事件』表示道歉。谢正刚先生对于提昇华美国华人的社会地位的努力，更得到洛杉矶美国华裔历史博物馆颁发『历史人物奖』以表彰他的无私奉献。

来自江西的谢氏家族，见证百年中国的变迁，谢正刚的父亲谢寿康博士是在民国元年年(1912)以官费留学比利时，与胡适之、吴稚晖、徐悲鸿、张道藩等人都是熟识好友。谢父于国府1942年7月正式与梵谛冈建立外交关係时，出任第一任驻教廷首任全权公使，1959年6月我公使馆升格成立大使馆，晋升为首任驻教廷特命全权大使，前后出使教廷近16年。

1949年国共内战末期，谢氏举家迁移美国，谢正刚先生的弟弟谢诚刚先生后来也在美国创立星光娱乐集团（Starz Entertainment Group），他也是『百人会』的成员，2009年他在科罗拉多州丹佛大学捐赠成立『谢寿康国际安全与外交学术中心』以纪念他父亲。

我的表兄唐德刚先生(美籍华人学者，历史、传记文学家、华裔史学家中口述史的主要推动人物)与谢正刚先生也是熟识好友，他们的一生都是知识份子的典范；谢正刚先生为人侠义心肠，只要良知上是对的事情，一向是敢言直言，不但很重视公共事务，与他共事的朋友都能感受他热情与无私，永远保有一颗赤子之心，脸上常浮现真诚而灿烂的笑容，他一生发光发热，不但成就人生圆满丰富之旅，也留下令人感动、值得尊敬的身影。
兹附上好友对于谢正刚先生的悼念短文：

◆Charlie was a very passionate member of the C100, he has pure heart and commitment to see that our mission is achieved. He work extremely hard to better ourselves always. We are benefited greatly from his contributions. Sometimes I think he is long winded but I always smile knowing how much he really cares and now I will really miss his friendship and loyalty. ──程守宗(John S. Chen, 前Sybase董事長、首席執行官兼總裁)

◆I was so surprised and saddened by the news of his passing away. I have known Charlie for years through Committee 100. Every time I saw him, smile is always on his face. He is like Santa Claus to everyone. After retirement from his successful career, he was active in C100 and many other non-profit organizations, trying to contribute what he could. As far as I could recall, he never refused any request for help. It is really a grave loss for me, C100, and the entire Chinese community.──陳五福(Wu-Fu Chen, 橡子園合夥人)

◆It is indeed very sad to hear of Charlie's passing. He was a lion — both feisty and generous at the same time. We'll miss him. ──戴國良 (Jackson Tai, 前星展集團DBS Group Holdings首席執行官)

◆He was my hero as the voice of conscience that reflected credit to C100 and made me proud to be in his company. I will miss him and the telephone conversations when he shared his concerns about Chinese American issues with me. Many of us will remember Charlie for his tenacity in monitoring the Wen Ho Lee affair.──顧屏山(George Koo,國際商業顧問)

◆With my deepest sadness,Dr. Charlie Sie was my greatest mentor for more than 35 years.──曾憲章(Carter Tseng, 曉龍基金會創始人)

◆Charlie was a great and wonderful human being. It was an honor and privilege to have known him. ──(Honorable Ted Lieu,加州州參議員)

◆相識四十二載，如師如友，深蒙教誨。怎奈驟然泰山其頹，哲人其萎！猶記去年武漢論壇，心懷兩岸郷邦，高風讜論，深受尊祟；咸寧九宮山之遊，好友共享鄉村野趣，歷歷在目，恍如昨日。平生高材博學，君子無争，更具赤子之心。提㩗後進，諄諄不倦，又每見不平，挺身而出。今忽而永別，實傷痛無已，兄雖仙去，風範永存！ ──(Wei Kao)

◆我與Charlie有著幾代人的淵源，當初我從台灣北一女畢業之後到教廷訪問，就曾有幸接受謝壽康大使夫婦的款待。Charlie畢生主持公平、正義，無論是李文和事件，還是為Goodwin Liu爭取聯邦大法官的任命熱心奔走，都深深感召了我。他非常熱心參與推動各項公共事務，最難能可貴的，是他永遠對人保持真誠率直，充滿熱誠，永遠不失赤子之心。他開創了百人會的Mentoring program，對年輕人的鼓勵和教誨不遺餘力，我為他的熱情和激情深深感動。這麼一位可敬可愛的朋友突然離世，讓我們深感痛心，難以接受。──陳李琬若(Lily Lee Chen,前 Monterey Park City市長)

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