WATERVLIET, NY, USA – Di “Peter” Xu, 48, died peacefully Saturday, January 7, 2017 at the Community Hospice Inn at St. Peter’s Hospital in Albany, NY with his loving family at his side.
Di was born in Shanghai, China on November 21, 1968, the beloved son of Peixin Shen of Shanghai, China and the late Hanqiang Xu. Both of his parents were engineers but Di followed his grandfather who was a pediatric doctor into the medical field. He graduated in 1992 from the Medical School at Tongji University in Shanghai.
Di was a radiologist at Shanghai No. 10 People's Hospital and later worked as a consultant for GE Medical and Phillips Medical in China for about four years. He then came to the United States in 1997 to attend Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) in Troy, NY and received his Master’s Degree in Business Administration (MBA) in 1999.
He was recruited as an intern at ORION and then became a health care consultant at Provider Consulting Solutions (PCS) in Clifton Park, NY for 18 years.
In addition to his mother, Peixin Shen, he is the beloved husband of Tong Chen; devoted and loving father of Alex Xu; dear brother of Yi Xu, brother in law of Xiang Dong Yu and uncle of David Yu all of Shanghai, China.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend his memorial service on Saturday, January 14th at 1:00 pm at the Parker Bros. Memorial, 2013 Broadway, Watervliet. Friends may visit with the family prior to the service on Saturday from 12:00-1:00 pm at the funeral home.
To light a candle, to sign the condolence book or for directions, please visit www.ParkerBrosMemorial.com.