It is with great sadness that I write to let you know of the passing of our good friend Dr. Henry Gong, Jr. on Friday, August 17, 2007. Dr. Gong was a physician at Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center where he was Chair of the Department of Medicine, Chief of the Environmental Health Service, and Medical Director of Respiratory Care Services. He also served as a professor of medicine and preventive medicine at the University of Southern California. Dr. Gong served as professor at the UCLA Medical School.