Support Shanglong Tang's Funeral Expenses

Hello everyone,

I am the niece of Lanqian Xu, and I am writing this on her behalf to raise funds for the tragic passing of her husband and my uncle, Shanglong Tang. Shanglong was a diligent and hardworking man who cared immensely for his family. He had just recently moved here in 2022 to Sacramento, California from China, in search for a better life and opportunity for his family; his wife and their two young kids - along with his sister and brother with their spouses, and their own children. Shanglong was just getting settled here in the United States. He was working hard towards saving up enough money so that eventually, he can buy a more spacious house for his family to comfortably live in - as he was living together with two other families (his siblings' families) in the same 1100 sq ft house, with only four rooms to split between all of them.

Unfortunately, on March 2nd, 2025, Shanglong went to go fishing with a coworker at Gerstle Cove. Being new to California and knowing very little English, he had no idea that there had been a high surf warning issued for that area during that weekend. The last video he ever took would be at 10:25am, filming a scenic view of the location before he sent it to his wife, telling her it was beautiful. It wouldn't even be 20 minutes later when a wave struck him and carried him out to sea, where he tragically lost his life.

Shanglong's absence is felt by all of us. Our whole family is grieving his loss; he was only 43 years old. We all remember the way how, even after many brutal nights of working, he would still make time to show up to family functions. He could never sit idle, always offering to help with anything from the cooking to moving furniture. He dearly cared for all of us.

We are currently raising money for his funeral expenses. Anything will help, and even if you don't have any to spare, we appreciate that you took the time to read this.

With all our gratitude,

The Tang family.