(Clearwisdom.net) On August 2, 2005, Mr. Gao Shijie died under the
terror of the persecution. His last days were spent in the environment of his
loved ones suffering long-term mistreatment by lawless officials.
Mr. Gao Shijie's wife, son, and daughter-in-law all started practicing Falun
Dafa in 1994. His family life became very peaceful, and that benefited Mr. Gao
Shijie a great deal. He had even joined the group exercises once in a while. He
had a college degree, and he often said that Master Li's Zhuan Falun was
wonderful. He was very supportive of his wife practicing Falun Dafa and warmly
welcomed fellow practitioners to visit their home.
After the persecution began on July 20, 1999, Mr. Gao live under huge
pressure and terror. The lawless officials detained his family members and sent
his daughter-in-law to a forced labor camp, leaving him with his infant
grandson.
Under such terror, he was forced to write a guarantee statement
for each of his family members, pay illegal fines, and was pressured to make
sure his family members stopped studying the Fa and practicing the
exercises. He said he trembled every time he heard the doorbell or the phone
ring. He even disconnected the phone line for a long time. Under the terror of
the persecution, Mr. Gao Shijie died on August 2, 2005.