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Doctor who fought gunman remembered as epitome of kindness

In this undated photo provided by Aliso Niguel High School Dr. John Cheng, right, treats a football player on the sidelines of a game as the Aliso Niguel High School team doctor. He was known by all as simply Dr. John, the quiet, calm physician who mentored kids in kung fu, finding time between patient appointments to encourage people to learn self-defense. So it was no surprise to friends and colleagues that Cheng spent his final moments saving others by rushing a gunman who fired on a Southern California church luncheon of mostly older Taiwanese people, including Cheng's recently widowed mother. (Andrew Mashburn/Aliso Niguel High School via AP)

This undated photo provided by Aliso Niguel High School shows Dr. John Cheng on the sidelines of a game as the Aliso Niguel High School team doctor. He was known by all as simply Dr. John, the quiet, calm physician who mentored kids in kung fu, finding time between patient appointments to encourage people to learn self-defense. So it was no surprise to friends and colleagues that Cheng spent his final moments saving others by rushing a gunman who fired on a Southern California church luncheon of mostly older Taiwanese people, including Cheng's recently widowed mother. (Andrew Mashburn/Aliso Niguel High School via AP)

In this undated photo provided by Aliso Niguel High School Dr. John Cheng, right, treats a football player on the sidelines of a game as the Aliso Niguel High School team doctor. He was known by all as simply Dr. John, the quiet, calm physician who mentored kids in kung fu, finding time between patient appointments to encourage people to learn self-defense. So it was no surprise to friends and colleagues that Cheng spent his final moments saving others by rushing a gunman who fired on a Southern California church luncheon of mostly older Taiwanese people, including Cheng's recently widowed mother. (Andrew Mashburn/Aliso Niguel High School via AP)

This undated photo provided by Aliso Niguel High School shows Dr. John Cheng on the sidelines of a game as the Aliso Niguel High School team doctor. He was known by all as simply Dr. John, the quiet, calm physician who mentored kids in kung fu, finding time between patient appointments to encourage people to learn self-defense. So it was no surprise to friends and colleagues that Cheng spent his final moments saving others by rushing a gunman who fired on a Southern California church luncheon of mostly older Taiwanese people, including Cheng's recently widowed mother. (Andrew Mashburn/Aliso Niguel High School via AP)

Ira Angustain, pastor at Kingdom Covenant Church, passes by a memorial honoring Dr. John Cheng outside his office building on Tuesday, May 17, 2022, in Aliso Viejo, Calif. Angustain said he was in contact with Cheng, 52, shortly before he was killed in Sunday's shooting at Geneva Presbyterian Church. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

Geneva Presbyterian Church, as seen on Tuesday, May 17, 2022, in Laguna Woods, Calif. A shooting at the church on Sunday left one dead and five injured. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

A note from a patient is left at a memorial honoring Dr. John Cheng outside his office building on Tuesday, May 17, 2022, in Aliso Viejo, Calif. Cheng, 52, was killed in Sunday's shooting at Geneva Presbyterian Church. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

A memorial honoring Dr. John Cheng sits outside his office building on Tuesday, May 17, 2022, in Aliso Viejo, Calif. Cheng, 52, was killed in Sunday's shooting at Geneva Presbyterian Church. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

Ira Angustain, pastor at Kingdom Covenant Church, poses for a photo outside South Coast Health Center, where Dr. John Cheng worked, on Tuesday, May 17, 2022, in Aliso Viejo, Calif. Angustain said he was in contact with Cheng, 52, shortly before he was killed in Sunday's shooting at Geneva Presbyterian Church. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

Doctor who fought gunman remembered as epitome of kindness