His father, who had only an elementary-school education, studied for the Japanese colonial government's civil service examinations at the behest of his wife and became a policeman, a teacher, and finally, after the war, an employee of the local farmers 'association. Because of his dedication to public service, he was also elected a township representative.
只有公學校（日治小學）學歷的父親，婚後在太太建議下苦讀考上公職，當過日治時代的警察、老師，終戰後任職溪州鄉農會，又因熱心公益當選鄉民代表。