Edward Alan Kiyoi Obituary (1958 - 2021)

Born Sep 05, 1958, Edward Alan Kiyoi attended Crawford High School in San Diego, CA. View the obituary, post a memory, or share a photo about Edward Alan Kiyoi.

Graduation Year	Class of 1976
Date of Birth	Sep 05, 1958
Date of Passing	May 06, 2021
About	Ed passed on May 6, 2021, unexpectedly. He was living in Oregon at the time of his passing. Ed is survived by his wife, Michelle, his children, Mauréa, Nicholas, Anthony and Benjamin, his mother, Toshiye, and siblings Pam, CHS '73, Sam, CHS '84, and Marianne, CHS '87. He was predeceased by his father, Guy Kiyoi. His obituary follows: Edward Alan Kiyoi, 62, a resident of the Tigard community passed away on May 6, 2021. Ed was born on September 5, 1958 in Oakland, California. He was the second of four children born to Guy and Toshiye (Sakaguchi) Kiyoi. At a young age, Ed and his family moved to San Diego into the family home where he grew up. He graduated from Crawford High School with the Class of 1976. After high school, Ed attended the University of California Berkeley from 1976-1980 where he earned his Bachelor’s of Science degree in Electrical Engineering with highest honors. Upon his graduation he was awarded an honorary membership to the Phi Beta Kappa fraternity. In 1980, Ed moved to Oregon after accepting a job with Tektronix. After working for Tektronix for four years he joined a new start up company, Magni Systems Inc. In 1986 he was recognized by OYM “Outstanding Young Men of America”, an organization that honors young men for their selfless contributions that improve the communities around them. It was at Magni Inc. where he met his future wife, Michelle Keeker. Ed and Michelle were married on April 30, 1994 and together they have four children. Ed went on to work with other small high tech companies, Phoseon being the most recent where he was a Senior Technical Marketing Engineer. During his career he was able to travel to many countries such as Japan, Germany, Malaysia, Korea, China, and the Netherlands. He loved to take his wife and children to visit his family in San Diego, often stopping in Disneyland along the way. Ed was an avid sports fan who followed the Portland Timbers, Chelsea FC, Oakland Raiders, and the Green Bay Packers. He was also a huge fan of his children’s sports and was on the board for the District 4 Challenger Baseball League and coached for Top Soccer. He enjoyed video games, running, biking, taking walks, and family game nights with Catan, mahjong, pinochle, and cribbage. In the early 1990's Ed took creative pottery classes at the Oregon School of Arts and Craft. His pottery art is often admired by family and friends. He was also an avid reader and often had his kindle in hand. He is preceded in death by his father, Guy Kiyoi. He is survived by his wife Michelle, four children; Mauréa, Nicholas, Anthony, Benjamin, his mother Toshiye and three siblings; Pam, Sam, and Marianne.