Portraits of 20 Oregonians who died in the 2020 coronavirus pandemic
Updated on Dec 28, 2020;
Published on Dec 24, 2020
Samantha Hickey and her husband, Robb, with their daughter, 5, Blakelee, and son, 7, Reed.
By staff and wire reports
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Kim Forn Luey was born in Guangyang Village, Toisan, Guangdong, China. The family immigrated to Portland in 1947, where Kim graduated from Franklin High School. She earned a bachelor’s degree in education from the University of Oregon in 1963, married her husband Jimmie in 1964 and raised four boys. She worked nine years as a tour guide at Alpenrose Dairy starting in 1977 and then was a substitute teacher for the Beaverton school district for 19 years. Kim spent 4,300+ hours volunteering at the Lan Su Chinese Garden starting in 2000. She died of COVID-19 related complications.