Kenneth Yuji Ogami passed away while on a business trip to Vancouver, British Columbia on January 31, 2018. He is preceded by his father, Benjamin Ogami, his mother, Reiko Sugita, and his sister, Naomi Ogami (SPHS '76). He is survived by his wife, Dori Kobayashi Ogami, sons Kyle and Korwin, and daughter Midori Ogami.

Born on March 10, 1957 in Fukuoka, Japan, he was raised in Los Angeles. He received his BS from Occidental University, in Physics and California Institute of Technology, in Electrical Engineering in 1978. He received his Masters in electrical Engineering from the University of Washington in 1981 while working full time at Boeing. After graduation he continued working at The Boeing Company, then moved to various hardware and software companies working as a software engineer. The last company he was at was Bluetooth Sig.

Los Angeles Times, February 24, 2018