Perry Shepherd was born 1/20/1955 in Seoul, Korea as Kim Soong-Ho. He was adopted by Huey and Lillian Shepherd and grew up in Springdale, Washington. After High School, he joined the Navy and served several years in Chinhae, South Korea.
Perry legally changed his name back to Soong-Ho Kim after leaving the Navy. He died as Genghis Kim, having legally changed his name again several years ago.
He passed away on 12/31/2013 after 13 years of battling cancer. He is survived by his wife of 20 years,Young-Hui Kim, and two daughters, Lorie Ann Shepherd and Stephanie Marie Morris--all from the Tacoma area; his older sister, Marti (Shepherd) Wong of Tigard, Oregon; and various other relatives, primarily in Washington and Oregon, also in New York.
Memorial scheduled at 1:00 p.m. on 1/18/2014 at Happy Home Community Church, 5039 West Hattery-Owens Rd., Deer Park; (509) 276-5917 or (509) 435-1668.
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