Gordon Lee Wai Wong, age 80, passed away on October 20, 2020, in Marietta, Georgia. He was born on January 20, 1940, to the late William and Ellen Wong in Lihue, Hawaii, on the island of Kauai. Gordon received a Bachelor's and Master’s Degree in Electrical Engineering at the University of Hawaii and University of Southern California respectively. Upon graduation from the University of Hawaii, he was commissioned into the United States Air Force and was assigned to Edwards Air Force Base, California, where he worked on the SR-71 Reconnaissance Aircraft program. It was here, at a Mai Tai party, he met the love of his life, Marilyn Nancy Kelly. The two were inseparable from this day forward and were married nine months later on November 24, 1965.
Gordon worked for several technology companies as an electrical engineer over the years, including Rockwell, Intersil, and Intel. Later he combined his tech knowledge with his gift for gab and started selling the first computer microprocessors. This provided generously for his and Marilyn’s growing family as they had Toby and then Kelly 17 months later. Eventually, he left the corporate world behind and started his own computer business that he and Marilyn ran out of their home on Ainsworth Lane.
Gordon was very active in church and held his relationship with God close. He continued to be the patriarch for his family and in 2016, Gordon and Marilyn moved to Georgia to be closer to his son Toby and his family. Gordon was a family man and enjoyed spending quality time together. He enjoyed playing most sports and was very active throughout his entire life, lifting weights and running daily for decades.
Gordon was loved by all and will be missed by everyone who knew him. Along with his wife, Marilyn Wong, Gordon Wong is survived by his son, Tobin (Heidi) Wong, Tanner Wong, Ayden Wong, Owen Wong and Brody Wong; daughter, Kelly (Eddie) McCulley, Max and Ezra McCulley; sister, Marilyn “Tee” Harrell; and brother, William “Billy” Wong. Please share online condolences and fond memories with the Wong family at www.winkenhoferpineridgefuneralhome.com
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