Kevin Kin Wah Ma

Kevin Kin Wah Ma passed away at St. Lukes East Hospital on August 23, 2025 in Lee’s Summit, MO at the age of 76.

Born in Canton, China on November 19, 1948, Kevin moved to British Hong Kong when he was 5 years old and was raised there by both of his parents. During elementary school, a British schoolteacher gave him the English name of Kevin, which is the name he ended up using for the rest of his life. In childhood, Kevin learned the importance of education, diligence, and hard work in being successful in life for himself and his family. These are traits that he passed down onto his son and his grandson. He excelled in academics and was a local Ping-Pong champion in high school. After high school, he attended the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg, Canada where he double majored in civil engineering and geology. He was a very diligent student, graduated at the top of his engineering class and earned a gold medal in civil engineering. After graduation from college, he moved to the US with his family and it was in the US that he met Shirley Choc. They eventually settled in San Francisco, CA where they got married in 1980 and had a son, Jeffrey K. Ma, a year later.

Kevin worked as a civil engineer for Parsons Corporation in San Francisco, CA for 35 years until he retired in 2015. As a civil engineer he worked on projects such as expansion of the San Francisco International Airport and the BART system, which is the subway system of the San Francisco Bay Area. After retirement, he moved to Kansas City, MO along with his wife to be closer to his son Jeffrey.

Outside of work he enjoyed sports, vacations, traveling, eating good food and spending time with his family.

He is survived by his wife Shirley Ma, son Jeffrey Ma, and grandson Joshua Ma.

Funeral service will be at Longview Funeral Home and Cemetery on Saturday, September 20, 2025.