Ed Louie Obituary

Name: Service for Ed Louie
Start: 2020-03-26T11:00:00.000Z
Location: Mountain View Cemetery Tower Chapel

Eddy ("Ed") Chung Louie

March 19, 2020

Eddy ("Ed") Chung Louie, 59, peacefully passed away on Thursday, March 19, 2020, at a hospice care home in Redwood City, CA, following a 5 year battle with lung cancer, surrounded by his two sisters and his partner.

Ed is the youngest son of Nathan and Nancy Louie of Fremont, CA, and is survived by his parents. He is also survived by his partner of 20 years, Mark Harmon, of San Mateo. In addition, he is survived by his siblings, Chinny Law, Kent Louie, and Fanny Khun, and by 3 nephews and 3 nieces, all from the greater Bay Area. He is deeply loved by his parents, partner, siblings, nephews and nieces, and throughout his life he returned that love to them always.

Ed was born in San Francisco, and grew up in Fremont, attending Fremont public schools. He graduated from Washington High School in Fremont in 1978. He spent a great deal of his youth working at his parents' restaurant, Cathay House, in Fremont. He attended the University of California – Berkeley, and graduated in 1982 with a degree in Chemical Engineering. He continued his education at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and received a Masters in Chemical Engineering in 1985. He held various positions with biotechnology companies in the greater Boston area for 10 years before returning to the Bay Area in 1995 to work in companies in the biopharmaceutical industry. He most recently served as Senior Director of Manufacturing and Site Head at Pearl Therapeutics (now AstraZeneca) in Redwood City.

In his free time, Ed enjoyed many activities. He had a life-long passion for baking and preparing decadent desserts for family gatherings. He was fond of exploring new cuisine and he considered himself a foodie. He was an avid reader and enjoyed continuously learning about new cultures and languages. He loved to travel and, in addition to extensive travel in California and the United States, he was fortunate to visit China, Italy, France, England, Scandinavia, the Netherlands, Canada and Mexico for pleasure and/or for business.

An immediate family service will be held for Ed on Thursday, March 26, 2020, at the chapel in Piedmont Funeral Services in Oakland, followed by interment at a family grave at Mountain View Cemetery in Oakland. There will be a celebration of Ed's life once the family can practice social closeness. In lieu of flowers, his family has requested that any memorial contributions in Ed's honor be donated to the American Lung Association (www.lung.org).

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Published by San Francisco Chronicle from Mar. 24 to Mar. 26, 2020.

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April 7, 2020

Deepest condolences to Ed's family and partner. From myself and the entire manufacturing team.

Arlene Cerda

April 5, 2020

Deepest condolences to Ed's family and partner. He was a good mentor for the once young engineers at Quasar Engineering and a very smart mam. I have very fond memories of Ed and the compassion he has shown me when I was going through family death. Prayers for his soul.
With deepest sympathy,
Arlene Adela Cerda

David Pimentel

March 30, 2020

I was in high school with Eddy many years ago. Had only one class with him, when I was a Freshman and he was a Junior. But he was one of the kindest, gentlest, people I encountered in high school. And so very bright. I hope he had a lovely life, because I believe he deserved it.

Nancy Conard

March 27, 2020

To the Louie Family, I'm sorry for your loss. My husband, Jim and I were more than frequent customers until your restaurant closed. Jim worked at Fremont Market. We knew Nancy and her husband a little and enjoyed them. You are all remembered.

Mareena Saini

March 27, 2020

I am truly sorry for our loss. I would like to offer my deepest and most sincere condolences and may the soul of Ed Louie rest in peace.

Working with Ed has been a great experience and he led the site with passion and hard work. He was our mentor and fostered a culture that our workplace is our second family. His dedication to Pearl/AZ was truly focused on our patients and to do the right thing. When things were not going the way that he expected which was at a very high level, Ed would get very frustrated and upset and I would walk into his office and say Ed this is only work and your health is more important so please don't get your pressure high. He would look at me and smile and would not say anything, but I knew he agreed with me. He taught us how to work as a team and get things done quicker and correctly. A good soul taken too soon but I know he is pain free and resting in a beautiful place called heaven. Since I heard this news I can't stop crying because I only have great memories of him, and I am here at AZ because of this wonderful person Ed Louie.

Mark, you were and are very important person in Ed's life and he was very proud of you. When he would talk about you his eyes would light up and I know his world was all around you and along with his parents. He will continue to watch over you from heaven and would want you to continue living a happy life. Now I am crying again for such a beautiful soul.

Love you Ed
Mareena

Matti Surh

March 26, 2020

I was so sorry to hear of Eds passing. He was such a warm and funny person and I always enjoyed our conversations about food. I will miss him. My thoughts are with Mark and family.

Cathy Highet

March 25, 2020

I got to spend time with Ed while Mark and I were in law school together. He was a breath of fresh air and joy in a time we much needed it! Mark, Erick's and my thoughts are with you as you mourn but also heal.