78, Honolulu, passed away on September 8 2020, was born in 1942.

He graduated from Irrawaddy Division State High School in Myan Aung Town, in Burma, continued to receive BSc and BA, BEd. from Rangoon University, Diploma in Russian and Japanese from Institute of Foreign Language in Burma. He studied Educational Methodology at Hiroshima University in Japan (M.Ed. Class of 1980). He finally studied at University of Hawaii (Manoa). (PhD Class of 1992).

He was retired, former senior specialist at Pacific Resources for Education and Learning. (1999-2012)

Former Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist at Pacific Regional Educational Laboratory (92-99)

Former part time Evaluation Specialist at Hawaii State Department of Education (91-92)

He is now reunited with his loving and devoted parents U Hla H and Daw Mama L, his brothers and sister, and his son Nay M Kyaw. He is survived by wife Chong Sop Soe, and former wife Kyi Kyi Win. He is survived by his sons, Moe K. Soe, Soe M. Kyaw, Tay Z. Kyaw, daughters, Yamin K. Soe and Sydney Soe, He is survived by sons and daughters’ in-laws, Ryoko K, Wai W N, Ding G B, Linn T K, Zaw M H and 4 grandchildren.

He was a wise and patient mentor to the educational community of the pacific.

He had extensive knowledge and passion in sharing what he had with friends and the people of Micronesia in the field of education especially mathematics, science, technology, evaluation, assessment and many more. He had left a footprint which would be very difficult to fill. He will be remembered by his kindness, friendliness, vast knowledge, easy, and loving voice. He will be deeply missed by family, friends, and all who knew him, Private services were held.