Leif K. Pederson

Leif K. Pederson died June 12 at Harborview Hospital in Seattle of sudden complications from surgery six weeks prior.

He was born Sept. 18, 1957 in Chicago, Ill.

Leif earned a bachelor’s degree in computer engineering from the University of Illinois and a master’s in electrical engineering from the University of California Berkeley. He spent six years at AT&T in Boulder, Colo. and 15 years at Microsoft. He has two U.S. patents in his name.

Leif was a founding member of Ghana Together, a non-profit organization that built an orphanage in Axim, Ghana.

Leif is survived by wife Sue Pederson and stepchildren Anna and Kevin Kaminski of Bainbridge Island; two daughters Kristin Pederson in South Korea and Kelly Pederson of Woodinville; father Earl K. Pederson of Batavia, Ill.; brother Glenn E. and Barbara J. Pederson and nephew Eric Pederson.

Services will be held at 2 p.m. June 18 at the Seabold United Methodist Church, 6894 Seabold Church Rd. Donations may be sent to Ghana Together, 808 Addison Place, Mount Vernon, WA 98273 (GhanaTogether.org).