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Dae Sik Kim November 14, 1933-January 20, 2025

 

Dae Sik Kim, 91, of Newton Highlands, was born November 14, 1933, in Busan, South Korea and was the fourth of 7 children born to Pil Soon and Tae Yong Kim.

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He graduated from Seoul University and came to the US in 1954 to receive his PhD in Chemical Engineering from Ohio State University and remained a loyal Buckeye fan to his dying day. He went to work for Esso Research in New Jersey which is where he met his beloved wife, Agnes Kyung Hee Kim, of 53 years who passed in 2018. He was responsible for inventing the cold-cranking simulator and more than a dozen other patents including a non-polluting engine, an environmentally-friendly painting system, a handicapped lift for vehicles, an anti-drunk driving and most recently, a flying car.

Dae loved to talk and tell stories about all his family and colleagues and went out of his way to help so many people throughout his lifetime.

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He was an incredibly smart, kind, funny and generous man who loved his family, especially his only surviving sibling, YS Kim and her longtime business partner, Doug, beyond measure. He was an amazing dad and beloved grandfather to his two grandsons, Nicholas and Max Aicardi, who were his pride and joy.

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Dae passed away on Monday, January 20, 2025. He will be remembered at a private family service.

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