Do your little bit of good where you are; it’s those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world.

In March of 2012, Sho Funai, who had just embarked on a promising engineering career, was killed by a drunk driver. He was just 23 years old. 

Sho graduated as the valedictorian of his high school, graduated magna cum laude from his undergraduate studies, and earned perfect grades through graduate school. A few months before graduating from his master's program, he had already started working as a fulltime engineer at an aerospace firm. 

But nobody talked about any of that during his funeral. They shared memories of how he had offered them a ride home or how he had invited a lone person to join their study group. They came that day to show a glimpse of how one life had touched so many others, to say thank you for those acts of kindness. What was so striking about his many accomplishments was how generously he gave of himself to so many people. 

The Sho Funai Educational Foundation was established to commemorate Sho, who was not only an exceptional student, but also someone who embraced many interests and served others with kindness and generosity. The foundation has the goal of promoting academic opportunities, particularly supporting those who uphold the values that Sho embodied.