In loving memory of Mrs. Shirley Miyoko Miyamori Published Sept. 19, 2008 By 43rd Civil Engineer Squadron POPE AIR FORCE BASE, N.C. -- The 43rd Civil Engineer Squadron was greatly saddened by the unexpected loss of Mrs. Shirley Miyoko Miyamori Sept. 9. Shirley was born Feb. 24, 1959 in Tokyo, Japan, and resided in California, Okinawa, and North Carolina. She was raised in Tokyo and attended Yamato International School during her grade school years. Shirley moved to Sacramento, Calif., to attend the University of California at Davis, and majored in Electrical Engineering. While growing up, she enjoyed bowling and many hobbies including Ikebana (Japanese flower arrangement), cooking, knitting, reading and singing. She was a licensed master in Ikebana and loved to teach others this Japanese art form. Because of her love of music and being a gifted singer, she was often called upon to sing at engineering group parties. She began her career with Base Civil Engineering at Kadena, Okinawa, in 1980 as a summer hire. She was permanently hired there as an Electrical Engineer in 1982, where she worked until March 2008. During her 25 years at Kadena Air Base she served as project manager or support engineer on projects worth more than $700 million. She was a valuable asset both due to her engineering abilities and her bilingual skills. Her accomplishments and dedication were not unnoticed and she received numerous performance and special recognition awards. While stationed in Okinawa, she met her future husband, Hiroshi Miyamori. Their son David was born in 1987 and is currently attending college in Florida. She had many friends in Okinawa and around the world due to her job in the Air Force. In April 2008, she was hired at Pope as the base electrical engineer and was promoted to the design chief in August 2008. A memorial was held at the Base Chapel Sept. 15. Flowers and photos of Shirley were displayed with family, friends and coworkers in attendance for a brief ceremony presided over by Chaplain John Key.