KuJay Xiong biography: 13 things about Eau Claire, Wisconsin man born in Phou Vieng, Laos

KuJay Xiong was a Hmong-American man from Wisconsin, United States. Here are 13 more things about him:

1. He was born in Phou Vieng, Xiangkhoang, Laos.
2. He is the youngest among the six children of Yongma Xiong and Youa Moua.
3. He has four older brothers namely Chongpao Xiong, Sher Xiong, Koua Xiong and Khou Xiong and one older sister named Ying Xiong.
4. He grew up in Eau Claire, Wisconsin.
5. He also lived in Stigler, Haskell County, Oklahoma, USA and in Exeter, Exeter Township, Barry County, Missouri, USA.
6. In 1988, he graduated from Eau Claire Memorial High School.
7. He was 3 years older than May Thao, who was later known as Kellie Xiong.
8. On August 18, 1991, he and Kellie got married.
9. In 1996, he graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Stout in Menomonie, Wisconsin with a bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering.
10. In 1997, he started working as a processor specialist at the Hutchinson Technology Company in Eau Claire.
11. In August 2006, he and Kellie divorced. They have two sons together namely Kheng Xiong and Xommvaxai Xiong.
12. On January 10, 2013, he died at the OPD Mittaphab Hospital in Vientiane, Laos. He was 42.
13. On February 13, 2013, he was buried in Eau Claire.