Kevin Iwaki
Kevin Iwaki was born in Torrance, CA to Ken and Cindy Iwaki on November 12, 1986.
He attended University of Southern California (USC) and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Cinematic Arts Critical Studies in 2009. He worked as an archivist and librarian at the Nickelodeon Animation Research Library. Here, he co-founded and established the Nickelodeon Animation Archive.
On January 10, 2017 Kevin was taken suddenly by paramedics and was admitted to the ICU for a bleed in his head and vomiting blood. Doctors diagnosed him with a sudden onset of Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia (APL). APL is a cancer when immature white blood cells accumulate in bone marrow, and lead to shortage of normal white and red blood cells and platelets in the body.
Despite aggressive medical care and being on life support, Kevin did not recover. Kevin was taken off of life support on January 13, 2017.