Obituary of Emery O. Goity

EMERY O. "MIMI" GOITY

Emery Ottey Goity, known to her family and friends as "Mimi," died on April 25th in Palo Alto at
the age of 78. Mimi is survived by Jean, her loving husband of nearly 56 years, sons Roland and
Larry (Trish), daughter Carol Olson (Steve), and four grandchildren: Sam, Rose, Chad, and Mira.
In addition, she is survived by her brother David Ottey of Yelm, WA, and was preceded in death
by her older brother William Ottey of Walnut Creek, CA.
Mimi was a longtime resident of Woodside, and lived in Palo Alto the past four years. She was
the daughter of William H. and Marian Ottey of San Francisco, attended Burke's School and
Lowell High School, and graduated from Scripps College in Claremont, CA. She had many
passions, including community service, the outdoors, tennis, gardening, and most of all music.
She taught piano for 26 years and devoted much of her life to introducing and teaching music
to children. Mimi was one of the founders of Music for Minors, a nonprofit organization that
now provides music education programs for 23,000 elementary school students in the San
Francisco Bay Area. For the past 20 years she also volunteered as a music teacher at Redwood City's Taft Community School.
As an active member and volunteer in such organizations as the Junior League and the
Woodside-Atherton Garden Club, Mimi touched many lives. She will be remembered by friends
and family for her laughter, warmth, and kindness. For those wishing to celebrate her life, a
service will be held at the Menlo Circus Club in Atherton on Tuesday, May 24 th , at 4 pm.
Memorial donations may be made in her name to Music for Minors, 1100 Industrial Road, Suite
10, San Carlos, CA 94070, or online at https://squareup.com/store/music-for-minors/




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