Please join us in celebrating Kayleigh's life in Malibu, CA at 3:30 in the afternoon. A service and reception will take place at 28936 Cliffside Dr. on Point Dume. 

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Celebrating the Life of Kayleigh MacGregor

Meghan MacGregor

Kayleigh MacGregor

Brandon Kim

On May 28, 2023, we all lost an exceptionally bright light. Kayleigh Deyonne MacGregor was taken from us at the age of 26 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Kayleigh was born on January 22, 1997, in Santa Monica and spent her early childhood in the beautiful beach town of Malibu, California. Kayleigh became a warrior shortly after birth when she was diagnosed with Cystic Fibrosis. Kayleigh led an extraordinary life despite her health challenges and demonstrated remarkable resilience throughout her journey.
Kayleigh's love of life and its boundless opportunities was evident from the very beginning. She never let Cystic Fibrosis define her– she faced it head-on like every other challenge thrown her way. She laughed in the face of adversity–always smiling, always singing. Daily medical treatments and medications never slowed her down. She demanded a normal life--pursuing sports, music, travel, and simply enjoying the world around her.
Kayleigh loved to dance—which, of course, surprised no one. Kayleigh was a beautiful dancer--her name translated to 'gathering' and 'dancing' in Irish Gaelic. She studied Ballet, Jazz, and tap for over a decade and especially loved performing in Malibu's The Nutcracker each holiday season. She also spent years of her childhood playing soccer, finally making it to the AYSO soccer regionals in middle school.
Kayleigh was constantly pushing boundaries and shining brilliantly in everything she did. Her passion for skiing unfolded when her father, Brian, took her down her first run on Mammoth Mountain at age two. Her love of the snow-capped Eastern Sierras and her thirst for adrenaline launched her decade-long career in alpine ski racing with the U.S. Ski & Snowboard Association. Kayleigh and her family relocated to Mammoth Lakes, California, so she could pursue racing full-time. There, she excelled as a downhill racer on the Mammoth Mountain Ski Team, training and competing seven days a week. Her skiing career took her around the world. She competed in the USSA U16 Junior Olympics and the USSA U18 Junior Championships in the Super G qualifier, where she took 1st place. She raced and placed in both the Australian Jr. Nationals in Slalom and the Australian Nationals in Grand Slalom. She coached Downhill Camps with Stacey Cooke. Both Leki and Head sponsored her; she received multi-year scholarships from the Far West Ski Association, Far West Masters, Mammoth Lakes Academic Elite and Far West Academic Elite.
She was a dedicated student and a member of the National Honor Society throughout her high school years. When she wasn't skiing or studying, she was cheerleading for the Mammoth High School football team, riding in the Mammoth Half Century Bike Ride (a 50-mile high-altitude course), running in the Tough Mudder and volunteering at Mammoth Hospital.
In 2015, Kayleigh graduated from Mammoth High School and embarked on her academic journey at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. A natural empath, she was fascinated by the human mind and decided to pursue a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology. There, she continued her downhill skiing career as a UW Madison Ski Team member. As a star downhill skier for the Madison team, she competed alongside Mikaela Shiffrin at the US Nationals in the Downhill races. Despite a dislocated hip and a nasty bout of the flu, she powered through. It was the highlight of her skiing career.
During her time at UW Madison, Kayleigh made countless deep connections, resulting in dozens of friendships. Her most profound connection, though, was the night she met her partner, Brandon, at a Ski Haus party on Halloween– the inception of a beautiful relationship.
Shortly after graduating from UW Madison in 2019, the world shut down with the emergence of COVID-19. However, the confines of a global pandemic could not hinder Kayleigh's adventurous spirit. In August of 2020, Kayleigh and Brandon renovated a Mallard travel trailer to travel cross country and explore the natural beauty of the western United States for the next six months. Their niece Isla was born that September and she and Brandon traveled to Catalina Island to meet her. As their expedition came to a close, Kayleigh surprised Brandon with a marriage proposal—propelling them into the next phase of their life's journey together.
2020 also marked Kayleigh's acceptance to the Doctor of Acupuncture & Chinese Medicine Program at Northwestern Health Sciences University as one of only five selected Diversity Scholars. Kayleigh was a natural-born lightworker and healer who excelled in alternative and ancient healing practices. She earned her master’s degree through the program and was on track to receive her doctorate in 2024, after which she planned to open a practice where she could share her gift of healing with others.
On March 12, 2021, Kayleigh and Brandon bought their first home in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Built in 1900 and brimming with historic charm, the house was a blank canvas for Kayleigh's endless imagination and do-it-yourself drive. While renovating their home, attending classes full time, and working as a caregiver and personal trainer, Kayleigh also had the blueprints of their wedding day in the works.
This past August, Kayleigh was given one of the most cherished gifts of her life–her dream wedding in the backyard of her historic family home in Sand Creek, Wisconsin. She and Brandon said their vows on a bridge above a picturesque creek, surrounded by family and friends. It was the best day of her life.
During her short time on Earth, Kayleigh accomplished more than most do in a lifetime. She traveled the world and visited over 20 countries. She spent a summer racing on a ski team in Wanaka, New Zealand, and explored shipwrecks while SCUBA diving in Bermuda. She helped operate her family's watersports business in Belize and lived aboard a sailboat in Vanuatu. She traversed islands in Fiji and surfed in Costa Rica. She and Brandon traveled through Europe on a two-month-long dream trip. She rescued her dog, Charlie, from Ambergris Caye, Belize, and flew him to the United States. She lived in Breckenridge, Colorado, to pursue skiing and Catalina Island, California to experience island life with her sister.
Kayleigh's interests were diverse and deeply rooted in her desire to help others. She worked as a ski team coach, ski technician, marketing director, caterer, personal trainer, behavioral health therapist for children with autism, and a caregiver for children with disabilities. She loved acupuncture, music, travel, design, fashion, cooking, hiking, water skiing, flyboarding and anything adrenaline-inducing.
Kayleigh's lasting impact on the world is unequivocal. She was inherently selfless and always looking to help others. She was a volunteer for the UW Madison chapter of Camp Kesem, a summer camp serving children impacted by a parent's cancer. She was a mentor and healer to many children and adults battling CF. She was an advocate and public speaker for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation from a young age. She was the face of "The Dolphin Ball," a Malibu fundraiser that raised over $2,000,000.00 toward finding a cure for CF. Just recently, that cure became a reality with the creation of a miracle drug from Vertex. It had changed Kayleigh's life and the lives of tens of thousands of other children and adults worldwide.
Kayleigh had finally won the battle against CF and was determined to dedicate her life to helping heal everyone else around her with their struggles, disabilities, and life challenges. She was pure kindness, pure joy. Her final act of kindness was giving her healthy heart, kidneys, and liver to four fortunate people hoping for a miracle to save their lives. Kayleigh was that miracle. She was truly a miracle from the very beginning to the very end.
Kayleigh, a beloved wife, daughter, granddaughter, sister, and aunt, leaves behind a loving family, including her husband, Brandon Kim; her parents, Brian and Christine MacGregor, her sister Meghan MacGregor, her niece and nephew Isla and Mako Job, and her grandparents Jim Miller, Barbara Miller, and Helen MacGregor, and her beloved dogs, Chrissy and Charlie.
Kayleigh MacGregor's life was one of inspiration, resilience, passion, and joy. Her compassionate nature, aptitude for healing, and deep connections with her family and friends have left an indelible mark on all who knew her. We will miss her beaming smile, infectious laugh, and beautiful soul every day. We hope that in her memory, all of us will choose a path of kindness and positively impact the world as she did.
Kayleigh’s own reflection on her life is copied below:
May 19, 2023:
"May is Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month!
I was born with cystic fibrosis and diagnosed at 1 week old. I’ve lived my life enduring many hospitalizations, numerous surgeries, and countless medications. It was a constant fear that I would not live past 5 years old, then certainly not 15, then it was most definitely not 25, and now it’s just a never ending let’s keep hoping the age increases.
I initially wanted to do a post showing the behind the scenes of the “mask” of my life. But as I was going through every photo I have, I have almost no photos of the hospital stays, the thousands of IVs, needle pokes, blood draws, tests, meds, etc. and that made me realize, it’s not a mask, it’s the way I’ve lived my life.I may go through these difficulties throughout my life and spend much of my daily life managing my health, but the things I take photos of reflect how I view what I find valuable in my life.
I’m only 26 and I’ve lived more than I can even realize. I’ve traveled, I’ve played every sport I could possibly think of, I’ve had the school dances, I’ve had the heart breaks and the heart eyes. I’ve cried over friendships and relationships. I’ve laughed and had carefree fun.I’ve won ski races and I’ve broken many bones. I’ve explored the world doing daredevil stunts and not giving a care in the world. I’ve worked hard and I’ve had days where I’ve never left my bed. I’ve worked more jobs than most people do in their lives. I’ve ace'd tests and I’ve failed them. I’ve received honors awards and I’ve graduated not only high school, but I graduated college with a near dual degree in only 3 years. I pushed myself too hard and not hard enough. I’m working towards my doctorate in acupuncture and will be done in just over a year.
Oh yeah, and I bought, redid and sold a trailer. Bought, redid, and will sell a home. And I’ve accomplished something that when I was young I always dreamed I’d have but never really knew if I would get… I married the most wonderful man who accepts me for me, cares for me, and supports me in every way.
I tend to push myself too hard, and always feel like I’m not doing enough….. But this post helped me to realize just how much I’ve done in my life. And I wouldn’t be here without everyone in it who has supported me in every step of the way.
So a reminder to myself and maybe to people who may have CF or know someone or have a child with it, there’s hope. I believe that through the lens that I’ve had my whole life, I was able to stay as healthy as I’ve been. I’ve worked so hard to be where I am both health wise and life wise. And again I thank my family and friends who have been there every step of the way. And the ones we have lost that continue to be there in ways we don’t understand but I know they are there, I thank you every day."

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