Saco- Isaiah Goh Makonnen, 20, passed away suddenly on May 30, 2017.

Isaiah was born on February 21, 1997 in Portland, and grew up in Saco.  Isaiah was funny and kind. He was loyal. He was diligent and honorable. He was normal but at the same time, miraculous.  He cared deeply about many things, such as filmmaking, politics, music, social justice, hot sauce, and the woods.  He was born with hypoplastic left heart syndrome and survived five open-heart surgeries and a heart transplant. We thought we would lose him many times, but he persevered.  We are grateful for the time we had with him. The boy who loved so many people, he needed two hearts. We love him. We will miss him. Rest easy.

Isaiah is survived by his mother Michelle Feeney and her partner Tracee Pomales, his father Joseph Makonnen and his wife Bizi and his sisters Maya and Liya. Isaiah leaves many loving family members, including his great-grandmother Mildred Thiboutot, his grandmother Rita Thiboutot-Feeney, his grandfather Daniel J. Feeney, his aunt Simonne Feeney, his aunt and uncle Chris & Danielle Lancaster and cousins Maxwell, Lillian, Jackson and Natalie.  He is also survived by his grampa Makonnen, grandma Zenash, uncle Surafel, uncle Melaku, aunt Dana and aunt Prean and family friend Eric Noyes and Erica Rafford Noyes and many special friends including Duncan and Hal St. Louis Farrelly, Chris Gagnon, and Porter and Jae Washington.

Viewing will be from 3-8PM Monday, June 5, 2017 with a service at 6PM, at Cote Funeral Home, 87 James St., Saco, ME 04072.  The burial will be held at 11AM Wednesday, June 7, 2017, at Laurel Hill Cemetery 293 Beach St, Saco.

Donations may be made in Isaiah's name to Donate Life New England at www.donatelife.net/contribute/ or Make a Wish Foundation.