Ronald Kibert's friends used to say he'd live to be 100.

And he'd spend those days in motion. The Beaverton chiropractor zigzagged the nation for professional conferences, where he'd spend days learning in lectures and nights listening to live music. He was an avid dancer and reader. Even at age 67, he was full of energy.

"He lived for today," longtime friend Lee Kennedy said. "He didn't let a day go by without doing something."

Kibert was killed April 7 after windstorms blew loose a tree limb that struck him in his Garden Home yard, his family said. The Washington County Sheriff's Office said he was found unconscious, and he died from his injuries at Oregon Health and Science University.

Friends, family and patients from Kibert's nearly 40 years as a chiropractor filled his memorial service at Opal 28 last weekend. The crowd couldn't fit into the building and spilled out on to the patio and sidewalk, said Carmen Kirby, Kibert's partner of 15 years.

His daughter, Brynn, described her father as a colorful personality.

"He liked having fun in his life," Brynn said. "He just seemed joyful."

A Pennsylvania native, Kibert settled in the Portland area after receiving his chiropractic doctorate from Western States Chiropractic College in 1981. He raised Brynn and her siblings Hallie and Evan with his former wife Lanita Hyatt in the area and started his clinic, All Family Chiropractic.