In Memoriam

December 9, 2025

As 2025 comes to close, we pause to remember the members of our HEA community who have passed away. Their commitment to education and contributions enriched our shared work, and their legacy continues in the lives they influenced.

We extend our deepest sympathy to their families and loved ones, and we remember them with gratitude, respect, and fondness. They will always remain in our hearts.

Charles W. Amor
Lillian Y. Asahi
Judith Y. Asamoto
Nancy T. Asaoka
Robert F. Bean
Elizabeth Bowman
Carol P. Britton
Stanley W. H. Chung
Vilma K. Y. Dung
Allen Emura
Chiaki Eta
Glenn D. Fernandez
Elaine K. Foo Sum
Marie S. P. Fujii
Evelyn L. Fukumae
Beatrice O. Hahn
Eleanor Y. Hayashi
Toshio Higa
Violet T. Hiranaka
Betsy T. Hirayama
Catherine Hironaka
Ronald Y. Honda

Naomi K. Hong
Dorothy A. Hosoda
Irene Emiko Igawa
Stanley Ishiyama
Lillian M. Ito
Daniel D. Izuka
Allen K. Kajikawa
Frances Kanekiyo
Rokuichi Kanekuni
Donald S. Karimoto
Delano Kawahara
James Y. S. Kim
Roy K. Kimura
Irvin L. King
Kenneth S. Kobuke
Hisao Komae
Ronald K. Kurokawa
Mildred Kutsunai
Mildred C. Lau
James R. Little
Harold H. P. Look
Juliette Y. N. Lum

Jane K. Matsumoto
Merle M. Matsuyama
Linda Mew
Yoshiharu Mikami
Leocadia Miyajima
Kiyoto Mizuba
Amy H. Mizuno
T. Martha Morita
Takeshi Moriwaki
Pamela T. Mossman
Michiko Motooka
Grace S. Murata
Michael M. Nakano
Hiroshi Nishida
Michiko F. Nishida
Betty K. Nishikawa
Roy M. Nishioka
Sueko K. Oguro
Grace Y. Okamura
Jane K. Pang
Violet Y. Sahara
Amy I. Saito

Erillee Takabayashi
Edwin S. O. A. Tam
Katsuko H. Tang
Sally Sadako Tanji
Thelma K. Tarumoto
Henry K. Tominaga
George T. Tomonaga
Kazue Ueda
Setsuo Ushio
Jane T. Uyehara
Jane T. Wakukawa
James R. Wills, Jr.
Jane Yamashiroya
Alma Yogi
Patricia A. Yoshikawa
Victoria A. Yoshimura
Kelvin K. K. Young
Linda N. Y. Yuen
Bernice S. Y. Zane

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