A neighbor would like to share that Jean, who worked part time at the front desk at the Community Center has passed. Many neighbors saw her walking from her bus stop near City People's, walking down 46th Avenue NE, then walking through the park to work, with her backpack on.
The neighbor said "We will miss Jean, who was very helpful at the Front Desk, with a variety of tasks. We admired how she walked to and from work to her bus stop, even in the rainy weather. We send our thoughts and prayers to her family.
Here is the notice:
Jean Setsuko Yokota
Jean Yokota passed away on September 25, 2018 in Seattle at age 72, less than five months after her mother, Mary Tomiko Izumi, passed away on May 13th.
Jean was born on April 18, 1946 in Okayama, Japan and came to the U.S. with her mother and siblings in 1955.
She attended Bailey Gatzert Elementary School, Washington Junior High School, and Garfield High School. She graduated from the University of Washington with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Graphic Design. She worked for many years as a graphic designer at Eddie Bauer.
At the time of her death, she was working part-time as an assistant at Laurelhurst Community Center and volunteering at the UW Library, Special Collections.
Jean pursued many interests: arts and crafts, photography, agility training for her pet dog, BJ. She was an avid reader, especially of crime / detective novels. She liked to travel, especially to Japan. And she regularly attended the Seattle International Film festival.
She is survived by her brothers, Robert Yokota and Richard Yokota, and her aunt and uncle, Itsumi and Frank Okazaki. She is also survived by her cousin, Joy Okazaki (Michael Johnson), and by cousins, Eric Kasahara (Gena) and Lynne VanStone (Jim) and their children.
Jean Yokota passed away on September 25, 2018 in Seattle at age 72, less than five months after her mother, Mary Tomiko Izumi, passed away on May 13th.
Jean was born on April 18, 1946 in Okayama, Japan and came to the U.S. with her mother and siblings in 1955.
She attended Bailey Gatzert Elementary School, Washington Junior High School, and Garfield High School. She graduated from the University of Washington with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Graphic Design. She worked for many years as a graphic designer at Eddie Bauer.
At the time of her death, she was working part-time as an assistant at Laurelhurst Community Center and volunteering at the UW Library, Special Collections.
Jean pursued many interests: arts and crafts, photography, agility training for her pet dog, BJ. She was an avid reader, especially of crime / detective novels. She liked to travel, especially to Japan. And she regularly attended the Seattle International Film festival.
She is survived by her brothers, Robert Yokota and Richard Yokota, and her aunt and uncle, Itsumi and Frank Okazaki. She is also survived by her cousin, Joy Okazaki (Michael Johnson), and by cousins, Eric Kasahara (Gena) and Lynne VanStone (Jim) and their children.
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