Naomi Tagawa Obituary

With heavy hearts, we announce the death of Naomi Tagawa (Hanford, California), who passed away on May 19, 2020 at the age of 100. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Naomi Tagawa to pay them a last tribute.

She was predeceased by: her parents, Sakutaro Tagawa (George) and Tazu Tagawa (Nishiyama); her sisters, Kiuye Tagawa and Suiko Sugimoto; her nephew Phillip Sugimoto; and her brother-in-law Henry Sugimoto.

She is survived by: her niece Madeleine Sugimoto of New York; and her friends, Martin and Darlene Keast.

She sang in the church choir for years, played the piano at rest home services, served as the Clerk of Session for 30 years, was active in the church women's groups, cleaned the pews every Monday until she was 95, created - with beauty - the fruit plates for memorial services, and folded the church bulletins weekly until the COVID-19 stay-at-home orders March 19th.

A lifetime member of the Kings Art Center Guild, thanks to her generous donation of Henry Sugimoto's art, the Art Center houses a meaningful collection of the local treasure.