San Joaquin County CA Obituary Project Obituaries.....Tamura, John Kazuhira August 19 2004 ********************************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/usgenweb/obits/obitsca/obitsca.htm ********************************************************** File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Cheryl Davis-Holman Cis1052@aol.com August 22, 2004, 11:24 am The Record August 21, 2004 Lodi John Kazuhira Tamura April 1, 1919 - August 19, 2004 John Kazuhira Tamura, 85, passed away on Thursday, August 19, 2004. He was born and raised in Lodi, California. John was a lifelong farmer with his brother, Satoru, farming together as the Tamura Brothers. he was a member of the Lodi Buddhist Church, Japanese American Citizens League, Nisei Farmers League and the California Farm Bureau. John was preceded in death by his devoted wife of 57 years, Jeanie. He is survived by his daughter, Judith Murphy; son, Jerry Tamura and daughter- in-law Mary, Jim Tamura and daughter-in-law Jocelyn, Jaynie Tamura Gaines and son-in-law Rod and Joey Tamura; grandchildren, Michael Murphy, Kevin Tamura, Rodney Tamura Gaines, Kristen Gaines, Jon Tamura and Jaclyn Tamura and great- grandchildren Christian Murphy and Michaela Murphy. He is also survived by his brother, Satoru Tamura and sister, Mary Matsuoka. John's friendship, love and generous heart will be missed by those whose lives he touched. Family and friends are invited to attend a Memorial Service on Tuesday, August 24, 2004 at Lodi Buddhist Church, 23 North Stockton Street, Lodi, California at 2:00 p.m. Private Inurnment at Cherokee Memorial Park, Lodi, CA. In lieu of flowers, the family is asking remembrances be made to a charity of choice. Cherokee Memorial Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements, 209-334- 9613. File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ca/sanjoaquin/obits/ob893tamura.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/caobfiles/ File size: 2.1 Kb