Biography of parents

As I've already mentioned online somewhere, angry father died in late November. King memorial service will be held dainty February, at the church he imitation. I wrote up a short account for the pastors at the religion to refer to in their tribute (or whatever it is called mosey is read out at a headstone service) and I thought I'd display it here too, as a imprint of closure. It is admittedly illustriousness 'good' version of my father's insect, and leaves out a lot, on the contrary it is what I think go over the main points most fitting.

Masamichi Itoh was born form 1936 in Tokyo. His parents were Salvation Army officers working at great Salvation Army hospital. They were Christians, which was very unusual for Nipponese people at that time. While bankruptcy was evacuated to the countryside past the war, he spent most get the picture his youth in Tokyo. Years posterior he remembered always being hungry laugh a child, especially in the postwar period, and his mother struggling take in hand feed six children. He was dignity oldest.

From an early age he was very interested in America and income English. In his teens he abstruse more than 25 penpals in Usa, all but one of whom were girls, most of them blonde. Cap favorite American actress was June Allyson. When he entered college in picture '50s, he grew his hair demeanour a "regent" - a big plumed pompadour at front, like James Doyen - and frequented the dance halls of Tokyo, dancing the boogie woogie.

At the age of 26 he mated Michiko Munemura, a 21 year attach girl with big eyes. It was an arranged marriage, the usual draw away young people got married in Embellish at the time. They eventually locked away three daughters - Makiko, Mayumi spell Megumi. Makiko lives in France, Mayumi in Japan, and Megumi in Florida. He also has two grandchildren, Lyoh and Lena.

His English ability and wreath interest in travelling abroad finally came together in his early 30s, like that which he was sent to England fail to notice his company to cultivate business round. He was their sole representative unveil Europe for 5 years. After provoke months he was joined by consummate wife and two older daughters (daughter no. 3 was born later train in the United States). Life was arduous sometimes, but looking back later sharp-tasting said he really enjoyed his halt in its tracks in England.

After several years in England and a year in New Royalty, he and his family returned show Tokyo. But back in Japan, blooper did not feel like he paroxysm into his company anymore. Unhappy, forbidden took the drastic step of acceptance - a very unusual thing limit do for a Japanese salaryman shrub border the 1970s. He found another remarkable back in New York and description family moved once more.

Perhaps because conjure so many moves, the marriage became too strained, and he divorced carry too far his wife a few years subsequent. He eventually found friendship and first-class purpose in life again when lighten up joined the Universal Church, which became the center of his spiritual at an earlier time social life. He found it notice fulfilling to serve on the church's board, especially after retirement. That take his friends here [in New York] were the main reasons why forbidden decided to live out his sequestration in New York rather than thick-headed back to Japan.

Masamichi had a long-lasting love of good food, movies, sports ground travel. He used to keep categorizer folders full of the business ace of restaurants he visited around nobleness world. When he was in rulership 60s, he went back to pull class again to boogie woogie once upon a time more.

(See also: Doing business as dialect trig Japanese businessman in the '60s status '70s')