Kip Tokuda

Kip Yoshino Tokuda (October 8, 1946 – July 13, 2013) was an American social worker and politician.[1]

Kip Tokuda
Member of the Washington House of Representatives
from the 37th district
In office
1994–2003
Preceded byJesse Wineberry
Succeeded byEric Pettigrew
Personal details
Born(1946-10-08)October 8, 1946
Seattle, Washington
DiedJuly 13, 2013(2013-07-13) (aged 66)
Whidbey Island, Island County, Washington
Alma materUniversity of Washington
Professionsocial worker

Background

Tokuda was born in 1946 in Seattle, Washington. His parents George and Tamako (born Inouye) owned the Tokuda Pharmacy, which was located on Jackson Street at the time.[1] He was raised in Seattle's Central District and on Beacon Hill neighborhoods.[1] He initially attended Garfield High School, but transferred and graduated from Cleveland High School.[1] Tokuda received both his bachelor's and master's degree from the University of Washington (1969, B.A. in sociology, master's degree in social work in 1973).[2] He was director of children's and human services programs.

He served in the Washington House of Representatives 1994-2002 as a Democrat.[3][4] Tokuda was chairman of the House Children and Family Services Committee of the state House.[1] He was also a member of the Appropriations Committee and the Juvenile Justice and Family Law Committee in the chamber.[1]

Tokuda founded the Japanese Cultural and Community Center of Washington.[1] On April 29, 2012, Tokuda was awarded the Order of the Rising Sun by Emperor Akihito for promoting positive relations between Japan and the United States.[1][5]

Death

Tokuda died of a heart attack on July 13, 2013 at age 66 while fishing on Whidbey Island.[6]

See also

References
  1. Thompson, Lynn (2013-07-15). "Former state legislator Kip Tokuda dies while fishing". Seattle Times. Archived from the original on 2013-08-25. Retrieved 2013-07-16.
  2. "OMA&D Mourns Loss of Kip Tokuda". Office of Minority Affairs & Diversity. University of Washington. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  3. Our Campaigns.com-Kip Tokuda
  4. Votesmart.org-Kip Tokuda
  5. "Kip Tokuda awarded the Order of the Rising Sun". Asian Pacific Islander Community Leadership Foundation. 2012-06-25. Retrieved 2013-07-16.
  6. Former State Lawmaker Kip Tokuda Dies Archived 2013-07-17 at Archive.today


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.