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Maye Shirasawa Obituary

Maye Fujie Shirasawa (83 yrs) passed away on Sept. 22, 2010. Maye is survived by her husband of 61 years, Tak Shirasawa of Berkeley and children, Susan (John A.) Muranishi of Oakland, and Leslie (David) Yamada of Simi Valley, brother Mas (Miyeko) Tanabe; predeceased by her parents, brother Min (Kay) Tanabe, and sister Alyce (George) Okazaki. Maye was most proud of her grandchildren Scott and Mark Muranishi and Allison Yamada. A private memorial was held October 1. Donations in her memory to Kotobuki Services Inc., P.O. Box 3315, Hayward CA 94540 or JACL, P.O. Box 7609, Berkeley CA 94707.

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Published by San Francisco Chronicle on Oct. 12, 2010.

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October 12, 2010

Dear Susan,

I'm sorry to read about the passing of your mother. It's a hard time right now, with all of your fond memories. Please accept my condolences.

Sincerely yours,

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