Mary Masako Kawakami

I miss you every day, my lovely friend

Mary Kawakami, my long-time friend, you lived a powerful, fierce, creative, loving and generous life. You will be deeply missed.

Paul and LaVee, you are such a great couple of showing love and respect for parents....Thank you for your life long service to your Mom...Such a wonderful lady...I remember when you all live around the corner, on the corner...lots of wonderful memories of you and your daughters and seeing your mom...so glad she got to the temple...Thank Nicole for her beautiful example and testimony for her grandmother...Love Tom and Shirlee Webb

I owe Mary so much! My life has been so rich because of all I learned from her. She was such an amazing teacher. I often think of her beautiful graceful fingers combing through a head of hair to teach a principle of hairstyling. I loved watching her style a head of hair. All I learned from her translated into a career that provided financial support to my family and life long friendships that have enriched my life. What a wonderful legacy she has left to me and all those who have been touched by her amazing spirit and love.

I know I am one of hundreds, but Mary, Paul and Miss Marshall set me on a path to an amazing career of almost 40 years and counting. She taught her many students the tools of success and to NEVER underestimate the power of the education we received at Mary Kawakami College of Beauty. The experiences there both as a student and teacher have stuck with me and I reflect on them nearly every day. Thank you is a very small return on all that I received at your hands!

May your family celebrate, embrace one another and never forget one of the most phenomenal women we've known. There is truly only one Mary!

Gary Call, graduated in 1984, taught from 1985 to 1987.