Donna Lynn Sugano

Donna Lynn (Wilson) Sugano, 56, of Los Osos, passed away at home Thursday, Oct. 10, 2013. Donna was born in Superior, Wis., to Donald and Elsie "Patt" Wilson. At age six, she moved to Evanston, Ill., and later to Phoenix, Ariz., where she attended junior high school and high school. After high school, she moved to Los Angeles, where she attended the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising. From the late 1970s to the early 1980s, Donna traveled the world and visited Japan, Hong Kong, Thailand, India, Afghanistan, Greece, Israel, Ireland and France, and lived in England for a couple of years. In later years, she went to China and France. Returning to Los Angeles, she began to sing and wrote music. She met fellow musician and future husband, Kizen Sugano, in 1985. They wrote, recorded and performed together, and were married in 1987. Their two sons were born in Los Angeles and the family moved to Los Osos in 1996. Both in Los Angeles and in Los Osos, Donna was very active in the local schools. Donna was passionate, enthusiastic, loved to have fun and laugh, was a devoted mother, lover of animals, children, her family, her friends and this beautiful world. She was an utterly unique person and words can't begin to do her justice. She will be missed immeasurably. Donna is survived by her husband, Kizen; sons Aidan and Cailan; brothers Terrance Wilson of Superior, Wis.; and Alan Wilson of Fayette, Maine; mother Elsie "Patt" Wilson; mother-in-law, Tomoko Sugano; brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Isao and Donna C. Sugano and their daughters; and other beloved extended family members. A celebration of her life will be held at 1 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 8, 2013, at the Los Osos Community Center, 2180 Palisades in Los Osos. The family requests donations be made to the ASPCA through www.aspca.org/donate Los Osos Valley Mortuary 528-1500 Los Osos