Obituary of Yoshio - Tsukamoto

TSUKAMOTO, Yoshio ''Yo'' After suffering a stroke on November 29, 2010, Yo passed away peacefully on December 22, 2010, with his family at his side. He was born on March 15, 1920, in Courtland, Calif. He is preceded in death by devoted wife of 62 years Mary; parents Kanekichi and Hatsu Tsukamoto; brothers Sam, Isamu, Bill, Masashi and Jim; sisters Katsuko Kawamura and Harriet Kawahata. He is survived by sons Stan (Judy) and Randy (Joanne) and daughter Myra Nishikawa (Leonard); six grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren and sisters Rosie Tanaka and Gladys Fukushima, both of Chicago, Ill. With the exception of his internment in Jerome, Ark. and service with the MIS in the US Army during WWII, Yo was a lifelong native of Sacramento. He was an avid sports fan and an All Star baseball player who was honored at the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, NY, as one of the Pioneers of Nisei Baseball. Yo was a passionate gardener who gave his fruits and vegetables to family, friends and neighbors. He was well known throughout the community for being a barber since 1948 and for his ''gift of gab.'' Funeral service will be held on December 30, 2010, at 1:00 pm at the Buddhist Church of Florin, 7235 Pritchard Rd, Sacramento, 95828.