This memorial website was created in memory of our loved one, Glen Kumasaka, 85, born on January 15, 1929 and passed away on February 1, 2014. We will love and remember him forever.
His obituary:
Kumasaka, Glen Hisashi
Glen Kumasaka, 85, of Ann Arbor, Michigan, passed away at home on February 1, 2014. He is survived by his wife, Ruri, and sons Thomas, David and Peter, his eight grandchildren, his sister in-law Toyoko Yamashina, as well as his siblings Ruby Noji, Reiko Hayashi, and Hiroshi Kumasaka and his nieces and nephews.
Glen was born in Tacoma, Washington on January 15, 1929. After spending the war in the Tule Lake internment camp, his family relocated to Rochester, New York where he attended Eastman High School. He received a BA from Harvard University and his MD from the University of Rochester in Rochester, New York.
He met and married Ruri Yamashina in Los Angeles, California. After a short courtship, they enjoyed a marriage which lasted over 53 years.
Glen had retired from a 28 year career as a radiologist at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital in Ann Arbor. During his retirement he enjoyed watching his grandchildren flourish, and worked for years on his soon-to-be published memoirs. Glen loved his family, friends, and classical music. He would usually complete the New York Times Sunday crossword puzzle without difficulty. Glen will be remembered as a kind and humble man who never felt comfortable being called “doctor.” Like his father, Glen was ever-grateful and wrote in the anniversary book for his 50th college reunion that he hoped to be remembered as “someone whose whole life was ‘blessed by the most fantastic luck’.”
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to Ozone House, www.ozonehouse.org, 1705 Washtenaw Avenue, Ann Arbor, MI 48104.
Please view and share recollections and photographs of Glen at this website: http://www.forevermissed.com/glen-hisashi-kumasaka/#about
A memorial service will be held in the Spring. The specific time and place will be posted on this website in the coming days.