1975

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Beloved wife, mother, grandmother, daughter, and friend, Kathryn Toriko Tsushima ’75 was born Sept. 27, 1954, in Columbus, Georgia, to Robert and Jeanne Tsushima. Although Kathryn grew up in Honolulu, Hawaii, she moved to “the Mainland” to attend SCU—and in 1976, while completing her master’s in special Education at San Francisco State University, she met Daniel Keller. They married on Aug. 18, 1978. She worked as a special education teacher, market researcher, and most notably a passionate school librarian. Kathryn was an avid reader, traveler, volunteer, and mahjong player. Respiratory failure following thoracic surgery took her from the Keller and Tsushima families on June 29 at 62 years old. She is survived by husband Daniel, son Brian (Leslie), grandchildren Liam and Kana, daughter Marisa (Paul), parents Bob and Jeanne, and brother Michael. 

08 Nov 2018