Tadao Nakauchi

Dad was born on December 14, 1924 in Ocean Falls, B.C. but moved with his family to Kochi, Japan when he was two years old. He married Iku (nee Nakahira) in 1952 and returned to Canada in 1956 followed by his family one year later. He was predeceased by his wife Iku in 2000 and older brother, Yoshio in 1991.

He is survived by his three daughters and their families: Frances (Michael) Johnson, Sally (Brian) Milligan and Pearl (Randie) Wilson; his six grandchildren and four great-grandchildren: Terumi (Ryan) Pong (Liam, Caden), Mika (Andrew) Livingston (Marin, Archer), David (Courtney) Milligan; Greg Milligan (Tomoko), Michael Wilson (Jeannette) and Lauren (Tom) Wilson Mazzetti. He is also survived by his brother, Tsuneo, and many other relatives in Japan.

Dad was an avid reader and had many interests. The Japanese tea ceremony and haiku poetry together with the people involved in those activities were a large part of his life in his later years. We will miss our father immensely, as no matter how hard things were, he was always the stalwart patriarch.

We would like to thank the doctors who provided such good care for him over the years: Dr. K. Cho, Dr. E. Peterson and Dr. M. Copland. We would also like to thank the nurses and other health care staff at Eagle Ridge Hospital for their kind, gentle care in Dad’s last days.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Nikkei National Museum and Cultural Centre or to the Eagle Ridge Hospital Foundation. A private family service will be held.