Kenneth Kenzo Fujii

Dr. Kenneth Kenzo Fujii, 91, was born on January 23, 1924 in Stockton, CA and passed away on August 19, 2015. He is survived by his devoted wife of more than 61 years, Alice Keiko, sons Dr. Mark Fujii (Mika) and Dr. Robert Fujii (Vivian), daughter Kathryn (Dr. Thomas Yamamoto), granddaughters Amanda Fujii, Alexis Fujii, Karisa Yamamoto and Allison Yamamoto as well as many other family members.

Dr. Fujii attended Stockton High School until his family was relocated and interned at Rohwer, Arkansas during World War II. Upon graduating high school from Rohwer Relocation Camp, Dr. Fujii worked on a farm in St. Louis, MO prior to pursuing a higher education. He enrolled in Loyola University in Chicago, IL and later attended the Loyola University School of Dentistry. After earning his Doctor of Dental Surgery degree, Dr. Fujii volunteered his services in the U.S. Army during the Korean War, where he was promoted as a Captain. After the war, Dr. Fujii came back to Stockton, where he opened his dental practice in 1953.

Active in the community, Dr. Fujii was a Life Member of the American Dental Association, the California Dental Association and the San Joaquin District Dental Society, where he served as a member of the Board of Directors. Dr. Fujii was President of the Stockton Buddhist Temple, President of the Stockton Japanese American Citizen League and President of the Stockton Nisei Veteran Club. Dr. Fujii was a past chairman of the Northern California District Council of the Buddhist Churches of America. He is also a Life Member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars as well as the Japanese American Korean War Veteran Association.

In his spare time, Dr. Fujii loved to camp, hike, fish, travel, and read. He traveled the world with friends and family and visited Japan and China and cruised to the Baltic and Mediterranean Sea, Mexico and Alaska. One of his favorite places was Lake Tahoe, where he made many happy memories with his family at their cabin year after year.

Dr. Fujii was predeceased by his parents, Kaneko and Shizuma Fujii, and brothers, Mike, Dick, Masaaki, and George.

Family and friends are invited to attend services on Saturday, September 5, at 2:00 pm at the Stockton Buddhist Temple, 2820 Shimizu Drive, Stockton.