Chihiro Van Wechel

She was born on February 11, 1957 to Kazumi and Kyoko Tanaka in Kyoto, Japan.

After graduating from Seibo Jogakuin (聖母学院) (lit: Our Lady’s Academy; an all-girls catholic school) in 1975, she went on to study English Literature at Doshisha Women's College of Liberal Arts (同志社女子大学) in Kyoto and graduated in 1979. She also studied abroad at Gonzaga University where she became very interested in the US. She was a very good student according to her sister Maki (植田万喜). After graduation she had a profession as a Japanese-English Translator. Her work has taken her to: Memphis, TN; Richmond, IN; and Reno, NV.

Chihiro moved permanently to the US, and resided in Seattle, WA in 1984 where she married Timothy Van Wechel from 1984-2000. They had three children, Jonathan Hajime, Kenji Luke, Risa Sarah. Chihiro married her second husband, Brian Legge in 2004 until he passed in 2012.

Her hobbies and interests were church, spending time in nature, loved to learn new things, trying on clothes and shopping.

She is predeceased by her parents Kazumi and Kyoko Tanaka.

She is survived by her children; sisters Maki and Mitsuyo; her brother Satoru; and multiple nieces and nephews.

From Maki:

​​産まれたのは　京都市の東山病院

中学と高校は、聖母女学院

（とてもお嬢様ばかりの歴史ある学校です）

同志社女子大学英文科を1979年3月に卒業しています。

英語教師の資格も取得しています。　

成績は、とても優秀で　高校時代の模擬試験では、全国で5位をとったこともあります。

アメリカのゴンザガ大学にも留学してました。

大学卒業後　商社で働いて貯めたお金を持って留学しました。とても倹約家で　真面目でした。

留学して　アメリカがとても好きになり　日本では、とてももてていて　数多くの男性から求愛されていたのに　全て振り切って　アメリカに渡りました。

両親は、とても心配していました。

また、何でも聞いてね！

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