Janine "Kooch" Kikuchi, passed away unexpectedly, on May 25, 2010 in Seattle, WA. She was born in Ogden, Ut., but grew up in Quincy, WA until she graduated from Quincy High School. She attended Pacific Lutheran University, in Tacoma, WA, graduating with a BA in Sociology. She eventually got a job at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and has been there for over 30 years. She loved the movies, costume design, cooking, fishing, shopping and her friends and family. She is preceded in death by her Mother, Hiroko Morimoto Kikuchi and her Father, Jun Kikuchi. She is survived by her brother, Mark Kikuchi, two sisters, Kris Kikuchi and Lori Henshaw (Jeff Henshaw) and her two nieces, Olivia and Charlotte, whom she loved dearly.
