Kazuo Horiuchi

May 4, 1924 – March 18, 2020

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Kazuo “Kaz” Horiuchi, of Port Townsend, died peacefully at his home on March 18, 2020 at the age of 95.

He was born in the Burien area (then called Sunnydale) and was raised in Yakima Valley. His early memories of Washington include he and his older brothers driving across the state to deliver their family vegetables to be sold at Pike Place Market. During WWII, Kaz was in the highly decorated 442nd RCT. He received two Bronze Stars and among some of the battles he fought at were Monte Cassino and the Battle of the Bulge.

Upon his return to the U.S., he moved to San Francisco where he met and married the love of his life, Maudi (Mary) Suzuki. They had two daughters and moved to San Jose, California where they grew chrysanthemums at the Horiuchi Nursery. Upon retirement, they moved to Port Townsend Washington in 1995. His heart was broken in 2000 when his dear wife Maudi died. His beloved pets comforted him in his last 20 years without her. He is reunited with her at long last.

He is survived by his daughters Diane Holmes (John) and Barbara Horiuchi (Ron), and grandchildren Jackie Waller (Brent), Michael Lulu, and Daniel Lulu, sister Nobuko Matsumoto, and nieces and nephews. Private family services will be held at a later date. Donations in his memory can be made to Peninsula Friends of Animals, P.O. Box 404, Sequim, WA 98382