Holyoke Family Genealogy - Person Sheet
Holyoke Family Genealogy - Person Sheet
NameSachiko (Jean) TAKAHASHI 
, F
, FBirth10 Dec 1932, Otaru, Hokaido, Japan
Death7 Nov 2023, Mukilteo, Snohomish, WA
BurialTahoma National Cemetery; Kent, King, WA
FatherNenomatsu TAKAHASHI , M (1893-1973)
MotherShizue ISHIGURO , F (1898-1975)
Spouses
Birth4 Aug 1933, West Bridgewater, Plymouth, MA
Death29 Jul 2013, Mukilteo, Snohomish, WA
BurialTahoma National Cemetery; Kent, King, WA
FatherOlin David HOLYOKE , M (1906-1988)
MotherDorothy Elizabeth DEARTH , F (1912-1981)
Marriage9 Aug 1954, Otaru, Hokaido, Japan
ChildrenLarry , M (1955-)
Mary Ann , F (1957-)
Daniel Thomas , M (1958-2005)
David Richard , M (1963-)
Notes for Richard Lawrence (Spouse 1)
• Entered US ARMY on 9 March 1951 at Fort Devens, MA.
• Served 28 years in the U.S ARMY, served in numerous assignments in the Medical Service; Served two tours in Korea (1950-51 and 1968-69), two tours in Japan (1954-56 and 1963-66) and one tour in Taiwan (1958-63) as an advisor to the Republic of China’s military forces.
• Profession - Military Combat Medic / Ward Master, California Licensed Vocational Nurse (1967) and later graduated from Baylor University, Waco, TX as a Physician Assistant (1974), one of the first candidates in the US ARMY PA Program. His final service years in the Army was as a Battalion Medical Officer at Fort Lewis, WA.
• Retired as a Chief Warrant Officer 2 in 1978;
• After retiring from the Army, he went into a partnership with 2 doctors and another PA to form the North Pacific Medical Center in Kodiak, Alaska where he practiced medicine until his second retirement in 1992.
• After his second retirement moved to Mukilteo, Washington.
• Richard was a long time active member of the Free and Accepted Mason; Scottish Rite, York Rite, Shriners and the Cryptic Masons. He was initiated in the Grand Lodge of China, Sun Lodge #6 in Taipei, Taiwan. He was a Past Master, Past Grand HIgh Priest and Past Illustrious Grand Master of the Cryptic Masons. In addition, he was elected a Knight of the York, Cross of Honour in 1996.
Obituary:
Richard Lawrence Holyoke
1933 - 2013
Richard (Dick) was born in W. Bridgewater, MA, to Olin & Dorothy (Dearth) one of 9 brothers & sisters, his sisters Dorothy, Blanche & Carole and his brothers George & Robert surviving him. He is also survived by his wife of 59 years Jean (Takahashi), his daughter, Mary Mortensen; sons, Larry & David; 8 grandchildren and 1 great-grandchild. His son Daniel preceded him in death.
Richard was everything to his family and nothing mattered more to him than his family. He always found joy to simply be with everybody, a room full of chatter and love.
Richard was a decorated career ARMY man and part of the first graduating class of military Physician Assistants at Baylor University, and he traveled the world in order to give his family the world.
He taught his family what it meant to be loving and loyal, as well as to be strong enough to have a mind of their own. He was a fierce conservative, surrounded by a flock of fierce liberals.
He did the right things. He coached little league, taking players that other coaches didn’t want, and still won championships. He provided service to his patients, even if they could not afford his medical care.
Much of Richard’s quality is due to faithfully following his Masonic obligation to practice its only secret “to care while living upon the level and to part upon the square.”
Richard’s wonderful life will be celebrated at Cady Funeral Home, followed by his burial at Tahoma National Cemetery on August 8th.
• Served 28 years in the U.S ARMY, served in numerous assignments in the Medical Service; Served two tours in Korea (1950-51 and 1968-69), two tours in Japan (1954-56 and 1963-66) and one tour in Taiwan (1958-63) as an advisor to the Republic of China’s military forces.
• Profession - Military Combat Medic / Ward Master, California Licensed Vocational Nurse (1967) and later graduated from Baylor University, Waco, TX as a Physician Assistant (1974), one of the first candidates in the US ARMY PA Program. His final service years in the Army was as a Battalion Medical Officer at Fort Lewis, WA.
• Retired as a Chief Warrant Officer 2 in 1978;
• After retiring from the Army, he went into a partnership with 2 doctors and another PA to form the North Pacific Medical Center in Kodiak, Alaska where he practiced medicine until his second retirement in 1992.
• After his second retirement moved to Mukilteo, Washington.
• Richard was a long time active member of the Free and Accepted Mason; Scottish Rite, York Rite, Shriners and the Cryptic Masons. He was initiated in the Grand Lodge of China, Sun Lodge #6 in Taipei, Taiwan. He was a Past Master, Past Grand HIgh Priest and Past Illustrious Grand Master of the Cryptic Masons. In addition, he was elected a Knight of the York, Cross of Honour in 1996.
Obituary:
Richard Lawrence Holyoke
1933 - 2013
Richard (Dick) was born in W. Bridgewater, MA, to Olin & Dorothy (Dearth) one of 9 brothers & sisters, his sisters Dorothy, Blanche & Carole and his brothers George & Robert surviving him. He is also survived by his wife of 59 years Jean (Takahashi), his daughter, Mary Mortensen; sons, Larry & David; 8 grandchildren and 1 great-grandchild. His son Daniel preceded him in death.
Richard was everything to his family and nothing mattered more to him than his family. He always found joy to simply be with everybody, a room full of chatter and love.
Richard was a decorated career ARMY man and part of the first graduating class of military Physician Assistants at Baylor University, and he traveled the world in order to give his family the world.
He taught his family what it meant to be loving and loyal, as well as to be strong enough to have a mind of their own. He was a fierce conservative, surrounded by a flock of fierce liberals.
He did the right things. He coached little league, taking players that other coaches didn’t want, and still won championships. He provided service to his patients, even if they could not afford his medical care.
Much of Richard’s quality is due to faithfully following his Masonic obligation to practice its only secret “to care while living upon the level and to part upon the square.”
Richard’s wonderful life will be celebrated at Cady Funeral Home, followed by his burial at Tahoma National Cemetery on August 8th.