I was born and grew up in Tsuchiura, Japan. Tsuchiura is a castle town in Ibaraki prefecture, about 65 km (40 miles) north of Tokyo. My parents used to run a dry cleaner there but have since retired and closed the shop. My grandparents moved from Hokkaido and we all lived together in the neighboring…
If you are curious about St. Mark, interested in making St. Mark your church home, recently joined our congregation, or have been a long time member, you are welcome to attend a New Member Orientation on either Sunday, November 6 or Sunday, November 13 at 10:00am. (This is the same orientation — it is being…
Jan H comes to St. Mark from California. She is a 5th generation native of that state. After high school, Jan attended California Lutheran University at Thousand Oaks. Her career has been as a professional fund raiser, and this work included raising funds for non-profit organizations from grass roots to the national level in scope.…
Marion was born in Brooklyn, N.Y. on January 20th, 1918. After grade school and high school, she attended business college and began working for Chase National Bank. Marion was later employed by Volkin Inc., also in Brooklyn, NY. Marion was married in 1943 and has one daughter (see below) whom she lives with in Olympia. …
Kristin was born in Tokyo, Japan and left when she was 2. Her parents were Lutheran missionaries there for 12 years. The family lived for 4 years in San Francisco where her father was a pastor. Kristin graduated from Augsburg College, in Edina MN, majoring in Studio Art and Art History. David grew up in…
Chay T, daughter of Joan C, was born in Renton, WA. The family moved to Olympia when she was three years old, and she was baptized at St. Mark at that time. Chay returned to St. Mark a couple of years ago and renewed her membership last fall. Chay graduated from Tumwater High School and…
“I grew up in a town outside of Spokane called Cheney until age 8. From age 8 to 9, I lived in Tacoma, and from age 9 to age 20 in Las Vegas, Nevada. For the next 5 years, I lived in Orange County, California. Now at age 26, I live here in Lacey. I…
Ron was born and grew up in Tracy, MN. When he was 18, he attended Mankato State College for two years, then transferred to Augustana University, a private college affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church, in Sioux Falls, S.D. He attended there from 1954 to 1956. Ron then attended graduate school at Iowa State University…
New Member Wilbur F was born in 1923 and raised in San Jose, CA. He attended San Jose college, but WW11 interrupted his college plans and he went instead to work as a data processing supervisor for the shipyards. After the war, Wilbur began his career with computers in the IBM department at Henry J.…
When asked “Where did you grow up?”, Tony B replied, “I refuse to grow up!” And Diane agreed! This is a good example of the open and engaging personalities of returning St. Mark members Tony and Diane B. Tony finally confessed he spent his pre-teen years in Arizona, the Mojave Desert, and high school years…