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| Susumu "Spud" Satow |
Susumu “Spud” Satow was born November 27, 1919, in Salt Lake City, Utah. He was raised in Montpelier, Idaho and studied engineering at the University of Washington in Seattle. After school, he moved to San Diego, but in 1942 was ordered to the Santa Anita Assembly Center, then relocated to the permanent internment camp on August 28, 1942 at Poston, Arizona camp 3. On October 1, 1942 he married Tami Matsumoto (Poston block 329-14-A), formerly from San Diego and they lived at Poston block 329-14-B. Sus left Poston on August 30 1943 and went to Cincinnati, Ohio. He was hired as a language instructor at the University of Michigan and taught Japanese to the U.S. soldiers. Inspired by his brother Kazuo Kozaki who served with the US Army during WWII. His wife and daughter, Karen, left Poston on February 5, 1944 and went to Detroit, Michigan.
Sus made his career as a structural detailer, assisting in the construction of many well known projects such as the Renaissance Center in Detroit, the Zilwaukee Bridge, and the Royal Oak Police Station. He was the first Cub Scout leader at Kenwood School in Clawson. He collected and cut semi-precious stones and crafted fine jewelry out of gold and silver. He was a proficient woodworker who built model planes and boats. He died on January 3, 2009 at the age of 89 years.
He is survived by his wife of 66 years, Tami; daughters, Marian Azuma, Karen (Jack) Wade, Dianne (John) Lemanski, and Janice (the late Corbin Jr.) Reed; and son, Richard Satow.
Sus made his career as a structural detailer, assisting in the construction of many well known projects such as the Renaissance Center in Detroit, the Zilwaukee Bridge, and the Royal Oak Police Station. He was the first Cub Scout leader at Kenwood School in Clawson. He collected and cut semi-precious stones and crafted fine jewelry out of gold and silver. He was a proficient woodworker who built model planes and boats. He died on January 3, 2009 at the age of 89 years.
He is survived by his wife of 66 years, Tami; daughters, Marian Azuma, Karen (Jack) Wade, Dianne (John) Lemanski, and Janice (the late Corbin Jr.) Reed; and son, Richard Satow.
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