In Memoriam: Lily R. (Sakurai) Kajiwara, 1924 - 2015 ily Kajiwara was born July 26, 1924, in Portland, to Masaru Sakurai and Chiyoko (Takeuchi) Sakurai. She grew up, along with five younger siblings, on a farm in Troutdale, Oregon. She attended the nearby Corbett Grade and High Schools, graduating from the latter as the Valedictorian of her class in May 1942. Immediately thereafter, along with other Japanese Americans on the West Coast, she was sent to an internment camp, in her case, Camp Minidoka, in Hunt, Idaho. Initially, she was appointed to the teaching staff of the Elementary School there (as a recent graduate of high school). Shortly thereafter, she was appointed as the lone head teacher of her own classroom. At war's end, the family returned to the Portland area, where she married George Saburo Kajiwara, a veteran of the famous 442nd “Go for Broke” Regiment. Lily started taking classes at Portland State University. When she graduated with a major in anthropology, she was hired by the University to work in the PSU Library. For a long time, she worked in the Science Library, where she trained and managed the student work force. She took the course in the history of science so that she could develop a handbook for students having difficulty with the class. She was named "Outstanding Employee of the Year” in 1992. After retirement, she worked for the libraries of The Oregon Nikkei Legacy Center, Providence Hospital, The Holgate Branch Library, The Oregon Buddhist Temple, and several others. She was preceded in death by one sibling, Betty Sakurai. She is survived by her husband, George Kajiwara; daughter, Karen Kajiwara; and three brothers, Dick Sakurai, George Sakurai, and Ed Sakurai. RAPS extends condolences to Lily Kajiwara’s family. --John R. Cooper, Professor Emeritus In Memoriam: Zola Grace Dunbar 1927-2015 ola Grace Dunbar née Thomas was born March 12, 1927, in Fossil, Oregon. She passed away Oct. 8, 2015, in Beaverton. Dr. Dunbar attended grades one through eight in a one-room school at Richmond, Oregon. She graduated from Wheeler County High School in Fossil. She received a Bachelor of Science degree from Eastern Oregon College, and a Master’s degree and Doctor of Education degree from the University of Oregon. She taught elementary school near LaGrande, in Albany, and at Raleigh Hills in Beaverton. She was named Beaverton's Teacher of the Year in 1974. Beginning in 1968, while working full time as an elementary teacher in the Beaverton School District, Zola also taught language arts and reading classes as an adjunct for the School of Education at Portland State. When she received her doctorate, she joined the faculty of the School of Education, where she directed the program in Teacher Education and Certification. She taught graduate and undergraduate courses in the teaching of reading to prospective elementary school teachers. She was the author of several published research studies on the teaching of reading. She was a member of a number of educational organizations, serving as president of five, including the Oregon branch of the International Reading Association. After her retirement in 1985, she became an academic adviser for student-athletes at PSU. Her husband of 67 years, Donald Dunbar, was a principal in the Beaverton School district. Together Zola and Donald Dunbar received the Eastern Oregon Distinguished Alumni Award in 2013. They funded a scholarship at Eastern for many years. Dr. Dunbar is survived by her husband, their daughters, Donna Mason and Myrna Neese, her sisters, Willa May Burns and Ruth Thomas, four step-grandchildren, eight step-great-grandchildren, and seventeen nieces and nephews. A private interment was held in Willamette National Cemetery. A celebration of her life was held on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2015, at Laurel Park at Bethany Village. Donations may be made to the University of Oregon or Eastern Oregon University School of Education in Dr. Dunbar's name. RAPS extends sincere condolences to the family of Zola Dunbar. --John R. Cooper, Professor Emeritus 4 L Z
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