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duane5.jpg  Frank Tucker RMC, Duane Baumgartner ENCS Return to Photos Bridge duane6.jpg  Return to Photos Bridge duane7.jpg 
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Miyo was born on 10 November, 1930 in Kogisu, Japan. She was the eldest daughter of Tomoe and Tane Kawamata. She attended public schools in Kogisu and advanced dressmaker school in Utsunomiya. She is survived by her mother, Tane, and her siblings: Chugi, Tsuya, Fumino, Kiyoshi, Shoji and Yukio. Her brother, Masashi, proceeded her in death. Miyo met Duane S Baumgartner on 13 March, 1953. From that day forward, Duane knew that Miyo was his Soul Mate. They were married on 2 November, 1955 at the American Embassy in Yokohama, Japan. In 1957, they came to the United States, where they bought their first home in El Monte, California. Duane and Miyo had four children: Johnny, Donna, Linda and Erika. For twelve years the family lived in Honolulu, Hawaii. While there, Miyo learned and loved Hula Dancing and danced professionally with a group of dancers that welcomed and bid farewell to ships arriving and departing Pearl Harbor. Because Miyo was so skilled as a Hula dancer, she soon became an instructor. Her Hawaiian dance name was Leolani. In 1971, after the birth of their youngest child, Erika, the family moved to Chula Vista, California. They soon sold their Chula Vista home and moved to Gold Hill, Oregon, where they built a new home. In the thirty years since then, the family has scattered throughout Oregon. Duane and Miyo have nine grandchildren: Duane, Jennifer, Jeremiah, Nicole, Keisha, Chelsea, Josiah, Alexia, and Brandon. In 1997, Duane and Miyo moved to the Portland area so that Miyo could be closer to her medical treatment. They bought a home in Lafayette, Oregon
