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Tashiye Eva Goff, neé Tsukamoto, was born December 16, 1923, near Sumner, Washington.

She worked on the family farm and attended Sumner High School. At the onset of WWII, Tashiye and her family were interned in Minidoka, Idaho. After Tashiye joined the U.S. Army, she met her soon-to-be husband, Percy.

After leaving military service, Tashiye and Percy started a family and had three boys. After Percy's death in 1960, Tashiye went on working two jobs as a civil servant for the Navy and as a transportation specialist at Mill Creek Country Club.

She also earned a degree at Edmonds Commun...