A memorial service and reception are planned this Sunday for longtime West Seattleite Debbie Numoto, whose family shared this tribute:
Deborah Dawn Numoto passed peacefully on Saturday, August 13, 2011 from cancer, at the age of 49. She is survived by her husband Phil Numoto, father Harold Willard; mother Janice Mize; children; Jorge Muratalla (Ginny), Tami Oden (Tony), and grandson A.J.; sister Sharon Nark (Joel), nephew Conrad and niece Julia; Uncle Chuck Mize (Kathy) and Aunt Nadine Geister (Don). Jorge Muratalla, James Sansburn and family. She was preceded in death by her grandparents and her good friend Steve. Our family and her friends miss her so much. It is too early for her to join the angels.
Debbie was born in Yakima, WA and was raised in West Seattle. She graduated from West Seattle High School in 1980. She has been a manager/gift buyer at West Seattle’s Northwest Art and Frame for 26 years. Many have stopped there to enjoy special gifts to share with others.
Her passion was creativity and art, and her compositions expressed her love of nature, flowers, the ocean, and her connectedness with special friends; there were many.
Her art grew over time beginning with watercolors of flowers and included whimsical snowmen, Polaroid photography, growing to water color and pastel paintings of outdoor scenes, and most recently to torn paper mixed media subjects inspired by her favorite scenes and artists. Debbie’s art was seen at Illusions Hair Salon at Christmas, West Seattle ArtsWest shows, the Vashon Island Allied Art walk and even carried in Nordstrom’s. Her other joy was dancing – country, zydeco, and ballroom, where she met husband.
Debbie touched a diverse group of people. Her love, smile, and caring touched many and will be missed.A service and reception will be held on Sunday, August 21, 2011 at 3:00 pm at St. John the Baptist Episcopal Church in West Seattle located at 3050 California Avenue SW, Seattle, WA 98116. Donations can be made to an education fund established for her existing grandchild AJ and future grandchildren. Further opportunities for remembrances will be provided at the reception. Please bring your memories of Debbie when you join us.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made at any Wells Fargo Bank branch to the Deborah Numoto Grandchildren Education Fund Acct# 3804217721
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