Wendy Yukiko Asano

August 14, 1955–December 3, 2017 Wendy Yukiko Asano, 62, died peacefully in Legacy Hopewell House Hospice in Portland on December 3, 2017 with her husband and son by her side. She had been life flighted from the Good Samaritan Hospital emergency room to the Legacy Emanuel Hospital Neural Trauma ICU in Portland after suffering a severe brain aneurism on November 14. Wendy was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, to Tsutae and Hoichi Asano. She grew up in Ewa and Pearl City, Oahu. After graduation from Mid-Pacific Institute, she attended the University of Hawaii-Manoa, earning a bachelor’s degree in 1978, and master’s degree in 1981, both in horticulture. Her career included research work for the University of Hawaii experiment stations in Kauai and Maui, and the UH NifTAL Project in Paia, Maui. She also specialized in tissue culture production of orchids for two private companies on Oahu. Wendy also worked a year as a research associate at the University of Iowa, Department of Biology. After Wendy’s son was born in 1994, Wendy left her research position in the Oregon State University’s Department of Horticulture, and became a full-time mom. She also was a volunteer at Corvallis High School and big supporter of her son’s tennis team. Wendy enjoyed reading mystery novels and the Sunday New York Times. She was a wonderful cook and accomplished tennis player at Timberhill Tennis Club and pickleball at Timberhill Athletic Club. She loved listening to music and growing vegetables every summer in the backyard. Her tomatoes provided sauce for pasta dishes all winter long. She loved and cared for the family’s cats who loved her in return. Wendy and her husband Larry enjoyed traveling. In their 33 years of marriage, they visited several countries in western Europe, New Zealand, Japan, Canada, England, and many states and national parks in the U.S. In October, they joined their son Lorne and visited the temples of Angkor Wat in Cambodia and traveled the length of Vietnam from Ho Chi Minh City to Hanoi. Wendy became a very good photographer on these trips. Wendy is survived by her husband Larry Bulling, son Lorne Bulling, and sister Chery Asano Ford and brother-in-law Stan Ford of Arizona. The family wishes to thank the doctors, nurses and staff in the Good Samaritan Hospital emergency room and Legacy Emanuel Hospital Neural Trauma ICU. They did everything possible to try to save Wendy. A memorial service for Wendy will be held Saturday, December 30, at 10 am, in McHenry Funeral Home, 206 NW 5th Street, Corvallis. Donations in Wendy’s memory may be made to Legacy Hopewell House Hospice, 6171 SW Capitol Hwy, Portland, OR 97329. Please leave condolences for the family at www.mchenryfuneralhome.com .

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Wendy Yukiko Asano

August 14, 1955 - December 3, 2017