Masako Shimizu Dowd, 82, of Aurora, went to her next adventure on August 16, 2013. Mother to Mary Dowd, Joe (Ed) Brady, Everett W. (Peggy Ralston) Dowd, Jr., and William James (Leslie) Dowd; Grandmother to Kristyn (J.J.) Leffler, Michael Brady, and Lynda Brady; Sister to Sadao Shimizu. Preceded in death by her husband, Everett W. Dowd, Sr. and her daughter, Tula Joe Dowd.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made, in Masako's name, to: The University of Colorado Hospital Foundation, specifically to The Liver Transplant Team, by going online to - http://www.uch.edu/about/ways-to-give/
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