Melvin Masaru Tano

Tremonton - Melvin Masaru Tano, 63, our loving, kind, and gentle husband, father and grandpa passed away March 20, 2005 in Salt Lake City, Utah. He was born and raised in Hawaii. Married Joan Ann Kaitschuck later divorced. Recently moved to Tremonton from Fresno, California. The Kerman California Ward shepherded him back into activity and they were near and dear to his heart. Former Vice Consul for the USA - 12 years. Worked in International Marketing. He developed a technique of teaching Spanish that he called Samurai Spanish. Next to his four sons, the light of his life was his granddaughter Melia. He enjoyed the great outdoors, was an artistic landscape designer/master gardener. He is survived by his loving wife, Christine Marie Heap; sons Troy Erika, Todd, Trent, and Tyson Rachael, fiancée Tano; mother Beatrice Y. Tano; sisters Marjorie Tony Magaoay and Beverly Guy Heder; brothers Lawrence Tsuneko, Edwin Sara, Darrel Colleen and Dean Carol Tano; Beatrice Tano s-i-law; one granddaughter, Melia, 5 stepsons, 4 of whom are married, 1 stepdaughter and husband, 9 1/2 stepgrandchildren. He is preceded in death by father Benito, brother Jimmy, and infant son Travis. There will be a viewing Tuesday from 6-8 p.m. at Rogers and Taylor Wednesday, 10-11:30a.m. at the Tremonton 2nd and 5th Ward chapel, located at 300 South Tremont Street in Tremonton. Interment will be in Salem, Utah. In Lieu of flowers a memorial fund in his name has been set up at Zion's 1st Ntl. Bank, in Tremonton. Many special thanks to Dr. John Doty and the TICU Drs. Nurses and staff at LDS Hospital. To his nurse Sharon, on that early Sunday morning, "Aloha and Mahalo".