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BY: And meanwhile, you and George, so you had two kids? Can you tell me what their names are and when they were born?

MK: Yeah. Our firstborn was Kristine (Mari Kozu).

BY: And when was she born?

MK: She was born in 1953. And my other one, Carolyn Mika Kozu was, she went by Mika because when she was born, Frank always took care of my children before he got married. And he took care of (Kris) while George came to see me at the hospital. And Frank would say, "What's your sister's name?" and she couldn't say "Carolyn," the R or something. And he kind of got tired of her not being able to do it, so he said, "Her name is Mika," you know, the middle name. So she ended up with that name, so everybody calls her Mika.

BY: Because it's easier to say? For a little kid, easier to say Mika than Carolyn.

MK: So she ended up (being Mika). [Laughs]

BY: And where do they live now?

MK: Mika lives in California and Kris lives in Edmonds and she looks after us.

BY: And do you have grandchildren?

MK: We have (six) grandchildren.

BY: And so you were also very close to Frank's, did Frank have more than one child? How many kids did Frank...

MK: He has two daughters.

BY: Okay, so Joy is one of them.

MK: Yeah, Joy is the firstborn. (the other is Lynne).

BY: And then you're close, obviously close to that family as well.

MK: Yeah.

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