Kazuko Stewart Obituary Kazuko Fujita Stewart, of Lubbock, 76, passed away on Saturday, January 25, 2025. Kazuko was born in Aomori, Japan on October 30, 1948, to Hiroshi and Fume Fujita. She was the oldest of six children. Kazuko married Roy Stewart in 1973 while he was stationed in Yokosuka, Japan serving in the U.S. Navy. They moved to the United States to start a new life together. They spent a few years in Oregon but finally settled in Texas, where they raised two daughters. Kazuko helped Roy run his business while raising their family in Lubbock. Kazuko loved to travel. She and Roy took the family on countless camping trips and cross-country road trips. She was also very active in her younger years. She took part in bowling leagues, played softball, fished, water skied, and snow skied. Kazuko loved to make elaborate crafts, sew, garden and cook. She had the gift of hospitality and had a great number of platters and tiny forks to prove it. Kazuko was a resilient woman that showed remarkable determination in the face of so many difficult situations. She was a devoted wife, mother, and daughter. She was still helping take care of her mother in Japan until she passed away in 2024. Kazuko is survived by her daughters, Miki (Rodney) Ring of Venice, FL, and Michelle (Casey) Summers of Lubbock, TX; Five grandchildren, Zoe, Braden, Sam, Brecken, and Max; her father Hiroshi, her sisters Umeko and Kyoko, and her brother Yasuo. Kazuko is preceded in death by her husband Roy, her mother Fume, and her sisters Yuriko and Hiroko.