THE FACE OF DIVERSITY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON. FOUNDED 2004
snapshot Local Hero For the past 72 years, Tom Kobayashi, ’38, has been the personification of giving back. The 92-year-old Seattle resident has volunteered for more than seven decades with St. Vincent de Paul, making biweekly home visits to the poor and needy, as well as securing food, clothing, furniture, beds, rent and utility assistance for those in need. For his efforts, Bank of America recently awarded him the Puget Sound Neighborhood Excellence Initiative Award in the amount of $5,000, which he promptly donated to the Society of St. Vincent de Paul. Kobayashi, who was born and raised in Seattle, graduated from Garfield High School before coming to the UW. He declares that he is “the proudest Bulldog and Husky ever!” Not to mention a real hero. —Chantal Carrancho To m K o b aya s h i wa s p h oto g r a p h e d b y K e r r y D a h l e n at t h e S t. M at t h e w s Pa r i s h i n N o r t h S e at t l e .
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