A Little piece of Paradise… College Hill, Ohio - SELFCRAFT

Her ashes are buried next to those of Etsu, who died in 1959, in the Aoyama Cemetery. Florence’sheadstone is carved ‘The Living Embodiment of True Friendship.’ Both were cultural ambassadors of theworld.College Hill still harbors a legacy from the Sugimotos. The Oaks has a lovely male gingko treepresented to the Thomsons from Matsuo. Laurel Court has another gingko and Mrs. Jane Allen has afemale gingko in her backyard on Belmont Avenue. A fourth tree was planted at the edge of the Wilsonproperty, which later became a part of Twin Towers. It was killed by lightening and much to the sorrowof the residents, had to be removed. All these trees were planted at the same time. The Japanese admirethe long lived, graceful gingko and its fan shaped leaves are frequently portrayed in their art.Etsu wrote a charming book of her life in Cincinnati, A Daughter of the Samurai. Her other booksare A Daughter of the Narikin (1932), A Daughter of the Nohfu (1935) and Grandmother O Kyo(1940).Obed J. Wilson House by Caroline Williams, 9-2-1951159