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James Yutaka Suzuki was born on May 19, 1936, in Seattle, Washington, to Tohachi and Mikayo Suzuki. He was the fourth of seven children. He spent much of his early childhood in the Japanese interment camp Minidoka, where Japanese Americans located on the West Coast were imprisoned during World War II. When his family was released from camp in late 1945, they returned to their home and family business in downtown Seattle, The Brewster Apartment building. There, Suzuki learned and mastered the craft of carpentry, plumbing, and electrical from his father, Tohachi. Read More
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Paula Kent Meehan, founder of Redken Laboratories, Inc., passed away Monday, June 23rd, 2014, facing the tranquil environment she treasured, including her Japanese gardens, fountains and flowers of her Beverly Hills home. She was surrounded by her son, Michael Miller and his wife Jeeny, family, caregivers, and intimate friends who loved and revered her. Read More
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We regret to announce the passing of Carol Crowley on January 2, 2014. For over 30 years, Crowley played an important leadership role in the hair removal industry. She was a certified medical electrologist and was one of the few electrology instructors in the nation. Crowley also served in executive capacities for several national electrolysis ... Read More
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Dr. Sheldon Pinnell, an internationally eminent scientist, dermatologist, leading scientist behind L’Oréal-owned SkinCeuticals, and J. Lamar Callaway Professor Emeritus of Dermatology and Chief Emeritus of the Division of Dermatology at Duke University, passed away peacefully in Durham, North Carolina on Thursday, July 4th, 2013 just as the fireworks began to sparkle in celebration of Independence Day; he was 76. Read More
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Bettylou McIntosh, co-founder of CosMedix, passed away on Thursday, July 13th, 2013. Making an early impact in the skin care industry, McIntosh knew that better skin health depended as much on education as it did on scientific innovation. Together with business partner and friend Flo McRae, McIntosh pushed the envelope for what natural, plant-based products ... Read More
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The aesthetics industry mourns the loss of one of its true pioneers, Dr. James Edwin Fulton, Jr. who died July 4th, 2013 at the age of 73. “Jim devoted his life to dermatology and his passing will leave a void in the world of skin care,” offers his wife of 44 years, Vivant Skin Care ... Read More
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Aunt Ilike grew up in the countryside of Hungary – a land blessed with fruits, vegetables and herbs that draw their succulence from the soil and thermal hot springs of the Carpathian basin long known for being rich in minerals and trace elements found nowhere else on earth. It was there, as a young child, that her insight and adoration into the powerful properties of nature and the world around her was born. Early on, she learned about the interdependence between plants, animals and humans. That life, in all its forms, is interconnected. Read More
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Pivot Point International, Inc. announces the passing of Corrine Passage Bernin, on May 16th, 2012, the only daughter of Pivot Point founder Leo Passage, who passed away in 2011. Berin, who served Pivot Point as senior vice president of production and systems development until her death, spent her entire professional career with the company. Read More
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