Helen Tsuchiya passed away at the age of 92 on February 4, 2017. As she shared with young people through Larry’s ‘Elders’ Wisdom, Children Song’ program about her Japanese-American Internment experience in World War II, “When you think about it, it’s my parents who really suffered. Now I want to share my story with the children so it will never happen again.” In return the children and Larry honored her in song. As the closing verse to Be Kind To All That Live reads:
If I were to change tomorrow
I would start here right now
To help put an end to sorrow
I know we each know how
Be kind to all that live