Kimiko Nakagawa Olliff Davis

June 1, 1932 - Aug. 4, 2022

On August 4, 2022, Kimi passed away peacefully at age 90 with her daughters by her side. Kimiko Nakagawa was born June 1, 1932, in Himi, Japan. In Japan, she was preceded in death by her father, one brother, stepfather, mother, and two sisters-in-law. She is survived by brothers Koichi, Akizo, and Rokuro, and sister Michiko. Kimi married American airman, the late Grayson Olliff, in Yokosuka, Japan, and raised three daughters as they moved to Air Force bases in Warner Robins, Georgia; Savannah, Georgia; Tachikawa, Japan; Langley, Virginia; Goose Bay, Labrador, Canada; and Layton, Utah. After settling in Moses Lake, Washington in 1978 with their youngest daughter Donna, Kimi and Grayson divorced. Kimi later married Willie Davis. She waitressed at the Flight Deck Restaurant before starting work for the Moses Lake School District as a cook. She retired as the head cook at Knolls Vista Elementary School, where she was affectionately known as “the lunch lady” by many children.