Pat Takasugi

After attending Wilder Holmes Elementary and Junior High schools, and Vallivue High School, he earned a B.A. in political science from the College of Idaho in 1971.[8]

After graduation, then he enlisted in the U.S. Army. In his military service, he was assigned to an Airborne unit, the Rangers, and the Special Forces, was elevated to the rank of captain, and he fulfilled his duty actively until 1976 and served as a reservist in additional five years.[3][5][8][9][10] Returned to Idaho, he ran a farm near Wilder and Homedale, and served as the director of the Idaho Department of Agriculture.[7][9][11] Celia Gould, a fellow Republican, succeeded him as director.[12]

He was a Japanese American.[13]

He was affiliated with these organizations;[5][9]

• Boy Scout Troop #277
• Caldwell American Legion Post #35
• Caldwell Chamber of Commerce
• Canyon County Deputy Sheriff Patrol Reserve
• Canyon County Farm Bureau
• Canyon County Republican Party
• Coalition for Ag's Future
• Food Producers of Idaho
• Idaho Crop Improvement Association
• Idaho-Eastern Oregon Seed Association
• Idaho Grain Producers Association
• Idaho-Oregon Fruit and Vegetable Association
• Idaho Smart Growth
• Leadership Idaho Agriculture
• National Council of Ag Employers
• National Federation of Independent Businesses
• National Rifle Association
• The Nature Conservancy
• Our Lady of the Valley Parish
• Wilder Farm Labor Committee

He died from pseudomyxoma peritonei, a rare form of appendix cancer, while in office.[7][11][14] He is buried at the Wilder Cemetery.[10][11] Senators Mike Crapo and Jim Risch delivered eulogies for him on the Senate floor.[15][16]

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