Illinois SR 349: MEMORIAL-THOMAS WOOD

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SR0349LRB104 13931 LAW 26837 r

1SENATE RESOLUTION

2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened 

3to learn of the death of Shozo Sato, professor emeritus of the 

4University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, who passed away on 

5May 3, 2025; and

6 WHEREAS, Prof. Sato was born in Kobe, Japan on May 18, 

71933; he studied music, sumi-e painting, calligraphy, kabuki, 

8and Japanese tea ceremony, among other traditional crafts, 

9under the guidance of masters, such as Nakamura Kanzaburo XVII 

10and Kishimoto Kosen, in Kamakura and Tokyo; he earned a degree 

11in fine arts from Bunka Gakuen University in Tokyo; and

12 WHEREAS, Prof. Sato originally came to Illinois as an 

13artist-in-residence at Krannert Center for the Performing Arts 

14of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) in 1964, 

15where he taught classes on traditional Japanese arts, 

16aesthetics, and culture; recognizing the need for cultural 

17arts education to build cultural bridges, he committed the 

18rest of his life to teaching in the United States; and

19 WHEREAS, Prof. Sato was the founding director of the 

20Japanese Arts and Culture Program at UIUC and the visionary 

21creator behind Japan House, a space dedicated to teaching 

22traditional Japanese arts in an authentic Japanese 

SR0349- 2 -LRB104 13931 LAW 26837 r

1environment, which he founded at UIUC in 1976; through sharing 

2his profound understanding of Japanese traditional arts and 

3actively participating in contemporary American arts, he hoped 

4to sow seeds of worldwide peace, understanding, and mutual 

5respect; and

6 WHEREAS, Prof. Sato was the author of definitive texts on 

7calligraphy and ikebana flower arranging as well as 

8adaptations of several