Hideko Futami Ocampo beloved wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, passed away peacefully on Saturday, November 16, 2024. She was 95 years old.  Hideko was preceded in death by her husband LTC (ret) Antonio Ocampo and daughter, Susan Ocampo-Brecht.  She is survived by her sons, Matthew Ocampo and SFC (ret) Anthony Ocampo Jr.  In addition, she is survived by five grandchildren, five great-grandchildren, and two great-great-grandchildren.

Hideko was born on February 17, 1929, in Osaka Japan and moved to Tokyo with her family soon after.  During WWII, as a teenager, she worked in a textile factory sewing materials for the Japanese Imperial Army.  From this experience, she developed a lifelong passion for sewing, making clothes for her children when they were young.   In 1952, during the Korean war while working at the remote USAF 511th ACW Group radar site in Wakkanai Japan, she met her love and future husband, SSG Antonio Ocampo.   Because US policy at the time discouraged marriages between US Soldiers and Japanese nationals, their nuptials had to be postponed a few years until 1955, when Antonio was reassigned again to the US Far East Air Forces.

During their 56 year marriage, Antonio's USAF assignments took Hedy to live in various places around the US and far east such as California, Illinois, Texas, Mississippi, the Philippines and back to Japan.  Hedy dutifully supported and raised her family during many hardships and separations common to military families.  Antonio had multiple tours of 6-12 months to Alaska, Europe, Korea, and Vietnam as well as a final yearlong command in Thailand.  During these times Hedy was left alone running the house and raising three children.

Hedy was an adventurous mother, climbing Mt Fuji twice and taking the family on ski vacations while in Japan.  When Tony retired from the USAF in 1975, Hedy was ready to stop moving and relax and enjoy her water painting and gardening. However, Tony was quickly recruited by Chevron Petroleum and worked as a telecommunications Manager in the bay area until his final retirement in 1991.  Fully retired, Hedy and Tony traveled every year to Japan, always staying at their favorite Hotel, the Sanno in downtown Tokyo.  Hedy and Tony could also frequently be found visiting Monterey, enjoying the beautiful beaches and seafood restaurants or at their vacation cabin in Lake Tahoe.  They also enjoyed the annual reunions with 511th ACW Group, Tony and Hedy's Korean war unit in Wakkanai Japan.

Hedy was an amazing woman, surviving the fire-bombing of Tokyo, finding the love of her life in the aftermath of WWII and then leaving Japan and jumping into the unknown with her love by her side.  Hedy and Tony loved and lived life to the fullest and now she will be laid to rest next to her eternal love.

Memorial Services will be held at Vaca Hills Chapel, 524 Elmira RD, Vacaville, CA on Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 1pm with final internment at Arlington National Cemetery on March 14th at 2pm.