Kazuko "Mickey" Hulsey

Kazuko “Mickey” Hulsey, 90, passed away on Saturday, January 23, 2021.She was born on November 7, 1930 to the late Shizuaki and Fujiko Nagao in Tokyo, Japan. She was a member of the Church of Christ and was a waitress for many years at Mrs. Miller’s Chicken and Steak House and the Hot Springs Country Club. Mickey was a generous and loving presence to elder friends and acquaintances. She was a true caregiver in that she gave her care in so many different ways to them. From a closet packed with gifts, she would let people know someone remembered them and their special occasions. In times of crisis she gave of herself to comfort those who needed solace and to nurture those who needed a friend. She was loved by so many because she gave them love and care unconditionally just as she tenderly gave to her family: husband, children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Since 1993 she loved volunteering for the sister city program helping people from Hanamaki and Hot Springs to come closer together through translations, hosting and escorting the visitors from Hanamaki, Japan around area schools and other significant sights of Hot Springs. She was predeceased by her parents, her husband, Robert Hulsey, Jr., and one brother, Mitsuhiro Nagao. Survivors include one son, Vernon (Ginny) Hulsey and one daughter, Janet (Richard) Cheek, all of Hot Springs, one brother, Shigeyuki Nagao of Japan and one sister, Michiko Sato of Japan, five grandchildren, Kimberly, Naomi, Nicole, Nadia and Conner and eleven great-grandchildren. Visitation will be Wednesday from 5:00 P.M. until 7:00 P. M. at Hot Springs Funeral Home. Memorial services will be at 2:00 P.M. on Thursday at Piney United Methodist Church with Pastor Scott Gallimore officiating. Due to Covid-19, we will follow all CDC regulations and masks are required. In lieu of flowers memorials have been designated to the Hot Springs National Park Sister City Foundation, 134 Convention Blvd, Hot Springs, AR 71901 or https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=SYZMMSXZKPL6Y or Rolanda Hurst Scholarship Memorial Foundation, 500 Mid-America Blvd, Hot Springs, AR 71913 or https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=KN4JAS2WBBVF8

Kazuko "Mickey" Hulsey

November 7, 1930 - January 23, 2021