Kanae Ishihara Obituary (2020)

On June 21, 2020, Kanae Ishihara passed away in her League City home after valiantly battling cancer with her beloved husband, Andre Dillingham by her side. Survivors include, Andre, her mother, sister, brother and their children. She was preceded in death by her father. Kanae was born and raised in Tokyo, Japan where her immediate family still resides. Kanae moved to Omaha, NE in 1981 to pursue her education at Creighton University earning a BS in Mathematics, followed by a Doctor of Medicine and a Residency in Internal Medicine. She went on to Tulane University in New Orleans and completed a fellowship in Nephrology and moved on to the University of Alabama, in Birmingham to complete a fellowship in Renal Transplantation. Kanae earned a reputation as being a highly respected, skilled, intelligent physician working at The University of Texas as Associate Professor of Renal Diseases and Hypertension Transplant Nephrologist and at Baylor College of Medicine as Associate Professor of Surgery Transplant Nephrology. Kanae had interests beyond her work, and these included running marathons, endurance road cycling, cooking, fashion and was devoted to caring for her husband, friends and pets. Her passion was cycling, and over the past eight years was a member of the Space City Cycling Club (SCCC) in Clear Lake. While in SCCC, Kanae achieved membership in the Ultra Century Club, riding as much as 10,000 miles/year. It was through SCCC Kanae met the love of her life, Andre and they were married on January 11, 2018. Kanae left behind many very close cycling and running friends who will miss her determination, enthusiasm and big as a mile smile.