My Wife Hamako's Mother. She was a cancer survivor. She is an independent, driven lady. It is amazing what she can do with a Garden and she teaches her neighbors how to grow vegetables.
My favorite memory of her is from 7 years ago(2017) when she was in her early 80s. I would stay home with her while my wife visited with her friends. She does not speak any English, and I speak very little Japanese, but she would take me for a daily walk around the neighborhood(around 3 miles), point things out, and tell me about them. I had no idea what she said, but I could only assume it. I also had difficulty keeping up with her as she walked so fast.
I know where my wife's Toughness comes from :>
She passed away in June 2025.
Posted on 10/28/24 at 02:14 PM
In Memory of
Kazuharu Tanno
My brother-in-law. Since my wife's father passed away before I met her, I had to ask his permission to marry my wife. He was very dedicated to his family and worked hard to support them and his mother.
His lost is battle with Cancer
Posted on 11/30/23 at 02:07 PM
In Memory of
Gary Jacobson
Gary, better known as Gary the Mime, was a member of my Relay For Life Family and has been one of our ambassadors over the years. My favorite memory of him was during COVID-19. We had to have a drive-through relay, and he was our grand marshal. He was in costume, driving his little red convertible car, waving and having a grand old time.
He was a long-term cancer survivor who recently lost his battle with Cancer. He will be deeply missed. Relay won't be the same without him
Here was his video on being a cancer survivor
Posted on 05/19/24 at 05:30 PM
In Memory of
Michael Mulqueen
Michael was a co-worker at UPS and married to Irene Mulqueen my first mentor there. He will be missed by many people. He lost his battle with Lung cancer on January 23, 2024
Posted on 03/23/24 at 09:14 PM
In Memory of
Kathy Little
Kathy is the most beautiful soul I have ever been around. I was fortunate to meet her when one of my partner supervisors was testing at the Jeff Speakman Kenpo 5.0 World Training Center here in Las Vegas. On several occasions, she invited me to take some photos and videos of their Annual Summer Camp Black Belt test they held at South Point. She was the top female black Belt in the Kenpo 5.0 style.
I also ran into her at the Tuff-n-off Marital Arts events where she was judging. Every time I met her I would get a big smile and tight hug. She always treated me as though I was her close friend even though I only met her occasionally.
She lost her battle with Cancer and will be deeply missed by a lot of people
