(87) passed away on July 1, 2012, in Torrance. He is survived by his wife, Miriam Hanayo Nishida; daughters, Gail Nishida-Coppock, Kathleen Nishida, and Sandra (Ron) Bates, the last of Portland, OR; grand kids; Christopher and Mackenzie Bates, both of Portland, OR; siblings, Shizue Okada of Alameda, CA, Shigeru (Rae) Nishida of Seattle, WA, and Kenji (Martha) Nishida; brother-in-law, Paul (Bobi) Masumoto; also survived by many nieces, nephews and other relatives.

A memorial service will be held on Thursday, July 12, 2012 at 10:00 AM at Centenary United Methodist Church, 300 S. Central Ave., L. A.