(87) passed away on June 13, 2010 in North Hollywood. He is survived by his wife, Jayne; daughter, Lynne Naomi; sisters, Sachiko (Kikuo) Suguro of Japan and Setsuko Nishihara of Palm Springs.

A funeral service will be held on Friday, June 25, 2010 at 4:00PM at the Memorial Chapel of Kubota Nikkei Mortuary, 911 Venice Blvd., LA with Rev. Join Inouye from Nichiren Buddhist Temple officiating.