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Henry Y. YAMADA (1934-2002) (obit.)

Henry Y. YAMADA (1934-2002) (obit.)

Posted: 30 Aug 2002 6:44PM GMT
Classification: Obituary
Edited: 3 Jul 2003 9:01PM GMT
Surnames: YAMADA, LOUIE, GJEE
Henry Y. Yamada

After a stubborn fight against lung cancer, retired Davis farmer Henry Y. Yamada died on Aug. 23, 2002. He was 68 years old.

Born Jan. 24, 1934, in Sacramento to Joe and Haru Yamada, he grew up at his father's bait shop until World War II when he and his family were forced to relocate to the Tule Lake Internment Camp. When the war ended, they returned to Sacramento to start over.

After graduating from McClatchy High School in 1952, Yamada went to UC Davis to study agriculture. He was then drafted into the U.S. Army and spent two years overseas in Korea. After returning to the United States, Henry went into farming with his father and brother. They had many prosperous years farming corn and tomatoes in Davis.

Yamada loved life. He enjoyed the great outdoors. After retiring from farming in 1989, he spent time each year salmon fishing in Alaska, traveling to Europe and driving his trademark Ford Bronco to San Jose to visit his three grandchildren.

He enjoyed eating at Cindy's Restaurant with his breakfast club, something he had been doing for the past 30 years.

He loved his family -- his wife of 39 years, Kumiko; his children, Phyllis (and John) Louie of San Francisco, Joyce (and Emmanuel) Gjee of San Jose and his son Dean Yamada of Los Angeles; and his three grandchildren, Elisabeth, Annalicia and Stephen Gjee.

A celebration of his life will be held Saturday at 1 p.m. at the Davis Community Church, 412 C St. in Davis.

(Obituary from the "The Davis Enterprise," Friday, August 30, 2002, (Yolo County). Submitted with the permission of the "The Davis Enterprise," 315 G Street, Davis, CA 95616, <http://www.davisenterprise.com/>;. Please note: I am not related to the family listed above, and I do not have any further information on this family.)
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