Wednesday, January 9, 2013

Nooks and Crannies (Obituary)

My father wrote Tommy's obituary:

Thomas (Tommy) Takeo Chinen of Newark, CA, was born June 10, 2011 and passed away Nov. 23, 2012. Survived by parents Troy & Milka Chinen, grandparents Yukio & Lina Kawashita of São Paulo, Brazil, and Melvin & Doris Chinen of Vallejo, CA. Tommy was a happy, lively child with an insatiable curiosity and  a warm loving personality.  We know that he is reveling in the arms of Jesus and exploring all the nooks and crannies of Heaven.  Memorial service will be held on Saturday Dec. 1st at 11 a.m. at San Lorenzo Japanese Christian Church, 615 Lewelling Blvd, San Leandro, CA.


Nooks & Crannies: Either my dad has a photographic memory and doesn't know it, or there was an amazing coincidence here (read the package carefully!)


Monday, December 24, 2012

Our Tommy (Memorial Video)


This video was part of Tommy's Memorial service on December 1, 2012.  We created it so people who didn't know Tommy personally could get to know him.  A special thanks to Ane and Silvia for creating it!

Enjoy the video here on your laptop or desktop*.

* We used Iz's "Over the Rainbow" music in the video.  Unfortunately, the copyright owners of his music don't allow it to be streamed to mobile phones so you'll have to watch this on a non-mobile device, for example, a desktop or laptop.