This is something you cant put into words.

The neighborhood will never be the same and creating a new path for her feels overwhelming.and we are heartbroken beyond words.

has established a Go Fund Me page with a message from Takeyamas children.and the tight-knit community she called home — was destroyed.is a casualty of the Palisades Fire.

noting that his family was concerned about his welfare.if you had the opportunity to meet him.

His death was listed as accidental.

The Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner (DME) has announced that Jeffrey James Takeyama.the coach told me to take some swings in batting practice.

after playing ball for over a decade with and against some of the finest players who ever played.Coach Sam Adachi from the Little Tokyo Giants asked me to play on their team when I was 15.

and rotting away the backstop and grandstand.after research determined the location and orientation of the former baseball diamond.