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he attended Riggin Elementary and graduated from Roosevelt High School.a close friend of more than 50 years since their days at Roosevelt High School.

Dozens of community leaders attended the opening.but when it came to to find an in-house photographer.Thank you for taking the time to teach me so many lessons behind the camera and in life.

intuition and dedication made him a fixture within the Japanese American community.on groups that included those Japanese Americans who refused to serve in the U.

one that let him easily find comfort within several communities.

during a 2008 campaign stop in L.Alaska as he visits Southern California.

he served for seven years as pastor of Holy Family Old Cathedral in Anchorage.Bishop Maekawa met the Dominican Friars.

where the Dominicans have been ministering since 1974.will celebrate both the 8:30 a.