We are deeply saddened by the loss of Barbara Kawakami.

hewn of a highly representative mix of people from a great many and varied walks of life.families who have been established in this foothill enclave for generations now find themselves with absolutely nothing.

has been reduced to ash and rubble.Pasadena was still pretty segregated back then.For some – or many – the question is what will replace the town we knew.

Having seen basically no one in the vacated neighborhood for several days.We have chatted several times over the last week.

each gathering spot or local place of business.

We sipped 50-cent slushies from the Stop Go and then hopped across the street to Websters Pharmacy.Let Your Life Soar also included living recipients of organs and tissue.

including koi nobori – carp-shaped streamers – decorated with floral portraits of family and neighbors who are posthumously remembered for their donations of organs and tissue.kind man with a ton of friends.

he bought a home in Seal Beach and settled down to start a family.before becoming a teacher in Gardena.