Tomio Yamada

Tomio “Tom” Yamada WEST POINT – Tomio “Tom” Yamada, 83, of West Point passed away Tuesday, July 10, 2007, in Clearfield following an extended illness. He was born in Ogden, Utah, on March 24, 1924, the son of Shinichi and Suzumi Yamada. He graduated from Davis High School in 1942 and served in the military (army) during WWII. He lived and farmed in Syracuse and West Point his entire life. Tom married Yuriko Cherry Yamada on November 14, 1959, in Syracuse, UT. She passed away January 10, 1977. He was an officer and member of the Buddhist Church of Ogden, Hiroshima Kenjin-Kai, Japanese Farmers Association, and a long time member of the JACL. He was the Water Master for the Clearfield Irrigation Company for many years and was on the board of the Davis County Sugar Beet and Canning Crop Associations. Dad enjoyed baseball, bowling, hunting, and fishing in his younger years and after retiring from farming, he liked to work in his garden growing sweet corn, tomatoes, and Japanese potatoes (naga imo). He loved the gambling trips to Wendover and the Indian Reservations when visiting California. He also loved to eat “Nips” coffee candy and looked forward to going to get his daily coffee and donut with his friend LaRae. The family would like to express our deep appreciation to LaRae and the late Karl Seifert for their devoted friendship and the help they provided to our dad in his later years. He is survived by three children, Sally (Kerry) Yasukochi, Carlsbad, CA; Steve (Kris) Yamada, West Point; Betty (Kirk) Yamashita, West Point; seven grandchildren, Thomas, Michelle, Grant, and Sherrie Yasukochi; KayLene Yamada; Trenton and Madison Yamashita. Also surviving are his brothers and sisters, Sadamu Yamada, Japan; Ted Yamada, Layton; Misuko (Shig) Shimada, Salt Lake City; Ila (Beb) Okada, Tremonton; and Masaru (Kiyoko) Yamada, Syracuse. He was preceded in death by his wife, parents and two sisters-in-law Yasuko Yamada and Toshi Yamada. Funeral services will be held Monday, July 16 at 11 a.m. at the Buddhist Church of Ogden, 155 North Street with the Reverend Jerry Hirano officiating. Friends may call at the Buddhist Church on Sunday from 6 to 8 p.m. and Monday 9:45 to 10:45 a.m. Interment, Ogden City Cemetery. Funeral Directors, Lindquist’s Ogden Mortuary. Email condolences to the family at: www.lindquistmortuary.com