TRAVIS HARRELSON

Harrelson, Travis Miles, considered one of the world's best ukulele players, has died. Beloved husband, father, friend and musician passed away at home in Seal Beach, August 1, 2010, succumbing to cancer. Travis's lifelong love of Hawaiian and jazz music began via at-home jam sessions with visiting Islanders. He was equally at home playing at a trailer park luau, to a convalescent hospital audience or on a Tokyo concert stage, Travis performed with uke legends Herb Ota, Lyle Ritz, while music critics praised him as the "the Django Reinhardt of the ukulele. Travis is featured in the DVDs "Rock That Uke," "The Joy of Uke," and the CD "Holy Ukulele!" with his longtime friend Eddie Montana. To hear Travis play was to know him; his spirit of fellowship and sharing, his easy-going intensity; his grand sense of humor; his talent for finding joy in hard times; his delight in creating pleasure for others; all that came through his little uke. A modest man, but a huge presence to all who knew him, Travis will be deeply missed. He is resting in the Pacific Ocean he loved. He is survived by his wife, Celeste Lowe; sisters, Aloha Oyama and Leilani Jordan; brother, Pete; his children, Travis, Gervais, Tracy, Tory, Tyler and step-son, Marc Sue; 11 grandchildren; and 1 great grandchild. In lieu of flowers, a donation to the American Cancer Society is suggested. Aloha

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