George Masaharu Shimada

The Shimada family lived next door to us in Omaha in the late 1950's. I remember them all so well even though l was only 4 years old. My older brother & l were friends with Gerry and l remember how sweet the entire family was...this wasn't long after the war, and Japanese families were not always welcome in a neighborhood. But our families became close, and to her dying day my mother reminisced about the Shimada's. It's wonderful to hear that George had such a long, fulfilling life.