Los Angeles, California
December 6, 1924 - December 18, 2013 Dr. Jokichi Takamine III, a nationally renowned physician for his lifetime of work and devotion in the field of alcoholism and drug dependency, died December 18th in Santa Monica, California at the age of 89. A graduate of Williams College and New York...
Read MoreThank You Joe for teaching me sooooo much about treating alcoholics and the disease of alcoholism. Even more so, you modeled how to treat others which I'll cherish and strive to emulate one day at a time, and beyond.
curt moothart
April 01, 2024 | Work
Dr. Takamine was my physician at St. John's Hospital in 1988 when I was being rehabilitated at the Chemical Dependency Center. He gave me an article to read called "Surrender vs Compliance In AA" and it has helped me immensely in my thirty-five years of recovery. Thank you for all your work and patience.
Douglas Richards
July 24, 2023
All the years we spent as colleagues and close friends were the best of my life. Knowing how much I learned from you could fill a library. May you continue to rest in peace and know how much I miss you every day. See you when I get there...
Love always, Suzi
December 17, 2020 | Significant Other
I worked as a Temp. for Dr. Takamine III in the 1980's answering phones, filing etc, what a nice man he was and billiant! He really did try to help his patients become well and made sure they were taken care of like family while in the office that day!
Mary Welz
October 04, 2019 | Thousand Oaks, CA
As young nursing students at LHH we were excited that a Japanese intern would be among our incoming interns. Imagine our startled expressions to meet Joe Takamini, tall & blond, friendly & gratious. I am sorry to be reading his obituary, but have that happy, startled memory of him. Living near Washington D.C. I have read about his grandfather's work in creating the disease resistant cherry trees & his discovery of adrenalin. It's no wonder he carried on his family's penchant for...
Mona Shaw
November 18, 2018 | Lake Ridge, VA
Dr. Suzi Schor
September 09, 2018 | Peoria, AZ
DOCSUZI
Jo and I were extremely close friends and colleagues. He was also a fatherly guide to my daughter, Kate. His passing leaves a hole in my heart only filled remembering our last dinner in Palm Springs together when he came to visit and see my dual diagnosis facility. G-d bless you till we meet again.
Dr. Suzi Schor
September 09, 2018 | Peoria, AZ
Joe was a dear friend for over 85 years. We grew up together as children in Merriewold, where he let me pretend I was the Empress of Japan playing on the thrown chairs in the great house.
We then dated as teenagers and were tennis partners.
Years later we reconnected and had a wonderful friendship with nightly conversations and many letters
Joe was a very private man, a great physician, and a loyal friend.
Connie Lovatt Clark Nelson
Vero Beach, Fl, and Forestburgh NY
October 05, 2014
I HAD SO MUCH RESPECT FOR DR TAKAMINI,JUST LEARNED OF HIS DEPARTURE
LAST SAW HIM AT SAINT JOHNS IN 2011.
October 04, 2014