Ray Shoji Yokoyama

I am so sad to hear of Ray's passing. Their antique space at the mall was incredible. Such a talent.

Ray, I loved working with you. I admired and respected you. I especially appreciated your legendary sense of humor.

Ray your incredible and wonderful sense of humor, your quick wit, but morst of all your friendship will always be missed. Aloha

Dear Wilma and Patrick. Ray will be missed so much. He truly was one of the funniest men on early, especially with CCC in Honolulu. I signed the guestbook when it was first posted but don't know what happened to it? So, I'll just say to Wilma, you raised a wonderful son and we will all miss him terribly. Pat, thank you for having us into your home on such a sad occasion. Though the day was cold and dreary it was also an uplifting day with some humor that Ray would so appreciate. You...

Ray approched life with a calm, cool attitude. His quick, dry sense of humor was one that I loved and apprciated. Ray had a very short time to make his presence felt here, but he did it better than most. Ray's smile was electrifying and oh, so catching! So many have been impacted by Ray's life and will miss him greatly.
My deepest sympathy to Wilma and Patrick for their loss.

Ray, thank you for all the wonderful memories. You were an icon during and after your years at Continental. You were one of a kind and will be missed beyond belief.

Ah, the memories of great times with Ray. Having known him since the early 80's upon moving to L.A., I can think back to the many, many laughs and fun moments. One in particular was that he introduced me, my partner and 2 good friends to Oahu and Maui. We had such a wild time, especially on the back road to Hana. Ray had such a wonderful spirit and knew so many people. He loved gardening and always brought back so many wonderful orchids from his trips home to Honolulu. I will miss him and...

Ray introduced himself to me at the Sunset Junction street fair in Los Angeles in the mid 1980's. He recognized my partner and I from a flight that he had worked between Denver and Los Angeles the day before. Shortly thereafter we became tenants in his house in Echo Park where we lived and watched Ray transform his beloved yard into a tropical paridise with much hard work. When he and Pat sold their homes and moved to Seattle we remained friends. As it has been stated, Ray will be remembered...

Ray had purchased a condo near mine in the Raintree County Condo complex in Culver City, CA in 1978.
We met there and became fast friends. During 1978 and 1979 we would drive my MGB to San Diego every available weekend to party with Ray's friend Gene Burkard who happened to own International Male. Ray knew everyone. We lost touch after Ray and Pat moved to Seattle.