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Michelle Collins
June 25, 2010
Yoko,
I'm sorry I couldn't make the memorial, but my love and prayers are with you and your family. May you hold the memories dear to your heart.
Michelle Collins
Gary minetti
June 24, 2010
Dear Yoko, Derek, Pattra, Takemi
Our hearts are broken at the loss of our dear friend and colleague Sei. We had 30 years of only pleasant memories and pleasure to have been blessed with his wisdom and intellect. He alway had a wise solution to every solution and felt confident that the Lord would provide the guidance. He was such a wonderful role-model for all of us and we alway looked to him for his thoughts.
I laugh when I think of the time he was growing orchids and I came in and the office was filled to the brim with them. I asked what was going on and he said as only Sei could " well we are brighting up the space and at the same time learn something about growing orchids." It was a done deal. Each year he would have another project and we would try to guess what it would be and we were alway wrong.
We also enjoyed so many of the fruits of his labor in the garden and especially the Asian pears. To this day Chris Coglizer my son loves those pears and they are known as Sei's pears.
We also loved the challenge of the badminton court as Sei attempted to teach each of us the ways to be decent. Somehow he was standing in one place and I was doing all the running. He called it efortless efort. I called it smart on his part. However, he was alway encouraging and made me feel like I had mastered the challenge. In reality was panting and hoping to get to the shower without kealing over.
Further, Sei was the most popular counselor we ever had. He could listen and listen and when the students came out of their session they knew they had a plan but also a friend who would do anything for you now and in the future. How many of those students returned each year to demonstrate to Sei how his wise words and actions had gotten them on the right path to success. Many a student was treated to a free lunch or snack and a little bit of money in their pockets. Yes Sei was a servant of humanity and never complained. He was our Hero and we are blessed with his presence in our lives.
Our love and prayers.
Alene and Gary Minetti
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