Nature -- Deer and Butterfly

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I do like the outdoors and nature. I dont like the naive view. I like the real thing. Sometimes it can be scary and sometimes it hurts. I still like nature. I like wilderness. Camping in North Georgia is quite nice. There is a alot going on as usual, at work and at home. I think I am going to sell the humvee. I dont need 5 cars. I have some more work to do to it, but after I get what I have planned done. Its gonna hit the road. It will still take me awhile with my current level of productivity and the number of projects I have in flight. I will be up in NY again soon probably and I have travel plans currently to Maine, New Hampshire and Japan. I am making vacation plans mostly in the Caribbean. That is the push to get us over 100 Countries. I also still have to get to Wyoming, to finish off the 50 US states. I did yard work today. Mostly weeding before it got hot out, but also grading. I ran the Bobcat after the dirt settled more around the house as part of the drain/vents I had p...

A WW II Veteran, Toastmaster friend and ham radio operator pased away. Tom was at our Regular Susquehanna Toastmaster meeting the previous week. He was the timer. He was telling us how some of his relatives were put in the Japanese detention camps for the duration of the war, while he was in battle. I will miss him.

Thomas Ichikawa of Owego

Thomas Ichikawa, 89, of Owego, passed away at home unexpectedly Thursday evening, May 6, 2004. He is survived by his wife of 54 years, Kiyo Ichikawa; his son, Gordon Ichikawa, Owego; two sisters, Mary Niimi, Portland, Oregon, and Ada Honda, Spokane, Washington; also, several nieces and nephews. Tommy, as he was affectionately known, was a graduate of Whitman College in Walla Walla, Washington, receiving his Bachelor's Degree in Mathematics. Tommy served in WWII in the U.S. Army, serving as Battalion Combat Radio Sergeant in the 442nd Regimental Combat Team consisting of Japanese Americans called Nisei. He was awarded the Purple Heart and the Bronze Star Medal. He was an honorary member of the 10th Mountain Division and the 36th Texas Division. In 1963, he founded T & K Communications and since 1980 operated it with his son, Gordon. Active all his life, Tommy shared his energy not only through his business activities but also in community involvement. He was a member of many organizations, including the VFW, American Legion, Kiwanis Club, Elks and Toastmasters. He also was a member of the Society of Broadcast Engineers, a life member of the American Radio Relay League. Tommy was an amateur radio operator whose call sign was W7GUN.

A memorial service will be held Wednesday at 11 a.m. at the Estey & Munroe Funeral Home, Owego, with the Rev. George Truesdail officiating. The family will receive friends Tuesday evening from 5 to 8 p.m. and Wednesday from 10 a.m. until the hour of the funeral. Friends wishing may make a contribution to a charity of their choice in loving memory of Tom Ichikawa, in lieu of flowers.



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