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Wright "Buddy" Upchurch

Taps: Wright “Buddy” Upchurch

Posted on Feb 9, 2014 in Taps

Wright Ernest “Buddy” Upchurch, 76, retired Quality Assurance Specialist for Rockwell Intl. Rocketdyne Division, passed away on December 12, 2013 at Pali Momi Medical Center. He served in the Hawai‘i Air ...
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Taps: William Malakaua

Posted on Jan 30, 2014 in Taps

William Kauhane Malakaua, 64, of Mountain View, Hawai‘i, a retired Hawai‘i Army National Guard sergeant first class and Triple Canopy Inc. international security employee in Kuwait, died in Kuwait City, ...
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Taps: Jeffrey Namihira – Updated

Posted on Jan 24, 2014 in Taps

Jeffrey Tsuyoshi “Sumo” Namihira, 54, of Aiea, a pilot for Hawaiian Airlines and Aloha Airlines, and a Hawaii Air National Guard retiree, passed away on January 15, 2015 at Pali ...
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Namihara Services Set

Posted on Jan 22, 2014 in Taps

Funeral services for Colonel Jeffrey “Sumo” Namihara are set. Date:    Thursday, January 30, 2014 Location:    Hosoi Mortuary, 30 North Kukui Street Time:    Visitation 1630-1800; Services begin at 1800 Attire: ...
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Taps: Ernest Sawada

Posted on Jan 17, 2014 in Taps

Dec. 16, 2013Ernest Yasuyuki Sawada, 84, of Pearl City, a Hawaii National Guard veteran, passed away on December 16, 2013. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by son ...
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Jeffrey "Sumo" Namihara

Taps: Jeffrey “Sumo” Namihara

Posted on Jan 16, 2014 in Taps

Col Jeffrey “Sumo” Namihara passed away last night, apparently from a heart attack. He recently retired after a long Hawai‘i Air National Guard career. He was a pilot with the 199th ...
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Taps: Albert Iokepa, Jr.

Posted on Jan 14, 2014 in Taps

Albert Kawai‘iho‘olana Iokepa Jr., 51, of Honolulu, an Army and National Guard veteran, Ampco System Parking senior operations manager and employee of the Koko Marina 76 gas station, passed away ...
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Taps: John “Johnny” Macayan

Posted on Dec 22, 2013 in Taps

John “Johnny” Macayan Sr., 79, of Hilo, owner of Macayan Motors Inc., former used car sales manager at Hilo Motors and a Hawai‘i Army National Guard veteran, passed away on December ...
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Taps: Herbert “Buddy” Markle

Posted on Dec 21, 2013 in Taps

Herbert E. “Buddy” Markle Jr., 81, of Waipahu, a retiree of the Army National Guard and the state Harbor Police, passed away on December 12, 2013. He was born in ...
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Taps: Alan Matsuoka

Posted on Dec 12, 2013 in Taps

Alan Yoshito Matsuoka, 63, of Waipahu, a Hawai‘i Air National Guard retiree, passed away on November 19, 2013. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Mina, son ...
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