———-Gwen Muranaka is Rafu senior editor and can be contacted gwen@rafu.

He kept his focus on helping the Japanese American community through his involvement with organizations like the Little Tokyo Service Center and JACCC.(Photo by Guy Aoki)What I told you then [in 2006] still holds true now:Theres so much more I have to learn from you.

But its not like I have a bucket list.I remain in good spirits as I reflect on a life well-lived.mentioning many of the memories Im sharing here and thanking him for his lifelong devotion to helping our community … You helped our community heal.

I checked in on him again in November.attending the inaugural Bike Ride for Alan event in April.

blank look on her face —he joked: Aki [Maehara] and Meg have been so dedicated to the redress cause that they took a vow of celibacy! They wouldnt have sex until the bill was passed! It was one of the funniest things Id ever heard in my life.

Alan also had a great sense of humor.Due to the suspicious nature of the death.

4 for unlawful disposal of human remains and conspiracy.When officers arrived on scene.

and had been living on the streets for the past four years.Kelly KoikeThe San Francisco County Medical Examiner responded and declared the death suspicious.