Obituary for Ray M. Sugiyama

SUGIYAMA, DR. RAYMOND MITSURU (78) passed away on May 8, 2016 in Long Beach. He is survived by his wife, Sharon Sugiyama; sons, Darren (Emilia) and Brandon Sugiyama; grandson, Estevan Sugiyama; sisters-in-law, Waka Sugiyama, Marsha (John Wills) Shelbey and Kathlyn Ninomiya; also survived by many nieces, nephews and other relatives.

A memorial service will be held on Monday, May 23, 2016 at 4:00PM at Grace First Presbyterian Church, 3955 N. Studebaker Rd., Long Beach, CA 90808.

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John Knowles May 14, 2016, 10:02 AM	I thought the world of Ray. We went to Junior High and Poly High School. We were in Comus together. John P. Knowles

Martha Sodetani May 14, 2016, 8:47 PM	Dear Sharon and family, Melissa and I offer our deepest sympathy to you at this time. He wrote a letter of recommendation for her as she applied for USC in 1998 she was accepted! That was so very generous of him. And, the batting lesson from your son comes to mind. His support of my candidacy for school board. . I won! Dr. Sugiyama has done so much in his field of orthodontia to the betterment of untold numbers of people around the globe. He was a fellow fly fisherman with my friend Jim Buchanan. I will be sure that Jim and his wife Lois know. Such a gentleman and so very proud of his family. We are genuinely saddened and grieve with you. God bless you, Martha Sodetani.

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