Wilfred Tadao Yamaguchi III's Obituary
WILFRED TADAO YAMAGUCHI III, LOVINGLY KNOWN AS "TAD," WAS BORN ON APRIL 20, 1969 AT WAHIAWA GENERAL, AND CALLED HOME ON MARCH 22, 2026. TAD LIVED A LIFE FULL OF CONNECTION, LAUGHTER, AND DEEP LOVE FOR THOSE AROUND HIM.
HE FOUND JOY IN THE SIMPLE AND THRILLING THINGS-WHETHER IT WAS BEING IN THE OUTDOORS FISHING AND CAMPING; WATCHING NHRA/NASCAR RACING OR RIDING HIS MOTORCYCLE WITH THE WIND THROUGH HIS HAIR, TAD FELT MOST ALIVE IN MOTION. HE CARRIED THAT SAME ENERGY INTO EVERYTHING HE DID, INCLUDING HIS WORK. A SKILLED AND DEPENDABLE PLUMBER, TAD HAD A TRUE TALENT FOR FIXING THINGS AND WAS ALWAYS WILLING TO LEND A HELPING HAND TO ANYONE IN NEED. HE TOOK PRIDE IN HIS CRAFT AND WAS KNOWN AS SOMEONE YOU COULD COUNT ON TO GET THE JOB DONE RIGHT.
KNOWN FOR HIS WARM PERSONALITY AND WELCOMING HEART, TAD WAS A TRUE SOCIAL BUTTERFLY. HE COULD TALK STORY WITH ANYONE AND TURN STRANGERS INTO FRIENDS. MORE THAN ANYTHING, TAD'S GREATEST JOY WAS HIS 'OHANA. HE WAS A DEVOTED HUSBAND, FATHER, GRANDFATHER, SON, BROTHER, AND UNCLE WHO CHERISHED EVERY MOMENT SPENT WITH HIS LOVED ONES. HIS PRESENCE BROUGHT LIGHT, LAUGHTER, AND A FEELING OF TOGETHERNESS THAT WILL BE DEEPLY MISSED.
HE IS LOVINGLY SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE, WINNIE; HIS CHILDREN, TIANI (JUAN) AND
WILFRED-CODY (DAISJAH); HIS CHERISHED GRANDCHILDREN, WILFRED-BLAZE, STORM,
OCEAN, AND ATLAS; HIS MOTHER, ANNETTE; HIS SIBLINGS, BRADLEY (SHERYL) AND CHARMAINE: AND HIS BELOVED NIECES AND NEPHEWS. TAD WAS PRECEDED IN DEATH BY HIS FATHER, WILFRED.
TAD'S SPIRIT, KINDNESS, AND LOVE WILL FOREVER LIVE ON IN THE HEARTS OF ALL WHO KNEW HIM. UNTIL WE MEET AGAIN, WE HOLD YOU CLOSE AND REMEMBER YOU ALWAYS.
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