Beloved husband of Kathi, nee Shimizu.  Loving brother of Linda (Casey) Ramas, Chris (Tracey), Joe Woodall and the late Carol Calderon.  Dear son of the late Ernest and Virginia.  Fond uncle to Travis (Rachel) Fuzak and Ben Wilson.  Active member of Chicago Fire Department, Firefighter/EMT since 2001.  Chicago Chapter President of Fugarwe Tribe M/C.

In lieu of flowers donations in his name can be made to Ignite the Spirit Ignite the Spirit Fund – Donate , or Abate of Illinois ABATE of Illinois, Inc - Donate (abate-il.org) , or St. Jude Hospital St. Jude Children's Research Hospital (stjude.org)