June 3, 1928 – July 9, 2013
Justine Yuriko Sekiyama, (nickname Pachook) was born in Los Angeles, a Nisei and an Amache Relocation Camp internee during World War II, where she met Miles M. Hamada. At L.A.C.C., she earned certification and was a X-ray technician until relocating to Thousand Oaks, where she worked as a security guard for Pinkerton.
The family will have a private memorial, no date at present.
Beloved mother of Miles Stanley (Betty) Hamada, Pauline Hamada (Ray) Cerullo, David Shawn (Ofelia) Hamada, Emi Sandra (Tom Braceland) Hamada; beloved grandmother of Lauren (Noah) Limbaugh, Christopher Cerullo, Sandra and David M. Hamada. Also survived by niece Jodi (Kirk) Suga & family; cousins: Joanne Funakoshi (Ian) Maclaren and Kay and Gabriella Torres.
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Justine Yuriko Hamada
