Mckinley 1981 Tiger Reunion 60th Birthday Bash

Hey ‘81 Tigers! Just a heads up!

Looking forward to see all of you! 🐯

We are sad to share that our principal during our years at McKinley, Richard Sakamoto, has passed away.

Some of you may remember that he and his wife Patsy attended our 35th class reunion at the Elks Club.

Services will be held on Saturday, June 13th at Nuuanu Memorial Park with visitation starting at 4pm and service at 5pm.

Below is a copy of an online obituary.

Richard Sadao Sakamoto, 91 of Honolulu passed away on March 31st, 2026 at the Palolo Chinese Care home. He was born on June 1st, 1934 in Lahaina Maui to Kimiko & Masao Sakamoto. He was most proud of his years at McKinley High School where he was the prinicipal of his Alma Mater from 1978 to 1988. He also continued to support his Alma Mater supporting the Reunion committee until the 1990s.

His wife and love of his life Patsy Keiko Sakamoto who passed in 2021. His eldest brother Herbert Sakamoto & his sister Florence Kanemaru have passed but he is survived by his older brother, Clarence Sakamoto who lives in Honolulu Hawaii. He is also survived by his 3 children; Sheri Yamada from Bellevue, Washington, Jamie Sakamoto-Lau from Greensboro, North Carolina, & Seth Sakamoto from Captain Cook, Hawaii.

His services will be at Nuuanu Memorial Park & Mortuary, in the East Chapel @ 2233 Nuuanu Avenue Honolulu, Hawaii on June 13th Saturday 2026. Visitation will be at 4pm and the service will start at 5pm. No flowers are needed. Aloha Attire.

We have another Tiger in need. Our classmate, our friend, Linford is receiving treatment because her leukemia has returned. You can read more about her current challenges on the link below.

Linford is a fighter and her spirit remains strong but she can use help. If you are able to, please donate.

Donate to Standing with Linford in Her Bravest Battle, organized by Tanya Pohano Support Linford's Fight: A Mom, Educator, and A Black Belt's Bravest … Tanya Pohano needs your support for Standing with Linford in Her Bravest Battle

Our classmate Kern Nishioka has suffered a stroke. He is beginning his journey to getting back to normality. If you have it in your heart please contribute to help him pay for medical expenses.

Donate to Help Kern with His Medical Expenses, organized by Dayton Asato McKinley Class of 1981, Kern’s classmates are creating this GoFundMe to help Kern wit… Dayton Asato needs your support for Help Kern with His Medical Expenses

Had a great visit with Kern yesterday. He was alert and happy. He gets frustrated when he cannot express himself. He was happy when we looked through pictures. If anyone has pictures of to share of him or even yourselves please take it when you visit or share here. He is scheduled to leave the Villas in a week or two. He is working hard with therapists and making progress. I told him we are all cheering for him so don’t ever give up. We will be getting a way to donate, possibly go fund me or Venmo type collection. If you would like to donate right away, you may send PayPal to Christopher Young. He is a good friend and McKinley grad. He is retired AG and prosecutor. His PayPal is cdwyoung. Please make sure to leave your contact info and how you know Kern.

FYI, the tournament has been changed to 1 day only. Thank you for supporting.

Our dear classmate Kern Nishioka has suffered a stroke last month. His volleyball friends have organized a fundraiser. Please do your best to support him if you can. Spread the word to all so we can show Tiger support. Tanji can be contacted via facebook for more information.

Not sure how to stop all of these people posting about ordering tshirts. I have hidden a lot of them, but some may still be up. These are scams. Do not click any links.

We are not soliciting anyone to buy t-shirts. If you would like to purchase anything that benefits the school, please contact the school directly.

Thank you,
Class of 1981 Reunion committee

The bestest Tiger Brother Dayton Asato donated Waffle Dogs to feed the hungry actors at Halloween Haunted House last night. We have two nights left to scare you!

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