April 8, 1921 – September 26, 2018

Tom passed away peacefully with his family close-by at Ridgeview Lodge, Kamloops on Sept. 26, 2018 at the age of 97 years. He was born in Vancouver on April 8, 1921.

Beloved husband to Howie (Haruye) and loving father to Gerald (Judy) of Kelowna, Naomi (Paul Liebregts) of Chilliwack and Ed (Janet) of Edmonton. He will be fondly remembered by his grandchildren Kelly, Darcy, Justin (Eliza), Kaila and Brandon. He will truly be missed by his fun loving great-grandson, Kalan.

Tom is predeceased by his parents (Ito and Kaichi Imada) and siblings, Tosh, Kats, Jim and Dorothy (Hayden) and is survived by his brother, George (Hazel).

In his early 20’s, he moved to Ontario to find work in various trades. While in Ontario, he enlisted in the Canadian Army and was loaned to the British Army for service as a translator and interrogator in Burma in 1945.

Returning to Kamloops, he met and married Howie (Haruye Ujihara) on Nov. 11, 1950.

During this time, he worked in logging with his brothers, Tosh and Kats. He later became a contractor building many homes and structures in the Kamloops area. Afterwards, he owned Fortune Hardware and later went into partnership with Howie as proprietors of Cecile’s Shoppe (Ladieswear).

Together with family, he enjoyed many summers at the cabin he built on Little Shuswap Lake. Throughout the years, he was a long time Lions Club member.

Before retiring Tom and Howie discovered their love of golf becoming members of the Kamloops Golf and Country Club. Over the years, they travelled throughout Canada and the US, Hawaii, Mexico, Caribbean, Europe, Asia and Southeast Asia.

A “Viewing” was held at Alternative Funeral Services in Kamloops on Sept. 27th and there will be a family “Celebration Of Life” at a later date.

Condolences may be expressed at www.myalternatives.ca

• Date : 2018-10-10
• Location : Kamloops, B.C.