Dr. Akira Murakami, born August 15, 1922, passed away August 24, 2009. Survived by a sister, two daughters, Susan (L.J. Fisher II) and Elaine (Frank Brown, Jr) two grandchildren and other family. Family requests in lieu of flowers, donations be made to A. Murakami Scholarship fund at Montana State University Foundation, In Memory of Dr. A. Murkami, 1501 S. 11th Ave, Bozeman Montana, 59717.
Services will be held on Tuesday Sep.1, 2009, 6:00PM at Fukui Mortuary "Chapel in the Garden", 707 E. Temple St., Los Angeles, CA., officiated by Rev. Fumiaki Usuki, West Los Angeles Buddhist Temple.