[sumo] Fwd: [Sumo news] - Akebono - more

[R. Brown]

Thanks Emmett.  That makes sense.

Kodaiyama

On Sat, Apr 13, 2024 at 10:43 AM Emmett Wayne via Sumo <sumo at webtrek.com>
wrote:

> Dale,
>
> When he married her, his wife was in the Air Force.  I would suspect she
> is a retiree, and he may have been treated at Yokohama AB.
>
> Torideyama
>
> Sorry if this has already been mentioned.  Microsoft killed my computer
> Tuesday night.
>
>
> Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone
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>
> On Thursday, April 11, 2024, 5:41 PM, Dale Carlson <drc at oz.net> wrote:
>
> At 06:18 AM 4/11/2024, Emmett Wayne via Sumo
> wrote<
> https://www.yahoo.com/sports/pioneering-us-born-sumo-wrestling-073854198.html
> >
> ><
> https://www.yahoo.com/sports/pioneering-us-born-sumo-wrestling-073854198.html>Pioneeing
>
> >US-born former sumo wrestling champion Akebono died aged 54
> >Thursday, the Japan Sumo Association confirmed.
>
> From the obituary in the New York Times:
> "He died of heart failure in early April while receiving care at a
> Tokyo hospital, according to a statement from his family that was
> distributed by the United States military in Japan on Thursday."
>
> Not sure why the US military was involved in distributing the news,
> but it conflicts a bit with the JSA statement.
>
> I'm saddened to see him go, but at least he's at peace following a
> long period of very poor health.
>
> Dale
>
>
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