Kimiyuki Inamura

On September 16, 1969, Kimi was born in Iwaki, Fukushima, the oldest of three siblings. He attended elementary, middle, and Yumoto Prefectural High School, in his hometown. He competed and enjoyed playing volleyball in middle school, while also doing well with baseball in high school. His advanced English led him to dream of going outside of Japan someday. After graduating high school in 1988, he met with the founder of Azuma Foods, whom he was introduced to by his father who was working in the market. After his training in Canada, he realized what he was capable of working overseas and dedicated his whole working life to working with Azuma Foods. It was a new start for him with the president and the CFO. He was able to share the success as an executive at every stage of the company’s growth, such as the establishment of the Hayward and Oakland Factory beginning in 1990. Then, in January of 1997, he was married. In 1999, his first daughter was born. In 2001 his family welcomed a son. In 2003 he moved his family to Richmond, BC, Canada, to establish a new branch. In 2004, his second and last daughter was born. In 2011, he and his family moved back from Canada to the Bay Area, where it all started for him. Fast-forwarding to February 2020, he moved alone to Lima, Peru, to create a brand-new branch. But one year later in February 2021, he came back home to fight against cancer. Sadly, on March 15, 2021, he was no longer with us.

Death has come too soon for Kimi, at only 51 years old and married for just 24 years. He has been fully supported by his family, parents, two younger brothers, relatives, friends, and co-workers throughout his life. He loved to eat, especially fish and beer. Right now, he might be eating sashimi and drinking beer in a better place.

Kimi’s cremation ceremony has been planned for March 30, 2021, at 10:00 am. With the COVID-19 protocols now in place, we can only have a small number of people attend his memorial service. and we are unable to receive flowers. We plan to send further notice when we have the cremation planned.

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1969年9月16日、福島県いわき市に3人兄弟の長男として生まれました。

その後地元の小中学校、県立湯本高校に進み、中学校ではバレーボール部、高校では野球部と部活に励む毎日を送っていました。高校在学中から英語が得意で、将来は海外に行きたいという夢を持っていました。高校卒業の1988年に、市場に勤めていた父の紹介による創業者との出会いをきっかけに、あづまフーズ株式会社に勤めることになりました。カナダでの研修の後、1990年の同社の米国法人立上げメンバーとして、現経営陣らとともに米国に渡り、その後も幹部としてOakland工場やHayward工場の設立など、同社の発展と成長とともに歩むことになります。1997年1月に高校の同級生という縁から結婚に至りました。1999年に長女が生まれ、その後2001年に長男が生まれました。2003年に新会社設立の為、家族でカナダに移住し、2004年に次女が生まれました。2011年に米国に帰任した後、2020年2月からは新会社設立の為、ペルーに単身赴任をしていました。そして2021年2月、病気の為、ペルーから一時帰国し、闘病生活を送っていましたが、願い叶わず3月15日に永眠しました。

結婚24年、51歳の突然の死でした。一緒に住む家族、日本にいる両親、二人の弟、親戚、友人、会社の方々、皆に支えられて生きてきました。

食べることが大好きで、魚とビールが大好きでした。きっと今頃、冷えたビールと刺身で一杯やっていることでしょう。

3月30日（火）午前10時から火葬式を行うことになりました。コロナの関係で、最小人数でしかお見送りできない為、お花などは遠慮させて頂きます。

また、今後のセレモニーの詳細が決まりましたら、お知らせをさせて頂きます。