Norman Hunter Lewis
Norman Hunter Lewis was born on Nov. 10, 1934, at French Hospital in Los Angeles. He was the first child of Richmond and Blanche Lewis. He grew up in Los Angeles, Norwalk and Alhambra, California with his four loving younger sisters — Ellie, Jenni, Carol and Kris.
He entered the University of Southern California on an NROTC scholarship and studied industrial engineering. To help make ends meet, he worked as a dishwasher at a sorority. After graduating in 1956, he was commissioned as a USC Navy ensign.
It was at USC that he met the raven-haired beauty that became his wife, Nanci Jeanne Getschine, when they both worked at the student bookstore. They dated long-distance when he attended flight training in Pensacola, Florida, and then married on Nov. 30, 1957 in Pasadena, while Norm was on a brief leave from advanced flight training in Kansas.
Norm and Nanci raised four children: Janis, Kay, Jon and Joy — while moving around during Norm’s tours of duty with the Navy. Duty stations included Whidby Island, Washington; Norfolk, Virginia; Newfoundland, Canada and Iceland; and Jacksonville, Florida, where he was a hurricane hunter. He also deployed to Da Nang, Vietnam, out of Atsugi, Japan, served two tours at the Pacific Missile Range Facility at Barking Sands, and was the Navy representative to the FAA, Pacific Region, based in Honolulu.
During his 25 years of service, Norm was awarded eight Air Medals, Navy Commendation Medal, Korean Service Medal, Vietnam Service Medal, National Defense Medal and the Vietnamese Campaign Medal.
Norm retired from the Navy in 1981 in Waimea, in a cozy condo on the beach, where he served as mManager of the Kaua‘i Chamber of Commerce and opened his own small business advisory office. After relocating to San Diego, he worked 12 years for San Diego County.
His favorite things to do were to travel with Nanci, volunteer with the La Jolla Presbyterian Church’s missions and Stevens Ministry, play tennis, and attend USC football and Padre baseball games. But mostly he loved to spend time with his wife, children, grandchildren and, more recently, four great-grandchildren!
A celebration of Norm’s life will be held in the chapel at La Jolla Presbyterian Church on Friday, Sept. 17, at 1 p.m. Donations in lieu of flowers may be made to LJPC Missions or White Sands of La Jolla Benevolence Fund.
Robert Noboru Fujii
Robert Noboru Fujii was born May 4, 1942 in Lihu‘e, and passed away on Aug. 12, 2021, at the age of 79, at Wilcox Medical Center. He was an Army veteran and retired mason.
He was preceded in death by parents Haruki and Masao Fujii.
He is survived by son Eric N. Fujii of Honolulu, daughters Jerrelyn U. Mahiai of Honolulu and Jessica K.M. (Kevin) Carvalho of Lawa‘i, grandchildren Tyler K.M. Carvalho, Taylor K. Carvalho and Tyra Lyn Carvalho, sisters Ellen (Robert – deceased) Sugita of Wailua, Elinor (Willy – Deceased) Yasui of Honolulu, Elsie (James) Shimabuku of Honolulu and Susan (Duain) Hill of Honolulu, and numerous uncles, aunts, nieces, nephews and cousins.
A walk-thru visitation is at Garden Island Mortuary Saturday, Sept. 18, from 9 to 11 a.m., followed by a celebration of life.
Garden Island Mortuary is assisting the family with arrangements.
