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A few years back some good folk on SB @Kupu @rhwestfall @Brian G and some others came to the rescue to help me out when I broke the case of a Japanese diver friend of mines G250, Masaya San. Thread below:
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The last time I was in Japan last August I had contacted him in May to suggest we go for a dive together, we arranged to meet. I contacted him just before I arrived and he said that he had a brain tumor and would not be able to dive. We stayed in contact via messages but his replies were far and few between. The last time we had contact was end of October. I contacted him several times over Xmas and new year but received no reply.
I asked a gaijin friend of mine to see what he could find out but he was unable to find any information.
I contacted a Japanese friend of mine yesterday and asked if he could look into it for me.
Long story short after drawing blanks he found out his address today and went over to his house. The house was shut up with mail left in mail box. He contacted police and real estate agent and this evening my friend and the police entered his apartment. He had passed and according to my friend appeared to have passed some time ago. My poor friend, didn't mean for this to land on him.
Poor Masaya, I'm saddened that no one noticed and wonder how long it would have been if I'd not done anything.
My ex wife said "he must be relieved that you made people find him..." such a nice way of looking at it.
I'm so sad, he was one of the nicest people I'd ever met, he was also good to my son, always positive and a pleasure to dive with.
Masaya San, go in peace my friend, I thought very very highly of you, you are a wonderful caring man. I will miss you a lot. I hope one day we can meet again. I'm so sorry the last few years of your life you encountered so many difficulties. Some of the best dives I had at Miho were with you, even our terrible night dives.
We don't have temples where I am but I will go into a church and say a prayer for you.
Nothing but love
Simon
This was a good day:
Why DIY?
Gave him his reg today, he was very happy, he's just lost his job courtesy of the coronavirus mass hysteria, it never rains...I'm the white guy.
The last time I was in Japan last August I had contacted him in May to suggest we go for a dive together, we arranged to meet. I contacted him just before I arrived and he said that he had a brain tumor and would not be able to dive. We stayed in contact via messages but his replies were far and few between. The last time we had contact was end of October. I contacted him several times over Xmas and new year but received no reply.
I asked a gaijin friend of mine to see what he could find out but he was unable to find any information.
I contacted a Japanese friend of mine yesterday and asked if he could look into it for me.
Long story short after drawing blanks he found out his address today and went over to his house. The house was shut up with mail left in mail box. He contacted police and real estate agent and this evening my friend and the police entered his apartment. He had passed and according to my friend appeared to have passed some time ago. My poor friend, didn't mean for this to land on him.
Poor Masaya, I'm saddened that no one noticed and wonder how long it would have been if I'd not done anything.
My ex wife said "he must be relieved that you made people find him..." such a nice way of looking at it.
I'm so sad, he was one of the nicest people I'd ever met, he was also good to my son, always positive and a pleasure to dive with.
Masaya San, go in peace my friend, I thought very very highly of you, you are a wonderful caring man. I will miss you a lot. I hope one day we can meet again. I'm so sorry the last few years of your life you encountered so many difficulties. Some of the best dives I had at Miho were with you, even our terrible night dives.
We don't have temples where I am but I will go into a church and say a prayer for you.
Nothing but love
Simon
This was a good day:
