The following is from Hugo’s memorial service. I don’t know the name of the person who put this together and I hope s/he will not be upset with me for repeating them: Hugo was this powerfully colorful and energetic force in the universe. He was a ‘supernova’ here on Earth, best described in these stories…

Back in January, I wrote about a friend of mine battling cancer. This was my friend, Hugo, who passed away just yesterday having lost the struggle. As sad as I am about losing a good friend, I am doubly sad for being thousands of miles away, in Tokyo, unable to fly home for his service.…