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OKAMOTO, Vick T.
Was born in Sacramento, and passed away on October 16, 2006 following a long illness bravely fought.
Vick graduated from J. F. Kennedy High School, obtained his Bachelor's in Psychology from U.C. Riverside, his Master's in Social Work from CA State Univ, Sac and his Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from CA Institute of Integral Studies. Vick worked many years as a Child Psychologist and was a recognized expert in dealing with at-risk youth.
Vick did outreach in the Tenderloin of San Francisco during his internship at Larkin Street Youth Center, then continued his career in Sacramento at Stanford Home for Children and Diogenes Youth Center. He was also Exec. Dir. at the Asian Community Center and was a consultant for WIND Youth Services. Vick wanted and did make a difference in his community, and was a strong advocate for teens.
Vick’s unfailingly generosity and thoughtful support lives on in those lives he’s touched and is his legacy in making a positive, loving difference in the world. He is deeply missed. A memorial service was held on Sunday, Oct. 22, 2006 in Sacramento, CA.
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Pamela French (Stern)
Reading this brief accounting of his life brought chills to my spine......our lives took very similar paths... although we only dated for a yearish, i still remember him fondly and was shocked to see him listed here.
Doreen Kamada (Fujii)
o_O i didn't know vick had passed away either! :(
Nicki Lincoln
Vick was my neighbor for many years growing up in South Sac. I remember him all the way back to elementory school. We often walked from the bus together and talked. I last saw him at the 10 year reunion. I think he was wearing all white if I remember correctly. It's a nice image to remember him by.
Gregory Jew
Sorry to hear about this now...
I had known Vick from the John H Still JHS days. I remember him as being friendly and kind, a jokester, and in spite of being an only child, unselfish. (I think sparring with his traditional Japanese mom using kendo sticks as discipline helped?)
During the early teen years, I remember he would invite us over to swim in his Doughboy pool many times and had us over for a couple of sleep overs where he would use Whip(shaving?) Cream on us. His mom would provide us with good eats. We (Vick, Dwayne Sako, Wilbert Lee, Paul Hironaka, David Tissue, I, and...) would play flag football a lot and have water balloon fights in the summer.
We lost touch after high school and would see him and every now and then until about 10 years ago.