{"id":29828,"date":"2013-04-17T08:46:36","date_gmt":"2013-04-17T12:46:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/?p=29828"},"modified":"2013-04-17T12:46:32","modified_gmt":"2013-04-17T16:46:32","slug":"jet-alum-community-loses-toby-weymiller","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/2013\/04\/17\/jet-alum-community-loses-toby-weymiller\/","title":{"rendered":"JET alum community loses Toby Weymiller"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Toby Weymiller (ALT Hokkaido, 1997-2000)<\/p><\/div>\n

I was shocked and saddened today to see a post to the Pacific Northwest JETAA email group letting everyone know that JET alum Toby Weymiller (Hokkaido, 1997-2000)<\/strong> had lost his life in an avalanche. Toby had sent me anecdotes for the JETAA NY Newsletter<\/a> over the years and also shared how he was building his eco-friendly kissaten in Hokkaido<\/a>. I also just learned that he had been involved with efforts to rescue animals in Tohoku after the tsunami<\/a> through AngelsWithFurJapan<\/a>. According to Toby’s Facebook page<\/a> and Lynn’s email below, there is a memorial service for him on Saturday, April 20 in Tacoma, WA. <\/em><\/p>\n

Below is the email sent to the PNW JETAA group:<\/em><\/p>\n

It is with a heavy heart that I share the sad new of the passing of Toby Weymiller (Hokkaido ALT, 1997-2000) on March 29th from injuries sustained in an avalanche. Though originally interviewed in LA, he departed from Seattle and lived in Seattle for a few years after participating on the JET Program (2004 – 2007), before returning to Hokkaido with his wife Maiko; therefore, in my book, Toby will forever be a member of our Seattle JETs\/PNWJETAA family.<\/p>\n

For those of you who frequented Kinokuniya around 2005, you may have run into Maiko, as she used to work there. Toby loved being outdoors, and had an a great appreciation for nature and the environment. I never knew what kind of adventure he & was going to embark upon at any given time or what stories he was going tell about Bomber the cat. One of the more memorable ventures was a couple of years after moving back to Japan, when he and Maiko built “Square One” – their straw bale eco-hybrid house in Higashikawa. I remember being fascinated by the whole process, as they shared video updates on YouTube. The project later evolved in to a book that he published in 2011 called “The Building of Square One”.<\/p>\n

I just recently learned of this news – thanks to Jeff Huffman for spotting the obituary & passing it on. For any of you who knew Toby, a celebration of his life will be held at the Harmon Brewing Company in Tacoma, WA, this Saturday, April 20 at 4 pm.<\/p>\n

Toby, for those of us lucky to have been touched by your friendship, you will be remembered and missed.<\/p>\n

Lynn Miyauchi
\nSeattle PNWJETAA
\nMembership Committee<\/p>\n

*****************<\/p>\n

For more information about Toby you can go to the Angels With Fur Japan website: http:\/\/angelswithfurjapan.wordpress.com\/2013\/03\/29\/toby-weymiller\/<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

There’s also a very nice tribute by a friend with more information about Toby here: http:\/\/www.seanmisen.com\/?p=941<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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