Dennis Sadao Kaneshiro

April 19, 1947 - March 4, 2021

Dennis Sadao Kaneshiro, of Honolulu, Hawaii died peacefully at home in Albany, California at the age of 73. He was born April 19, 1947 and died on March 4, 2021.

Dennis graduated from McKinley High School in 1965 and his classmates may recall his black, souped up 1957 Pontiac sedan. He took great pride in his hot-rod, and washed and polished it frequently.

Dennis received his Bachelor’s degree in Accounting from Armstrong College in Berkeley California. Upon graduation, he joined Boyle, Cowan, & Company located on Harrison Street in Oakland. Over a 50 year career, he was elevated to Partner and then Managing Partner under the new firm name, Timpson Garcia LLP. Dennis took great pride in his relationships with his clients – many becoming close family friends over decades of service. He also carved out time to do pro-bono finance work fulfilling leadership and advisory roles for senior citizen services and program providers, Alzheimer’s Services of the East Bay (aseb.org) and J-SEI (j-sei.org). Please consider donations to either charity in lieu of koden or flowers.

Dennis worked everyday until his untimely death. When people asked when he planned to retire, his famous reply was “accountants never retire, they just go out of balance!” Away from the office (and in his office) his passions were clear: San Francisco 49ers and Giants, Porsches, most kinds of car racing, and traveling.

He is survived by daughter Tracy, son Brent (Maria) and three grandchildren, Niko (age 12), Marissa (age 10) and Enzo (age 4). Also survived by two brothers, Gene (Roberta) Kaneshiro and Norman Kaneshiro, niece, Jennifer (Derek) Wong.

Due to the pandemic, a celebration of life gathering will be held at a later date. Please contact bkaneshiro@gmail.com to request more information.

Dennis Sadao Kaneshiro, of Honolulu, Hawaii died peacefully at home in Albany, California at the age of 73. He was born April 19, 1947 and died on March 4, 2021. Dennis graduated from McKinley High School in 1965 and his classmates may recall his black, souped up 1957 Pontiac sedan. He took great pride inContinue Reading

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We are so sorry to find out about Denise passing away last March, 2021. We will always remember him as a happy jolly fellow and will be terribly missed.

Sorry Kaneshiro Family, I just found out. I had my ups and downs with your Father, but I will never forget him pushing my volkswagen in the pouring rain, so that I could start it on compression and get it home, because my brother-in-law was mad at me for taking his car. He would always lend me his vehicle, so I could pick my Wife up, somewhere in the valley, when I had no vehicle. He helped me move, one-time, even when we were barely speaking to each other. That's what I remember about him. He would still try to help me, when I was really down. God bless you, Dennis!

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