Bob and June lived on Berkeley Way and later, Sutter Street just before the Tunnel. Lisa was born in 1961 and Suzanne in 1964.

I remember the time on Berkeley Way. We had parties in the backyard. There was a giant fig tree out there. I used to wait for Dad to come home from work every night, sitting at the window and staring out at the street until he pulled in. He wore crisp white shirts, horn-rimmed glasses, and a black tie. On the weekends, I loved lying on the floor in a rectangle of sunlight with him while he read the Sunday “funnies” to me.

- Lisa Onodera

In 1976 or ’77, Bob called and said his partner was moving out of his woodworking studio in Berkeley. Would I be interested in taking it over? I think I drove up to take a look. It was an old store front on Dwight Way with a live-in area in the back. His friend had built a kitchen with cabinets and installed what looked like an English telephone booth as a shower. (Anyone who showered could be seen from the living area.)

This new space helped me on my way to producing ceramics for orders and exhibitions. I can only guess that it was Bob’s conversations with my mom that helped make this valuable connection.

- Ann Enkoji