Dennis Ken Ja
Oct. 11, 1951 - June 10, 2016
Resident of San Ramon
Dennis passed away on Friday after an unexpected fall on the tennis court. He touched many lives with his infectious smile, gentle spirit and positive outlook on life. Dennis was born in San Francisco, CA and graduated from Lowell High School and earned a Doctor of Pharmacy degree from University of the Pacific. His pharmacy career included 17 years at Longs and 23 years at Danville Walgreens. He enjoyed tennis, swimming, snowboarding, camping, mountain biking and spending time with his family. Dennis was an avid fan of Bay Area sports teams.
Dennis is survived by his loving wife of 43 yrs, Donna; devoted children Greg Ja(Takae) of Dublin and Cindy Ja(Michael Javier) of Santa Clara; and grandsons, Justin and Sebastian Ja, and Lucas, Liam and Lawson Javier. He is also survived by his mother May Ja of San Francisco; siblings Ronald Ja(Rebecca) of San Francisco; Joanne Ja(Harry Ja-Wong) of San Francisco and Steven Ja(Pearl) of San Jose; mother-in-law May Quan of San Francisco, and sisters-in-law, Carol Yee(William), Patricia To, Dianna Tong(Ronald); and numerous nephews and nieces. Dennis was preceded in death by his father William Ja. Friends and family are invited to a Memorial on Friday, June 17, 2016, 10am - 12pm at Graham-Hitch Mortuary, 4167 First St, Pleasanton, CA 94566. In lieu of flowers, you may donate to the Yosemite Conservancy in memory of Dennis Ja, at yosemiteconservancy.org.
Raoul Gruenberg (1969)
1951 - 2016
Oct. 11, 1951 - June 10, 2016
Resident of San Ramon
Dennis passed away on Friday after an unexpected fall on the tennis court. He touched many lives with his infectious smile, gentle spirit and positive outlook on life. Dennis was born in San Francisco, CA and graduated from Lowell High School and earned a Doctor of Pharmacy degree from University of the Pacific. His pharmacy career included 17 years at Longs and 23 years at Danville Walgreens. He enjoyed tennis, swimming, snowboarding, camping, mountain biking and spending time with his family. Dennis was an avid fan of Bay Area sports teams.
Dennis is survived by his loving wife of 43 yrs, Donna; devoted children Greg Ja(Takae) of Dublin and Cindy Ja(Michael Javier) of Santa Clara; and grandsons, Justin and Sebastian Ja, and Lucas, Liam and Lawson Javier. He is also survived by his mother May Ja of San Francisco; siblings Ronald Ja(Rebecca) of San Francisco; Joanne Ja(Harry Ja-Wong) of San Francisco and Steven Ja(Pearl) of San Jose; mother-in-law May Quan of San Francisco, and sisters-in-law, Carol Yee(William), Patricia To, Dianna Tong(Ronald); and numerous nephews and nieces. Dennis was preceded in death by his father William Ja. Friends and family are invited to a Memorial on Friday, June 17, 2016, 10am - 12pm at Graham-Hitch Mortuary, 4167 First St, Pleasanton, CA 94566. In lieu of flowers, you may donate to the Yosemite Conservancy in memory of Dennis Ja, at yosemiteconservancy.org.