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| Frank Noboru Shingu |
Frank Noboru Shingu was born on October 6, 1912, in Salinas, California. He moved to Palo Alto with his family where his parents farmed for some time. He graduated from Palo Alto High School and later attended San Jose State College. After college he and his parents returned to the Salinas Valley to continue farming.
During the war, his family was interned in Poston, Arizona, where he met and married Fumi Yaguchi in 1943 (Poston block 213-11-B). After the war in 1945, he moved to the Monterey Peninsula. He began working for a painting contractor who was instrumental in helping him begin his own successful painting business.
Frank's passion was golf and he spent many weekends on the course fine-tuning his game. He was one of the founding members of the Monterey Nisei Golf Club. He was also one of the members of the notorious Forty Thieves at Del Monte Golf Course. He made seven holes in one, two of which were made during the last month of his playing days at age 85. He enjoyed early morning surf fishing and would hike for miles on the beach searching for the right spot. He enjoyed trips to Tahoe with Fumi. Later, he traveled to Chukchansi with his sons or took occasional solo trips on the bus. Frank died at the age of 98 years on February 4, 2011. He was preceded in death by his wife, Fumi (2001).
He is survived by two sons, Garrett (Linda) Shingu and Clifford Shingu; and daughter, Marsha (Frank) Lee.
During the war, his family was interned in Poston, Arizona, where he met and married Fumi Yaguchi in 1943 (Poston block 213-11-B). After the war in 1945, he moved to the Monterey Peninsula. He began working for a painting contractor who was instrumental in helping him begin his own successful painting business.
Frank's passion was golf and he spent many weekends on the course fine-tuning his game. He was one of the founding members of the Monterey Nisei Golf Club. He was also one of the members of the notorious Forty Thieves at Del Monte Golf Course. He made seven holes in one, two of which were made during the last month of his playing days at age 85. He enjoyed early morning surf fishing and would hike for miles on the beach searching for the right spot. He enjoyed trips to Tahoe with Fumi. Later, he traveled to Chukchansi with his sons or took occasional solo trips on the bus. Frank died at the age of 98 years on February 4, 2011. He was preceded in death by his wife, Fumi (2001).
He is survived by two sons, Garrett (Linda) Shingu and Clifford Shingu; and daughter, Marsha (Frank) Lee.
