Tony Uyehara

 

 

Age: 81

 

Summary: Japanese American retired photographer for the Copacabana nightclub in New York City, New York in the 1940's and 1950's who was among one of more than 1,500 people reported missing and presumed dead in the aftermath of the devastating Hurricane Katrina tropical cyclone that struck the southeastern United States in late August 2005 causing unprecedented death and destruction along the U.S. Gulf Coast with the highest number of lives lost and the most severe damage took place mostly in New Orleans, Louisiana where the flood protection system failed, in which it was ranked as one of the five deadliest hurricanes and the costliest natural disaster in the history of the United States.

 

 

Cause of Death: Drowned in the floodwaters during Hurricane Katrina

 

Born: January 29, 1924

 

Died: August 29, 2005

 

Location: Bay St. Louis, Mississippi