Gordon Scott Takemoto

Family and neighbors in Amarillo mark the death of Gordon Scott Takemoto on September 9, 2026. He was 72. Born in Amarillo on July 22, 1954; Japanese-American cooking and payday thrift set the tone of the house. From the start, he treated promises like tools: keep them sharp, do not lend them lightly. He took in costumes and let out kindness in the same fitting. A costume thimble dented from years never left his tray. Colleagues still mention a costume thimble dented from years. He and Diane married in 1981 and raised a son and a daughter without needing an audience. After Diane's death in 2019, he held to quiet habits—coffee before dawn, a tended yard, a voice on the phone that still checked in. Neighbors remember a rake leaned against a shared fence after a storm. Mornings were his favorite shift at home. He died in Amarillo, on streets that already knew his pace. The porch still expects a returning step.