Toyoji was an accomplished trombonist who studied at the Juilliard School and the Curtis Institute of Music. He was a music instructor at Mills College in Oakland and performed with several ensembles
in the Bay Area. Toyoji was the owner and president of T.P.T. Gardener, Inc., one of the first sustainable gardening companies to be awarded public works contracts including the City of Oakland Frank Ogawa Plaza project and the Alameda County Juvenile Hall renovation project.

Toyoji was a trombonist, teacher and gardener. He was a great musician, energetic organizer, keen wit, loving husband, dedicated son, and good friend. We will all miss him terribly. Please keep his widow, Marianne MacDonald and his mother, Mary Kimoto Tomita, in your hearts today.

The photo was taken at a concert at Trinity Church in Berkeley in March 2005. Toyoji is putting on a tartan scarf with Marianne's family clan plaid on it.
(Photo by Tom Djll)

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