Posted by Catie Craig on 01/19/2022
A number of years ago, I knew a man who bore a striking resemblance to Mr. Miyagi on the hit movie, “The Karate Kid.” 92 year old Bob Hissamoto, half-Japanese samurai warrior, had once worked with Albert Einstein on his formulas, was also a Yale and Harvard Professor, details that hardly anyone knew.
He was just "Bob."
Shortly before he passed away in 2002, Bob and I were spending a bit of time together. I had just made a self-depreciating comment, and he reacted. Bob clamped his hand to my wrist, tethering me to the table, and his fingers bit into my skin as his eyes bore into mine.
“Promise me,” he entreated, “Promise me, that you will never stop being all you can be…!”
“I - I promise, Bob,” I stammered.
My last memory of him was seeing him mouth the words, “Promise,” through the car window as his wife drove him away. This short clip is dedicated to his memory..
