Matthew Laroya

Birth date: Sep 30, 1987 Death date: May 8, 2021

Matthew Laroya, age 33, passed away peacefully under hospice care on Saturday, May 8, at his home in Kaimuki, surrounded by family. He was born in Honolulu, and is survived by his Grandmother Helen, Mother Arlene, Brother Christop Read Obituary

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Robert Chan

225w ago

Rest in POWER Matthew. My condolences, much love and sympathy to The Laroya Family. This is daigong, co-founder of JPH!P - a Japanese Asian Entertainment community where he was known as kuro808. He was a HUGE contributor through his writings, stories, radio shows - representing us in every facet, in every medium. So prolific and active, he became a moderator and helped our community grow. We had the privilege of meeting in 2014 in New York City for the Japanese mega pop group Morning Musume. He was such a great positive energetic personality online and in person. I will never forget his laugh, his smile, his loyalty. He always gave us a taste of Hawaii, teaching us the culture and language, sending me delicious cuttlefish snacks. kuro's Legacy will live on through his contributions and through the lives that he has touched. He will be dearly missed by all and may he be at Peace and happiness with his father and ancestors above.

David

225w ago

I met Matt in Japan randomly. I can’t remember the circumstances of how we decided to meet up. We may not have even ever talked online before.

We just ended up hanging out in Akihabara going to Idol shows. Most fans I've met are reluctant to try anything new and only stick with what they're familiar with.

But I remember Kuro being down for anything that day. Like open to doing whatever. I think we ended up going to like three different shows in an afternoon.

After that we would interact online. He would respond to most random tweets of mine. Things I thought few people would ever know about or understand. Made me feel like he was interested in just about anything. I always think that's a great quality for a person to have.

Joseph Cantalejo

225w ago

Greetings and condolences from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.

My name is Joseph Cantalejo and it was a privilege to know Matthew. We met back in 2009 when he joined an online forum that I was on. We only had a chance to meet in person one time in 2014 during a meet up of forum members in NYC, and looking back I am both happy to have had a chance to see and talk to him in person, but also sad that we did not have more chances to do so again. His loss is strongly felt by all who knew him and who had the pleasure and honour of calling him friend.

Robert Chan

225w ago

Created a new album - Memories Album.

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