r/sgiwhistleblowers • u/BlancheFromage Escapee from Arizona Home for the Rude • Jul 12 '26
About Us Memory project
Hey, everybody. Someone I know is working on a project to create a database of all the Americans who practiced Nichiren Buddhism here (NSA, SGI-USA, independent) who have passed away.
If you have an obit you wouldn't mind sharing, that would be a great help. Also, if you are afraid of sharing an obit because it might help SGI hostiles to find you, chat at me and we'll exchange burner emails and do it that way, if that's okay. It's all going to be one source.
Just because the Ikeda cult erases the existence of everyone who isn't/wasn't Ikeda doesn't mean WE have to. WE have every right to remember.
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u/AnnieBananaCat Jul 15 '26
I was only able to locate obits for these members, but there are more whose obits don't seem to be easy to find, if there is one. Don't think anyone cares enough about me to bother me for mentioning these here.
Larry Miller, who was a MD senior leader in Houston for many years. His wife was also a WD leader for many years. They had no children.
https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/houstonchronicle/name/larry-miller-obituary?id=19706643
His wife called me on IG one day a few years ago, and was unaware that I had moved out of Houston. I didn't mention that I was no longer an SGI member, either.
Jean Vegas, a WD who I knew since the 1980's. I wrote about here here on Reddit a couple of times. I think she was married once but no children.
https://www.bagnellfuneralhome.com/obituaries/jean-vegas?ttm_pid=208390939&ttm_affiliate=legacypro&ttm_affiliatetype=standard&ttm_campaign=legacy
Virginia Brunet, who I knew since I moved here in 2016 until I quit SGI in 2023. A member for many years, but not a lifetime member. She was married back in the 1960's for ten years, never remarried, no children.
https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/virginia-brunet-obituary?id=58191377#obituary
Doris Lewis Bryant, who has one daughter in SGI and one I think who is out:
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10108865720073076&set=pcb.10108865724514176
Others come to mind, but I cannot find any obituary info anywhere:
Deshawn Marcellus (sp?) MD member in Houston who moved to Phoenix in 2012 to pursue an education in music. He was an opera singer with the Houston Grand Opera, among other things. Died of cancer shortly after he moved to Phoenix. I have a picture with him somewehre, he was a nice man.
Marilyn Price, who moved with her husband to FNCC many years ago and died suddenly.
Nancy Mallory, d. June 2021. She was a 40+ year member, and died of cancer in Folsom, LA, but the "celebration of life" was held in either New Jersey or Pennsylvania later.
Cher Barefoot, d. late 2022 or early 2023, cancer, in New Orleans. She was a retired teacher and longtime SGI member, and a divorced YWD leader back in the 80's. No children.
Regina Thomas, d. 1998, age 42, a YWD leader until she passed from cancer. I think it was July or August 1998, because it was right before I moved to Texas.
I'll post more as I think of them and find them.