Jake has the blessing of being born and living his 37-year life in Santa Fe. His greatest joys were skiing with his loving sister Mariko and eating chirashi with his beloved mother Kiyoko. Jake and his father Joshua shared the gift of unstoppable, overwhelming laughter, often only continuing the laughing at laughing itself. As a Demon football running back and a State Meet pole vault medalist, Jake was the 1998 co-athlete of the year at Santa Fe High School. Jake coached track and field at Santa Fe High School and became a NMAA and NMOA High School Football and Track and Field Official. Jake was the Starter for many track and field meets in Santa Fe. Jake’s love of fine dining guided his career as a restauranteur. Please visit Jake’s nicho at the Rivera Family Memorial Gardens in Santa Fe and at the Lobo Garden at Sunset Memorial Park in Albuquerque and at the Shingonshu Temple in Satsuma Sendai, Japan.