Hundreds pay their respects to Coach Yagi

JOHN BURNETT/Tribune-Herald Former Vulcan volleyball coach, Sharon Peterson, right front, moves to hug Jeanne Yagi, widow of the legendary UH-Hilo basketball coach Jimmy Yagi, as Peterson's husband looks on. Coach Yagi, 88, the father of Hawaii small college basketball, died June 14 at Hilo Medical Center, and his service was Monday at Dodo Mortuary Chapel. Hundreds attended the visitation and services, and the line of mourners waiting to pay their respects looped around the perimeter of the chapel.