Mia was born in Fresno, Calif. on Dec. 25, 1954. The only daughter of Yoneo and Betsy Hatakeyama, she was the youngest of the three children. She moved to San Francisco to attend San Francisco State Universty and graduated with a degree in Business Administration. After tackling the corporate world, Mia opened her dream business in 1991. Every morning, as early as 3:00 a.m., you could find her at the Flower Mart buying fresh flowers to fill her store. Glenn Rivera added to her happiness and married her on live radio on Valentine’s Day of 1999.
In 2006, Mia and Glenn sold her Church St. business and home. With her health compromised, she chose to retire to Moss Beach to help her parents, spend time with her family, especially her nieces and nephews, enjoy fishing, biking, abalone diving, and just living on the coast with her wonderful husband.
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