Tribute to Dr. Watanabe

In Memory of Dr. H. Watanabe 1929-2014 Science Advisor for Beyond Organics® 2002-2014

Daniel Hiroshi Watanabe, born August 6, 1929, in Los Angeles, CA, to Takeo and Tai Iwasaki Watanabe, and at the age of 6 moved to Japan. While still in Japan, he joined the US Army and served as a Military Intelligence Translator in Occupied Japan and the Korean War.

He returned to the US and received a BS in Bacteriology at Penn State, a MS in Microbiology at UC Berkeley, and a PhD in Virology at SUNY Upstate Medical University.

Dr. Watanabe was a research scientist at Westchester Medical Center and Baylor College of Medicine. He also taught Biology and Microbiology at Houston Community College and worked as a translator of Japanese and English sharing his knowledge of Japanese Language and Culture.

He dedicated his life to bridging cultures in the Asian American Community; especially between the two countries he held dearest, the United States and Japan.

He served as past presidents of Japan-America Society of Houston and Japanese American Citizens League Houston Chapter.

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