Obituary

In Loving Memory of

Gordon Hirabayashi

of Edmonton
Apr 23, 1918 - Jan 2, 2012

 

Professor Emeritus, Department of Sociology, University of Alberta Born April 23, 1918 - Died January 2, 2012 He will be sadly missed by his wife, Susan Carnahan; daughters: Sharon (Gerry Yuen), Marion (Doug Oldenberg); and son Jay (Barbara Bourget); Susan's daughters: Lesley (Greg Bondar), Allison Secord, Heather Secord (Sue Jodoin); grandchildren: Steven, Tiarra, Shelley, Alisha, Jennifer, Bodhi, Daniel, Kai, Joseph, Drew, Gareth, Elyse, Andreas and Shea; great grandchildren: Hannah, James, Bronwyn, Soren, Kobi, Louis, Matthias, Amelia and Kinley; as well as his brother, Jim and sister, Esther Furugori.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Capital Care Lynnwood Renovation Fund; The Gordon Hirabayashi Scholarship Fund, Department of Sociology, University of Alberta, http://www.sociology.ualberta.ca/en/MakeAGift.aspx ; The Gordon Hirabayashi Endowment Fund, University of Washington, Seattle.