Sakae Daniel Date's Obituary
Sakae Daniel DateSakae Daniel Date passed away peacefully, surrounded by family members, at Highland Hospital in Oakland on October 4, 2011, at the age of 97. He was born in Alameda on January 11, 1914. He attended the University of California at Berkeley, where he earned a B.A. degree and an M.A. degree in architecture. He was an architect for the State of California for many years. His wife, Kathleen, preceded him in death in 1998. He is survived by his sister, Yuri, and a number of nieces and nephews. Friends and family are invited to a memorial service at the Chapel of the Chimes, 4499 Piedmont Avenue, Oakland on Saturday, October 15, at 10:00 AM. The family requests, in lieu of flowers, donations to J-Sei (in Berkeley), Berkeley United Methodist Church, or Buena Vista United Methodist Church (in Alameda).
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