Tom Saburo Miya

Tom Saburo Miya, 4/6/23-5/30/19 was born in Hanford, CA to Katsunosuke and Harue Miya. He is survived by daughter Pamela of Omaha and brother Harry of Hanford, CA, sisters-in-law Nancy of Hanford and Patricia of Redondo Beach, CA, numerous nieces and nephews. Preceded in death by wives Midori and Katherine Underwood, parents, brothers Yooichi, Kyoshi, Frank; sisters Hideko, Kazuko, and Yoshiko. Just after Pearl Harbor and Executive Order 9066 Tom and his family were interned but he was eventually able to leave the Fresno Assembly Center, about 8 months later, to attend the University of Nebraska in Lincoln. Just short of completing his undergraduate degree Tom was drafted and served in the U.S. Army with the Provost Marshall General's Office making trips to the Pentagon. He was very proud of his service and country and has always requested an American flag at his memorial. Tom was a graduate of the University of Nebraska (BS, MS), Purdue University (PhD) , and received an Honorary DSci from the University of Nebraska Medical Center. He was a professor and chairman of pharmacology at Purdue and the University of Nebraska. He was Dean, School of Pharmacy, and Professor, School of Medicine, Department of Pharmacology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, from 1977-1992. A memorial service will be held June 27 at 1:30 at the funeral home. A family memorial service will be held in Hanford, CA at a later date. Inurnment will be in Hanford. In lieu of flowers memorials are suggested to HETRA (Heartland Equine Therapeutic Riding Academy), 10130 S. 222nd St., Gretna, NE 68028.