SAITO, John Jiro
July 4, 1928- Oct. 16, 2012
Born and raised in Los Angeles, John Saito (59-7-A) was interned at Poston Relocation Center camp 1 in Arizona during WW II before serving in the U.S. Army. His career included work with the Los Angeles County Probation Department and Human Relations Commission and then with the Japanese American Citizens League as regional director during the redress campaign.
July 4, 1928- Oct. 16, 2012
Born and raised in Los Angeles, John Saito (59-7-A) was interned at Poston Relocation Center camp 1 in Arizona during WW II before serving in the U.S. Army. His career included work with the Los Angeles County Probation Department and Human Relations Commission and then with the Japanese American Citizens League as regional director during the redress campaign.
He is survived by his wife,
Carol Ann; children, John, Mark and Jennifer (Brian); grandchildren, Hayley Ann
and Joey Fukai; brother, Shinobu "Doc" (Yoko) Saito; sister-in-law,
Winifred (Arthur) Uyesato; and nephews, Michael, Gerald, Ronald, Phillip and
Robert Uyesato.
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