Deceased politician, Norman Mineta first graduated from the University of California, Berkeley, in 1953, and subsequently served as an Army intelligence officer for three years.
He later worked for his father’s insurance firm in San Jose before being groomed for political office by the city’s Japanese American community leaders.
His first marriage, to May Hinoki, was annulled.
He married Danealia Brantner, a flight attendant, in 1991.
Survivors included two sons from his previous marriage, David Mineta of San Jose and Stuart Mineta of Redwood City, Calif.; two stepsons, Robert Brantner of West River, Md., and Mark Brantner of Johnson City, Tenn.; and 11 grandchildren.
When Mr. Mineta was in Congress, a guy from Los Angeles sent him a small gift to compensate for what he had lost as a child.
It was a bat once owned by Hall of Famer Hank Aaron. It was worth $1,500, which was more than the $250 a House member is allowed to take under federal laws.
Mineta was forced to return the bat to its sender.
He was 90
Norman Mineta funeral, burial service, date, time, venue
The funeral is set for Monday, May 9, 2022.
The venue will be communicated later.
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