Kozaburo Miyakawa, 85, passed away Monday, May 17, 2010 at his residence in Indianapolis. Dr. (Kozo) Miyakawa was born on June 20, 1924. He grew up in Kobe, Japan, with his three brothers. Kozo was a gifted student and leader, scoring top test grades, becoming president of his college class, and earning a black belt in judo. He survived World War II in Japan under adverse conditions. In 1951, Kozo came to the US as a Fulbright Scholar, receiving a MS in Electrical Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania in 1954. While there, he worked on the very first supercomputer called the ENIAC. As a graduate student, he built electronic microscopes, receiving his Ph.D in Physics from Colorado State University in 1959. In the 1960's, Kozo became the head of the Physics Department at Indiana Institute of Technology in Fort Wayne, where he taught until he retired in 1990. He is noted as an accomplished physicist in "Who's Who in America.” Much of his best work was in the area of the Theory of Relativity. He spent his retirement years in his home in the Maplewood area, conducting research and walking daily in the community. In 2007 he relocated to Indianapolis to be closer to family. Dr. Miyakawa is survived by one son, Tom, who is a statistician at Eli Lilly and Co., Tom’s three children, and one brother, Soichiro, of Tokyo, Japan. Tom’s family recently served as missionaries in Thailand. In the last week of his life Kozo asked Jesus Christ to be his Savior, so the family is looking forward to a great reunion in Heaven. Service is 7pm, Tuesday May 25, 2010 at D.O. McComb and Sons Maplewood Funeral Home, 4017 Maplecrest Road. Visitation also Tuesday from 4 to 7 pm at the Funeral Home. Burial is 12pm Wednesday May 26, 2010 in Old Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis IN. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to College Park Church, Attn: Asian Missions, 2606 W. 96th St., Indianapolis, IN 46268. To sign the online guest book, go to www.mccombandsons.com.
