NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF GENETICS

YATA 1,111 MISIMA, SIZUOKA-KEN,
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Cable address: Genetics, Misima

January 6, 1987

Dr. Joshua Lederberg

The Rockefeller University
1230 York Avenue

New York, NY 10021

U. S. A.

Dear Dr. Lederberg,

1986. We are very much touched by your condolences and
feelings of sympathy with the death of Yukinori Hirota.

He was attacked suddenly by stroke in midnight on 13
October 1986. Although an operation was performed with
success immediately after that and he seemed to be
recovering gradually, he died of pneumonia on 23 December.
We all miss him very much, and your message will be con-
veyed to his families and colleagues.

Many thanks for your kind letter of December 30, /

With kind regards,

Sincerely yours,
So diya Ritu o B&

BE. Matsunaga, M.D., D.Sc.
Director

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