Hideo Koike

HIDEO KOIKE, a native of Hawaii, and longtime resident of Houma, died at 12:55 PM, Wednesday March 13, 2013 at the age of 92. He is survived by his daughter Donna Y. K. Bourg and husband Jeffery Bourg, sons Edgar Koike, Kevin Koike and wife Lori, along with five grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. He is also survived by a brother Masao Koike, and sisters Elsie K. Honda and Nancy Koike, all of Honolulu, Hawaii. He was preceded in death by his dear wife of 60 years, Takeko Iida Koike, parents Toshio and Iwako Koike, and brothers Haruo and Hiroo Koike. After earning a B.A. degree at the University of Hawaii, and both M.S and Ph.D. degrees at Kansas State University, he went on to become an internationally known sugarcane pathologist, with over 30 years of dedication to sugarcane disease research for both the USDA and United Nations. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather, and great grandfather. He was also an active member of the First United Methodist Church of Houma for many years. A memorial service will be held at the First United Methodist Church of Houma, 6109 Hwy. 311 on Sunday March 24. Visitation will be at 2 PM, followed by a service at 2:30. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made to MacDonell Children Services, 8326 Main Street, Houma, Louisiana 70363.