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Colorado onion grower Bob Sakata Sr. with Sakata Farms in Brighton, Colo., passed away on June 7. He was 96 years old.
Held in a World War II Japanese internment camp when only 15 years old, Sakata went on to build Sakata Farms into one of the largest farms in Colorado. Bob was so successful that the Emperor of Japan wanted to meet him and visited the farm in 1952.
In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to Platte Valley Medical Center Foundation, with a note in the memo line “in memory of Bob Sakata”. Checks can be mailed to 1600 Prairie Center Parkway, Brighton, CO 80601. Online donations can be made at https://www.sclhealth.org/locations/platte-valley-medical-center-foundation/donate/
A memorial service to celebrate Bob will be held at Brighton Presbyterian Church at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, June 21, 2022.
Immediately following the memorial service, Sakata Farms will be hosting an open house at 384 E. Bromley Lane in Brighton, CO.
