Satomi Oba
In memory of our dear friend and colleague

Sad news came to us that our dear friend Satomi Oba in Hiroshima, Japan has died. Only in middle age and as active and vital as anyone, her death is a shock to all of us.

Besides numerous other activities and responsibilities, Satomi was also the official WISE/NIRS relay in Japan and personally translated and published the Japanese edition of the Nuclear Monitor. She introduced WISE Amsterdam to the No Nukes Asia Forum in 1997 and since then we have been working together closely, mostly of course by mail but we have always been so lucky to meet her personally a few times a year.

In our joint effort for a true, honest, clean and healthy world she has been an inspiration for the whole network. Brave she was: a women alone in Japan, taking care of her children and flying all over the globe to spread the word; stop the nuclear madness. Modest, honest, fragile and strong at the same time, not afraid to speak out and make her point but always willing to seek for a positive outcome.

We will miss her. Our thoughts are with her family. May the good spirit be with her, forever.

From everyone at WISE and NIRS