# Ted Itani

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{{Short description|Canadian military officer and humanitarian (1939–2021)}}
'''Tetsuo''' "'''Ted'''" '''Itani''', [CM](/source/Member_of_the_Order_of_Canada) (June 23, 1939 – March 22, 2021) was a [Canadian](/source/Canadians) military officer and humanitarian, who was inducted as a [Member of the Order of Canada](/source/Member_of_the_Order_of_Canada) in 2016.<ref name=capital>[https://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/seven-capital-area-residents-on-latest-order-of-canada-list "Seven capital-area residents on latest Order of Canada list"]. ''[Ottawa Citizen](/source/Ottawa_Citizen)'', February 11, 2016.</ref>

== Biography ==
Born on [Vancouver Island](/source/Vancouver_Island) to immigrant parents from [Japan](/source/Japan), his family was forcibly relocated as part of the [Japanese internment in Canada](/source/Japanese_internment_in_Canada) during [World War II](/source/World_War_II).<ref name=elite>[http://www.kelownadailycourier.ca/life/article_b42ec4e0-e1cc-11e5-b4f1-77ed3d5da3cf.html "Once shunned by Canada, Ted Itani now among country's honoured elite"]. ''[Kelowna Daily Courier](/source/Kelowna_Daily_Courier)'', March 3, 2016.</ref> After their release from the internment camp, the family settled in [Kelowna](/source/Kelowna), [British Columbia](/source/British_Columbia), where he joined the [Royal Canadian Army Cadets](/source/Royal_Canadian_Army_Cadets).<ref name=elite /> He served in the Canadian military for over three decades, reaching the rank of [major](/source/Major_(rank)) by the time of his retirement in the early 1990s.<ref name=elite />

While in the military, he married writer [Frances (Hill) Itani](/source/Frances_Itani) in 1967.<ref>{{cite web |title=Frances Itani |url=https://advancereadingcopy-jon.blogspot.com/2015/01/frances-itani.html |website=advancereadingcopy-jon.blogspot.com/ |accessdate=June 24, 2020}}</ref> They resided in [Ottawa](/source/Ottawa), [Ontario](/source/Ontario).<ref name=elite />

Following his retirement, he undertook humanitarian work with the [International Red Cross](/source/International_Red_Cross),<ref name=elite /> and worked as a [peacekeeping](/source/peacekeeping) educator for the [Pearson Peacekeeping Centre](/source/Pearson_Peacekeeping_Centre).<ref name=capital />

In early January 2021, he was hospitalized with serious brain and lung injuries after being struck by the mirror of an [OC Transpo](/source/OC_Transpo) bus while out for a run. He died in hospital on March 22, 2021, at the age of 81.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/a-role-model-of-service-ted-itani-81-died-months-after-being-hit-by-oc-transpo-bus|title = 'A role model of service,' Ted Itani, 81, died months after being hit by OC Transpo bus|author=Andrew Duffy|website=[Ottawa Citizen](/source/Ottawa_Citizen)|date=April 10, 2021}}</ref>

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