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DR. RATHIN MITRA

Dr. Rathin Mitra, of Phoenix, Arizona, passed away at age 81 on February 17, 2018.

Rathin immigrated to the United States from Kolkata, India in 1962.

After earning a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, Rathin went on to earn a Ph.D. in Microbiology. He was a beloved professor of microbiology and chairman of the Biology Department at West Liberty State College (now University) in Wheeling, WV from 1966 to 2002. He retired to Phoenix, AZ in 2004.

Rathin is survived by his wife of 49 years, Manju (Das De) Mitra, his elder son, Subir and daugher-in- law Heather, his grandchildren, Corinne and Zack Mitra, and his younger son, Sujon Mitra.