https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/05/03/norman-y-mineta-former-san-jose-mayor-u-s-transportation-secretary-dies-at-90/ > Norman Yoshio Mineta, who survived internment during World War II, rose to be San Jose’s mayor and Congressman and served as U.S. Secretary of Transportation during 9/11, died Tuesday at age 90 at his home in Maryland. > Mineta died of heart failure, John Flaherty, his former chief of staff, told the Washington Post.