Dr. Steve Adisasmito-Smith, a Fresno State associate professor of English, passed away on July 10. He was 57. 

There will be no funeral services. A celebration of life will be held at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 8, inside the Wahlberg Recital Hall in Fresno State’s Music Building. (Free parking with coupon code 264401.) The family encourages attendees to bring an artifact — a photo, a drawing, a poem, etc. — with a brief memory of Steve included, to be collected for a memorial scrapbook.

Condolence cards, scrapbook artifacts, and memorial gifts for the family can be mailed to Niken Adisasmito-Smith, in care of Keith Ford, 4758 E. Austin Way, Fresno, CA 93726.

Adisasmito-Smith died in an unexpected accident while on a family trip in Hawaii. According to his friend Keith Ford, who first notified the University and was with him at the time, Adisasmito-Smith drowned while trying to save their children from treacherous waters.

A specialist in world literatures, Adisasmito-Smith was an expert on mythology, folklore, and ancient Sanskrit writing in translation. He taught at Fresno State from 2003 to 2022.

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