Paying respect to U Min Wun

by Hla Min

Updated : May 2025

SoCal Gatherings

• Some sayas and alumni used to pay respect annually to Saya U Min Wun in Southern California.
• Organizers include Cecil Teoh (C63, SoCal), U Tin Htoon (A60, SoCal) and Dr. San Lin (C62, NorCal)
• Dr. San Lin invited us to join him in June 2019.

June 2019

Co-organizers : U Tin Htoon and Dr. San Lin

Attendees :

• Saya U Min Wun (C, GBNF)
• Saya U Tin Htut (M60)
• U Tin Htoon (A60, co-organizer)
• Saya Dr. Tin Win (M62)
• Dr. San Lin (C62, co-organizer)
• Cecil Teoh (C63)
• Saya Dr. K Chiu (ChE63)
• Saya U Tauk Lin / Henry Lam (C63)
• U Aung Khin (EP68)
• U Tin Nwe (C68)
• Tom Chan
• U Hla Min (EC69) and spouse

• Saya is physically and mentally fit.
• We had to wait for a while before Saya finished his morning meditation session.
• Civil graduates (mostly from Southern California) used to meet at least once a year and pay respect to their saya.
• Dr. San Lin (co-organizer from Northern California) invited us to join the gathering.
  He also offered us transportation to Southern California. We stayed at U Aung Khin (EP68)’s house. He drove us to the gathering.
• Tom is the elder brother of Reggie, who was active in BAPS.
• One attendee had a medical problem, but he did not want to miss the gathering.

• Sayagadaw greeted us, but gently declined to join the lunch gathering.