69ers — Sept 2018

by Hla Min

Update : July 2025

Status (2018)

• Junior 69ers are 71 years old.
• Senior 69ers are 75+ years old.
• Many 69ers have children, grand children and even great grandchildren.
• Myint Maung (EP69) and Nyi Hla Nge (retired Dy. Minister, C69) are eligible bachelors.
• GBNF (Gone But Not Forgotten) list stands at 85.
• Aging and sickness have hit several 69ers.

Myint Soe (M69)

• Fell down about 10 days ago at his flat
• Admitted to Hospital for 4 days to undergo 7 stitches, head scanning etc.
• Back at home & taking rest.

Harry Tin Htut (M69)

• Pen name : Mon Yu”
• Young at heart. Stays fit by doing exercises (e.g. Tai Chi) & singing songs.
• Many were awed to know that he recently turned 77.

Ivan Lee (M69)

• Aka Khin Maung Oo
• Golden Sponsor of SPZP-2000 and SPZP-2007
• Major Donor to 69er Health Care Fund
• Hosted Annual RIT-UCC Gathering at his house in NJ
• Life time Platinum at Bridge (card game).
• PEs from NY (New York State) and NJ (New Jersey).
• Had a private company
• Recently celebrated his 76th birthday with 11 family members (two daughters, two son-in-laws, six grand children) and invited guests
• Has donated in memory of his spouse Ivy Lee.
• Organized two trips — in July 2015 and June 2018 — to Canada to visit Saya U Aung Khin in Windsor and Saya Dr. Aung Gyi in Napean

Updates (2025)

• Several 69ers are now Octogenarians.
• The GBNF list has 137 members.

• Ivan co-founded MASTAA and served as CEO
• 69ers celebrated the Golden Jubilee of Graduation in 2019
• About twenty 69ers succumbed to Covid

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