GBNF — 2025 (Part 1)

by Hla Min

Updated : 7th October 2026

1. Daw Yin Yin Mya

• Former Head, RIT English
• Passed away in Australia on Oct 20, 2025

2. U Tin U

• Matriculated from St. John’s Dio in 1947 and attended RU
• Captain & Gold, RUBC
• BSCE, Oregon State
• MSCE, Yale
• Part-time Lecturer, Civil Engg
• Director / Advisor — Clark & Greig, Inter kiln, PWD Architecture Group

Memories of U Tin U

3. U Thein Han

• Former Systems Engineer, IBM Burma
• Passed away in Springfield, Maryland in September 2025
• He celebrated his 96th birthday on March 1, 2025

4. Dr. U Win

• Former staff, Geography Department, Rangoon University
• Passed away in Salinas, California, USA on 9th September, 2025

5. Daw Aye Aye Lyn

• Dhamma Friend

6. U Kyi Toe

• Dhamma Friend
• Spouse : Daw Than Nyein
• Children : Su Kyi & Kyi Phyu

6. Victor Khin Nyo

• Musician
• Played for several bands —Shades, LPJ, Thamankyar, Playboy

7. Daw Aye San

• Spouse : Bohmu Richard Aung Myint (Paulian, DSA 1st Batch)
• Passed away in California

8. Dr. Daw Khin Nwe Soe

• Sayama
• PhD from Japan
• Passed away in California

9. Uzin Aung Chaw

• Victor Chaw (SPHS63, C69)
• Ashin Ukkamsa
• Passed away in Thonegwa, Myanmar

10. U Kyin Lwin

• M69
• Passed away in Myanmar

11. U San Tun

• Gold medalist, M59
• MS from MIT
• Lecturer, Mech Engg — Head of Auto Engg, RIT
• President, BEA
• Passed away in California, USA