by Hla Min

Update : 9th November 2026

U Tin U

My Cousin

• He is my Double First Cousin.
• His father is my mom’s eldest brother.
• His mother is my dad’s eldest sister.

Highlights

• Passed away after his 96th birthday. He is a member of the Elite 90+ Club set up by his mother who lived to be 94+.

• BSCE from Oregon State and MSCE from Yale

• Taught part-time at Civil Engineering Department at RU

• Director / Advisor at Clark & Grieg, InterKiln and PWD

• Oldest and Most Senior Past Captain, Rangoon University Boat Club; Opened RUBC Centennial
• Past Captain, Rangoon Golf Club

Obituary

Family Members

• Dr. Khin Tun / Peter, Daw Win Mar Tun, two sons, DIL and two granddaughters
• Daw Aye Aye Khin, U Tin Tun and two daughters
• Dr. Ye Myint, Daw San San Aye and daughter

• U Tin U
• U Ba Than
• Dr. Daw Win Hlaing / Ruby
• Daw Myint Thwe / Betty
• Dr. Myo Tint
• U Tin Htoon
• U Myo Min
• U Thaung Lwin
• Daw Cho Cho Hlaing

U Thein Han

My Uncle

• He is the youngest brother of my mom.
• He was the last to pass away among my paternal and maternal uncles.

Highlights

• Former Systems Engineer, IBM Burma
• Moved to USA
• Retired from Montgomery County, Maryland
• He celebrated his 96th birthday on March 1, 2025
• Passed away in Springfield, Maryland in September 2025

His posts

• My Life
• Do you believe in luck?
• My Barber
• True Story
• Demonetization of K100 and K50 Notes

U San Tun

• Graduated with Mechanical Engineering in 1959. Received a Gold Medal.
• Joined Faculty as Assistant Lecturer

• Received MS from Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• Promoted to Lecturer
• Headed Automobile Engineering (sub-department of Mechanical Engineering)

• Moved to USA
• Past President, BEA
• Attended SPZP-2000 and RIT events in SF Bay Area

• Passed away
• Saya invited me to several gatherings including his Birthday, his son’s wedding reception and a weekend gathering at his daughter’s house.

Dr. U Win

Highlights

• Former staff, Geography Department, Rangoon University
• Attended Computing courses at UCC
• He was the last Presenter at Research Congress. The higher authorities announced at the session that Burma Research Society (BRS) has been dissolved.
• Received his Doctorate in USA
• Expertise include Water resources and GIS
• Passed away in Salinas, California, USA on 9th September, 2025

Dhamma Friends

Daw Aye Aye Lynn

• Soon Kyway at Dhammanda Vihara, Half Moon Bay

U Kyi Toe

• Dhamma Friend
• His family donated Food at several monasteries in the SF Bay Area
• Spouse : Daw Than Nyein
• Children : Su Kyi & Kyi Phyu

Musician

Victor Khin Nyo

• Played for several bands — Shade, သမန်းကျား Thamankyar, LPJ, Playboy
• Brothers : တေးရေးချိုချို၊ တူးတူး