HlaMin

Category: Family

  • My Life Savers

    My Life Savers

    by Hla Min

    Update : 24th October 2026

    Care Givers

    My Life Savers
    • My family members provided physical, mental and spiritual support especially during my recent hospitalization and recovery.

    Supporters

    • They also supported my Volunteer work for five decades.
    • Since 1999, I have served as Messenger & Organizer for RIT Community.
    SPZP-2000
    • I volunteer for selected organizations and projects.
    HMEE Project
    HMEE Book
    HMEE CD Supplement

    Memories

    My Beloved Spouse

    • Medical doctor in Burma
    • Worked hard to raise two sons
    • Elder son is an Industrial Engineer
    • Younger son is a Software Engineer
    My beloved Spouse
    My Chief Supporter

    Paying respect to Sayas

    In Windsor, Canada

    Paying respect to Saya U Aung Khin

    In Napean, Canada

    Paying respect to Saya Dr. Aung Gyi

    Volunteers

    Dhammanda Vihara & TBSA

    Memorial for Sayadaw U Silananda
    Help for Culinary Team
    Volunteers

    Myees

    • Excel in academic, sports and social work
    With Granddaughter
    With Grandson

    Tin Aung Win (M69) wrote :

    Keep up the good work!

    Thanks a lot for your good support, Dr. Daw Sein Yie.

    —-

    Aung Min (M69) wrote :

    Be happy and healthy

    —-

  • U Tin U — Memories

    by Hla Min

    Update : 20th October 2026

    U Tin U

    Scholar Athlete

    • Matriculated from St. John’s Dio in 1946
    • Captain & Gold, Rangoon University Boat Club
    • Captain, Rangoon Golf Club
    • BSCE from Oregon State
    • MSCE from Yale
    • Taught part-time at Civil Engg, Rangoon University

    Experience

    • Structures and Construction
    • Director, Clark & Greig
    • Director, Inter kiln
    • Advisor, PWD Architect 2 Group
    • Survived a Kidnapping (by a former employee with intent to kill him)

    Health

    • Played Golf to his early 80s
    • Had good memory and strong hands until his final days

    Demise

    • Passed away in Yangon on August 19, 2025
    • He was 96 years young.
    • He is a member of the Elite 90+ Club founded by his mother who lived to 94. His younger brother U Ba Than passed away after his 94th Birthday. His younger sister Daw Myint Thwe passed away before her 92nd Birthday.

    Obituary

    Obituary

    Final Journey

    • Attended by Family members, relatives and friends
    Invitation for Yet Le Soon Kyway
    Aye Aye Khin (Daughter)
    Thin Thiri Tun (Granddaughter)

    Academic & Experience

    • BSCE (Oregon State University)
    • MSCE (Yale University)
    • Former Part-time Lecturer, Civil
    • Former Director, Clark & Grieg
    • Former Advisor, InterKiln
    • Former Advisor, PWD Architect Group 2
    • Oldest & Most Senior Past Captain, Rangoon University Boat Club
    • Past Captain, Rangoon Golf Club
    • Former Treasurer, Burma Society of Civil Engineers

    Family

    U Tin U, Aye Aye Khin, Daw Cherry, Ye Myint, Peter

    Spouse

    Dr. Cherry 1
    • Dr. Khin Kyi Nyunt (Cherry) — passed away in November 2019
    • She did Nutrition Research at BMRI.

    Children

    Peter & his mom Dr. Cherry
    Family & Relatives
    Aye Aye. Dr. Cherry, Dr. Peter, U Tin U
    Family & Relatives 2
    Daw San San Aye, U Tin U, Dr. Ye Myint& Dr. Aye Sandar
    • Dr. Khin Tun (Peter, MRCP, Former Associate Dean of Oxford University, passed away in April 2020) & Daw Winmar
    • Daw Aye Aye Khin (B.Com, CPA) & U Tin Tun (passed away in May 2020)
    • Dr. Ye Myint (Fellowship training in Intensive Care and Anesthesia, Took care of his father’s health in the final days) & Daw San San Aye
    YM 1
    YM 2
    YM 3

    Grandchildren

    • Min Ko & Prudence
    • Ye Aung
    • Dr. Aye Sandar
    • Thin Thiri Tun
    • Dr. Khin Sandy Tun

    Great Grandchildren

    • Su Wai Tun
    • Hnin Wai Tun
    Peter, Winmar, Ye Aung, Min Ko

    Siblings

    U Tin U, Ruby, Father U Chan Sein, Betty
    Ba Than, Myo Tint, Myo Min, Thaung Lwin, Tin Htoon, Tin U
    U Tin Htoon, U Tin U, U Ba Than, U Thaung Lwin, Dr. Myo Tint
    Six Siblings
    • U Ba Than (Scholarship Winner in 1947, Gold Medalist for I.Sc in 1949, Alumnus of Imperial College, Retd. Prof. of Mech. Engg) — GBNF
    • Dr. Daw Win Hlaing (Ruby)
    • Daw Myint Thwe (Betty, B.Com, Spouse of Dr. F Ba Hli) — GBNF
    • Dr. Myo Tint (3rd in Burma in 1952, RUBC Captain) — GBNF
    • U Tin Htoon (A60, RUBC Captain, ARAE Champion, SEAP Silver Medalist in Yachting)
    • U Myo Min (1st in I.Com & B.Com, Chartered Acct, UCC Co-founder)
    • U Thaung Lwin (Scholarship Winner in 1960, First in EC66, RUBC Captain)
    • Daw Cho Cho Hlaing (CRO, German Diploma)

    Highlights

    • Matriculated from St. John’s Dio in 1946
    • Represented RUBC at the 1948 Independence Day Regatta at Kandawgyi with Pe Nyun, Pe Thein and Khin Maung Wint
    1948 Independence Day Regatta

    Rowing

    • Four brothers — Tin U, Myo Tint, Tin Htoon & Thaung Lwin — are RUBC Captain & Gold
    • Two other brothers — Ba Than and Myo Min — are RUBC Green
    Tin U & Thaung Lwin
    RUBC Captains
    • Photo shows Five RUBC Captains. Sein Htoon (Cox) is a cousin; he is 1960 ARAE Champion

    Most Senior Past Captain

    • Captain of Rangoon University Boat Club (1948 – 49)
    RUBC
    • As the Most Senior and Oldest Past Captain of RUBC, U Tin U was invited to open the RUBC Centennial Celebration in 2023
    RUBC Centennial

    Bridge

    • Played with friends (e.g Richard Po Ohn)
    • Played with Uncle and two cousins

    Golf

    • Past Captain, RGC
    • Played with senior (e.g U Yaw Hlaing) & junior (e.g U Soe Paing) partners until his early 80s

    Memories

    • Relaxing in the garden
    Tin U
    • Visit
    With Than Htut

    Interviews

    • For RGC (Rangoon Golf Club)
    • For HMEE (History of Myanmar Engineering Education)
    • For his grandson Min Ko

    Kidnap Survivor

    • See account by his son Dr. Khin Tun (Peter)

    Yahan Khan

    Yahan Khan

    Garawa

    • SPZP-2012
    SPZP-2012
    • PWD Architect 2 Group
    PWD 1
    PWD 2
    PWD 3

    Birthday Presents

    • Photo Album for 90th birthday by Tin Htoon & Htaik San
    • Photo Cards for several birthdays by Tin Htoon & family
    Birthday Card from U Tin Htoon & family

    Posts

    • ARAE Champions
    • Ba Than
    • BSCE
    • GBNF
    • HMEE
    • Matriculates
    • RUBC
    • Tin Htoon
    • UCC
  • Group Photos — 2

    Group Photos — 2

    by Hla Min

    Update : 19th October 2026

    69ers

    • 69ers used to have Monthly Breakfast Gathering usually at Royal Rose Restaurant.
    • Some gatherings were suspended during the pandemic.
    69 a
    69 b
    69 c
    69 d
    69 e
    69 f
    69 g
    69 h
    69 i
    69 j

    Ko Aung Myaing & Ma Gyn Yu

    Soon Kyway

    GP 1
    GP 2
    GP 3
    GP 4

    NorCal RITAA

    GP 5

    Myees

    GP 6
  • U Ba Than — Mech Engg Prof

    U Ba Than — Mech Engg Prof

    by Hla Min

    Update : 19th October 2026

    Highlights

    U Ba Than 3
    • Matriculated from St. John’s Dio in 1947, and won Collegiate Scholarship.
    • In 1949, he won Gold Medal for scoring highest marks in the Intermediate of Science exam.
    • RUBC Full Green
    • Studied B.Sc (Special) in Mechanical Engineering at Imperial College, London University
    • Joined Faculty of Engineering as Assistant Lecturer
    • Per request from Dr. Maung Maung Kha (Interim Dean of Engineering), he helped build the Engineering Library
    • As a requirement for promotion, he did Masters at Imperial College
    • Retired as Professor of Mechanical Engineering
    Mech Engg Sayas
    • Saya is an early supporter of the HMEE (History of Myanmar Engineering Education) project.
      Donated his photo albums.
      Cooperated with U Thaw Kaung to allow U Soe Paing & team to access the archives of Rangoon University Central Library.
    HMEE book (2012)
    • He also interviewed his elder brother U Tin U for HMEE project. U Tin U taught part-time at the Civil Engineering Department, and served as Treasurer of Burma Society of Civil Engineers.

    Family

    U Ba Than & Daw Mya Mya
    • He is the second son of U Chan Sein and Daw Cheng Kim.
    • Siblings : U Tin U, 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
    • Spouse : Daw Mya Mya
    • Son : U Ye Than
    • Daughter-in-law : Daw Lwin Mar Oo
    • Grand children : Aung Myo Myint, Ei Khine
    U Ba Than 1
    U Ba Than 2

    Winner Inn

    • U Ye Than and Daw Lwin Mar Oo ran “Winner Inn”.
    • Later, their children Aung Myo Myint and Ei Khin expanded the services provided by Winner Inn (notably W Bistro)
    Winner Inn

    Birthdays

    • Celebrations
    Birthday
    Soon Kyway
    • Before the pandemic, he invited colleagues and former students to his Birthday Soon Kyway at Yaw Sayadaw’s Monastery.
    • U Tin Htoon (A60, younger brother) compiled a Photo Album for Saya’s 90th Birthday
    U Ba Than
    • Donated all of the Garawa Money to various social & religious associations.
    • Passed away peacefully after his 94th birthday.
    U Ba Than & Family

    90+ Club Members

    • Four of the nine siblings are members of the 90+ Club like their mother.
    • U Tin U (eldest) passed away on Aug 19, 2025 — a few weeks after his 96th birthday. He was the most senior Past Captain of RUBC (Rangoon University Boat Club). He was Past Captain of RGC (Rangoon Golf Club). He was also the oldest Yale University alumni from Burma.
    • U Ba Than (2nd oldest) passed away after his 94th birthday.
    • Dr. Daw Win Hlaing (Ruby, 3rd) celebrated her 93rd birthday on Aug 31, 2025.
    • Daw Myint Thwe (Betty, 4th) passed away two months before her 91st birthday.
  • GBNF — 2025

    GBNF — 2025

    by Hla Min

    Update : 19th October 2026

    U Tin U

    Obituary

    Memories of U Tin U

    Family members
    U Tin U & Siblings

    U Thein Han

    U Thein Han 1
    • Former Systems Engineer, IBM Burma
    • Passed away in Springfield, Maryland in September 2025
    • He celebrated his 96th birthday on March 1, 2025
    U Thein Han 2

    U San Tun

    U San Tun 1
    SPZP-2000
    U San Tun 2
    U San Tun 3
    • M59
    • MS from MIT
    • Head, Automobile Engineering — subdepartment of Mechanical
    • Past President, BEA

    Dr. U Win

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

    Dhamma Friends

    Daw Aye Aye Lyn

    Daw Aye Aye Lyn

    U Kyi Toe

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

    Musicians

    Victor Khin Nyo

    • Played for several bands
    • Shades
    • LPJ
    • Thamankyar
    • Playboy
    VKN 1
    VKN 2
    Obituary
    With musicians & music lovers
  • Gone But Not Forgotten (Revised)

    Gone But Not Forgotten (Revised)

    by Hla Min

    Update : 19th October 2026

    Recent GBNF in 2026

    Dr. Aung Gyi (Rector)
    Dr. Thein Hlyne (Min)
    U Lay Aung (M)
    Dr. Maung Thein (Geology)
    Win Thein Zaw (Min69)
    Tint Swe (T70)
    Soe Win (EC70)

    Relatives & Friends

    • Daw Khin Khin Htwe / Flora — Maryland; Retd Librarian, US Library of Congress
    • Daw Khin Khin Hla (spouse of U Wah Kyu) — California
    • U Kyaw Swar Than / Harold Than Pe — California
    • U Lin Kyi (C74) — California
    • U San Oo (EC85) — Singapore
    • Daw May Than Nwe (Geologist) — California

    M72 — GBNF

    1 – 20
    21 – 40
    41 – 57

    ChE73

    1 – 16

    Relatives

    U Tin U’s Family

    • U Tin U — Aug 2025
    • Dr. Khin Kyi Nyunt — Nov 2019
    • Dr. “Peter “ Khin Tun — Apr 2020
    • U Tin Tun — May 2020

    U Tin U

    Tin U

    U Ba Than’s Family

    • U Ba Than
    • Daw Mya Mya
    • Eldest child — daughter
    U Tin U & Siblings

    Dr. Daw Win Hlaing’s Family

    • Dr. Daw Win Hlaing / Ruby — 2026
    • Dr. Henri B

    Daw Myint Thwe’s Family

    • Daw Myint Thwe — May 2024
    • Dr. Freddie Ba Hli
    • Min Thet Tun / Pho Htoo

    Dr. Myo Tint’s Family

    • Dr. Myo Tint
    • စန္ဒီ

    RU Staff

    Dr. U Win

    Geography

    Obituary for U Win

    Dr. Khin Nwe Soe

    Chemistry

    Dhamma Friends

    Daw Aye Aye Lyn

    TBSA

    Daw Aye Aye Lyn

    U Kyi Toe

    MARB

    • Spouse : Daw Than Nyein
    • Children : Su Kyi & Kyi Phyu
  • Philadelphia — 2015

    Philadelphia — 2015

    by Hla Min

    Update : 19th October 2026

    Frederick Thetgyi (M69) hosted the trip to Philadelphia.

    P 1
    P 2
    P 3
    P 4
    P 5
    P 6
    P 7
    P 8
    P 9
  • Old & New Photos

    Old & New Photos

    by Hla Min

    Update : 18th October 2026

    Let Oo Sayas

    • My beloved parents
    With my beloved parents

    U Tin Gyi’s Family

    Old photos processed by Myo Kyawswar

    Seven Sisters

    • Laura Tin Gyi
    • Sarah Tin Gyi
    • Nora Tin Gyi
    • Icy Tin Gyi
    • Margaret Tin Gyi
    • Olga Tin Gyi
    • Cherry Tin Gyi
    Sisters 1 (original)
    Sisters 2 (processed)

    Daw Khin Swe Hla (Icy)

    • Daw Lay’s Circle, Guardian newspaper
    • Editor for Modern Burmese Writings, Working People’s Daily
    • Spouse : Col. Myint Han
    Wedding 1 (original)
    Wedding 2 (processed)

    Dr. Khin Kyi Nyunt (Cherry)

    • Youngest of Tin Gyi Siblings
    • Spouse : U Tin U
    • Eldest son : Dr. Khin Tun / Peter (MRCP, former Dean of Oxford University) succumbed to Covid on April 13, 2020; First NIH doctor in UK to be victim of Covid
    • Daughter : Daw Aye Aye Khin — B.Com, CPA
    • Younger son : Dr. Ye Myint (UK, Specialist on ER & related areas); Gave lectures & seminars in Myanmar
    Cherry, Peter, Ye Myint
    Cherry, Peter
    Cherry 1
    Cherry 2
    Cherry 3

    Win Latt (UCC)

    • Author, Win Horo
    • Co-founder, SysMagic
    Win Latt

    Myint Swe (EP74) & San San (EC74)

    • Super Chefs
    • Gave me rides to gatherings
    Myint Swe, San San

    Saya U Sein Mg & Saya U Moe Aung

    • Two EE sayas
    • Attended Saya Pu Zaw Pwe
    Two EE Sayas

  • GBNF — Tommy Shwe

    by Hla Min

    Update : 18th October 2026

    Alumnus of RIT

    • Matriculated from St. Albert’s High School, Maymyo in 1964. His classmates include Zaw Min and Maung Maung Htwe.
    • Admitted as Roll No 2 (in order of merit) to 1st BE at Rangoon Institute of Technology. Zaw Min was Roll No 1.
    • Represented RIT in Badminton
    • Left RIT before graduation

    Taiwan & USA

    • Completed three Masters
    • Entrepreneur
    • Supporter of Education

    Untimely Demise

    • Victimized by a handyman that he had helped
    • Reported in Los Angeles Times in January 2017
    • We found out about the sad news a few years later
    LAT 1
    Tommy Shwe
    LAT 2
    LAT 3
    LAT 4
    LAT 5
    LAT 6
    LAT 7

  • RIT Magazines

    RIT Magazines

    by Hla Min

    Update : 18th October 2026

    Inaugural Issue in 1969

    1969

    Second Issue in 1970

    1970

    Third Issue in 1971

    1971

    Fourth Issue in 1972

    1972

    Golden Anniversary Issue

    50th Anniversary

    Chief Editors include

    • Saya Dr. Aung Gyi
    • Saya U Aung Hla Tun
    • Saya U Moe Aung