Category: GBNF

by Hla Min

Updated : June 2025

Three Friends

• Upon graduation, U Aye Win Kyaw joined the Civil Engineering Department at RIT with his classmates Madan Chand (GBNF) and U Aung (Maung Aw).

Veda

• EC member at Burma Astro Research Bureau (BARB).
• Taught Astronomy and Astrology at BARB & MARB.

Post-retirement

• After retirement, he lived in Pyin Oo Lwin.
• He had medical treatment at a clinic.
• His son visited him at the clinic. He passed away unexpectedly (due to electrical leakage) in the shower room.
• Saya pleaded for “safety at the medical facilities”.
• He also passed away — a Double Tragedy for the family.

GBNF list for the Class of 70

Dear Friends,

Got sad news from Ko Aung (C70) that Aye Win Kyaw (C70) passed away last night at Pyin Oo Lwin.
GBNF list now is 94.

With Metta
Ohn Khine (M70)

Condolences

Sayagyi Dr. Aung Gyi wrote :
I am sad to learn that Aye Win Kyaw has passed away. I met him in Pyin Oo Lwin the last time I visited Myanmar in 2015-16. He seemed to be in good health at that time. Quite a few people told me that he was a good astrologer. I remember him as a nice and quiet person. May he pass into a better life. I send my deep condolences to his family.

Saya Madan Chand (C70) wrote :
Very sad day for me and Saya Aung as we three are very close friends. Studied and worked together In Civil Dept., RIT. Field trip, Special survey assignment, Three R summer 1971 at Monywa district, and so many activities together. May Buddha bless the family. Arranged and signed as witness for the marriage of Ko Aye and Ma Lay.

Nyunt Tin wrote :
Very sorry for our C-70 friend U Aye Win Kyaw.

Htay Aung wrote :
Very sad to me. I remember we were working together in Nawin Project before he moved to RIT. Convey my sincere condolence to his family.

Posts

• Civil Engineering
• Class of 1970
• RIT Alumni
• RIT Sayas

Updates

• Madan Chand was 2nd in C70. He is now GBNF. He passed away in Illinois, USA.
• U Aung was Joint 3rd in C70. He published some books. He shared some excerpts in “Once upon a time at RIT”. He is currently in Arizona, USA.
• The GBNF list for the Class of 70 is around 120.

by Hla Min

Updated : June 2025

• Alumnus of UIUC
• During our RIT days, he was Lecturer and Head of the RIT Mathematics Department.
• Passed away in October 2006.
• Son : U Thant Zin (M82, GBNF) volunteer of several RIT-related organizations and activities

Feedback

• Dr. Yan Naing Lwin wrote :
  Ko Sein Shan was at University of Illinois, U-C in 1959-60. His room mate was Ko Hla Tun (Peter, now in San Jose). He received his MS in Theoretical & Applied Mechanics (TAM) & returned to Burma.
• Yan Gyi Aung wrote : –
  Saya U Sein Shan was my most familiar Maths Saya since BIT period 1961-62. At that time engineering students were only about over 100. Female students were only two, one each at Textile and Chemical Department. He was the President of Point 22-Rifle Club of BIT & I was the Secretary. We usually went to South Okkalapa Shooting Range and practiced. While he was suffering from heart disease at his home in about 1999 in Mayangone, I frequently went to his house and encouraged him. Also when taking treatment at RGH hospital, at Cardiac Hall No 19/20, I went to him carrying boiled rice and some eatables as breakfast.
  Very remarkable and historic event he did was while Major Subjects (Lines, such as Civil, Chemical, etc) performed paying respect ceremonies to the respective department Sayas, Maths Department had no such ceremony. Maths Department always had no ceremony at that time.
  So Saya invited all the engineering students in the Daily Newspaper that he would celebrate a friendship dinner to serve all engineering students with Danbauk rice at the Nawarat Hotel in 2000, I think.
  Very peculiar Saya was!

by Noreen

Updated : June 2025

Dear friends and former colleagues of the RIT,

I was overwhelmed by your kind letters of sympathy and messages of condolence. It seemed as though time and distance have rolled away, back to the happy memories of the days gone by when all were young and working together at the RIT.

2017 has been a very difficult year for the family from the time Ko Myo Win was diagnosed with cancer of the bile duct in February, soon after his return from Yangon. As his cancer was inoperable, he went through eight cycles of Chemo and although it seemed to be responding well initially things started to change as his cancer markers went up and the tumour became resistant to the treatment. He remained positive and fought on, but sadly he lost the battle and passed away peacefully at home on 14 November.

From the time he was diagnosed with cancer, he had wanted to remain private and would not let us tell anyone of his illness and neither would he let any friend visit him. We respected his wishes and let him have his way.

My apologies for not being able to respond to your letters individually but I will try and do that in the days ahead. It is in times of grief and sadness that your love and support has helped us through this ordeal.

I would also like to take this opportunity to express my thanks to my brother Tin Aung Win, sister-in-law Dorothy for their love and support.

Finally sincere thanks to Ko Hla Min for bringing together the RIT family, friends and colleagues through your forum.

In appreciation
Nu Nu Yee (Noreen) Win
(nunuyee.win@gmail.com)
Aye, Aung and the rest of the Win Family