Maung Yin Maung — Character in the first Burmese novel by James Hla Kyaw
Okpo
Okpo MaungYin Maung — Pen name of Saya U Aung Myaing (ChE72); He and fellow RIT poets published a collection of poems about “Swel Daw”; Organizer & Contributor of “Poetic Art Series”
Oo Yin, Daw
Po Yin
San Yin, Daw — Spouse: Maung Maung Htay
San Yin Myint, Daw (Samantha) — Second batch B.Sc. (CS) from ICST; Parents; L Kyee Myin, Dr. Josie
There are two U Tin who received the “Sithu” award.
One is Architect, whose children include Commander Khin Maung Bo, U Khin Maung Thint and U Khin Maung Wint.
Another served as Fourth President of RUBC. When all schools except Medical and Engineering were closed in 1963, the Annual Regatta was canceled citing security reasons. He decided to hold the 40th Anniversary Dinner at Orient Hotel in Royal Lakes (Kandawgyi). U Tin, U Po Zon & U Tin Htoon (A60) compiled the history of RUBC for the Souvenir Program. His elder son Dr. Nyunt Tin (SPHS) stood first in Burma in 1952. His younger son Saya U Han Tin is Past Captain and Gold of RUBC. He taught English at IM(2), where he recruited his students to join RUBC. He later became Professor and/or Rector at the Institute of Education.
Myanmar Ah Lin U Tin
Owner and/or publisher of the Burmese newspaper မြန်မာ့အလင်း သတင်းစာ
Thakin Tin
Leader of the Nu-Tin နု-တင် (သန့်ရှင်း) faction during the AFPFL ဖဆပလ split with the Swe-Nyein ဆွေငြိမ်း (တည်မြဲ)faction
TIN AUNG
Saya Dr. Tin Aung (RASU)– Retired Professor of Physics
Dr. Tin Aung (Patrick, IM1 79) — Past President of USBMA
Tin Aung — Goalkeeper, Burma & Asia Selected
Tin Aung (M69, GBNF) — Top student
Tin Aung (Victor Tan, Tekkatho Phone Kywe) — Author and entrepreneur
Tin Aung (BARB)
Tin Aung Cho
Tin Aung Hein — High ranking BSPP member; Father of Daw Yi Yi Aung (EC67)
TIN AUNG WIN
Tin Aung Win (M69)
Tin Aung Win (M73) — Singapore
Tin Aung Win (Tom) — Australia
Tin Aung Win (C80, UCC) — Singapore
TIN AYE
Tin Aye — Burma selected in soccer.
Tin Aye (Abdul Rauf, EP69, GBNF) — succumbed to Covid.
Daw Tin Aye (C73) — Volleyball Selected for Civil; Rowing Selected for RIT; Her team won the Inter-Institute Fours for RIT.
M. Tin Aye — outstanding artist
Tin Bo — Second son of U Tin Ohn
Tin Han — Burma Soccer Selected
TIN HLA
Tin Hla (EP69, GBNF)
Tin Hla (BSPP)
Tin Hla (Labor) — USA
TIN HLAING
Saya U Tin Hlaing (M59, GBNF) — Head of Agri Engg sub-department of Mechanical; Alumnus of Purdue University; President of All Universities and Institutes Hockey Team
U Tin Hlaing (M59)
Saya Dr. Tin Hlaing (M63, co-Chair of SPZP2002) — Singapore
U Tin Hlaing (SPHS59, ChE65, GBNF) — Singapore
Dr. Tin Haing (Ye Kyaung Theik Pan, GBNF) — Singapore
Saya U Tin Hlaing (Professor of Mathematics)
U Tin Hlaing (Ledwin Thar Saw Chit) — MASU Luyechun; Lifetime Achievement Award
U Tin Hlaing (Railways) — Father of Daw San Yu Hlaing
U Tin Htet Sein (Physics & Electronics)
TIN HTOO
Dr. Tin Htoo (Geography)
U Tin Htoo (Chemistry)
U Tin Htoo Sein (Navy)
TIN HTOON / TUN
U Tin Htoon (A60) –Past Captain and Gold of RUBC; ARAE Champion in 1958 and 1960; Silver Medalist in SEAP Games Yachting; Compiler of Souvenir Magazines; Co-founder of Triple Gems Publication; Director of Pariyatti Association; Architect for Thiripyitsaya Hotel in Bagan; Architect for Burmese Buddhist Temple (BBT) in Singapore; Organizer & Fundraiser for Goenka projects
U Tin Tun (SPHS63, M69)
U Tin Tun (M70) –Pianist; Pattala;
U Tin Tun (RASU, RUBC)
U Tin Tun — Spouse : Daw Aye Aye Khin
TIN HTUT
Saya U Tin Htut (M60) — Past Captain and Gold of RUBC; Co-founder of BASES in Southern California; Organizer of SPZP-2000; Financial Controller of the 2015 Alumni Reunion in Los Angeles.
Sayas U Tin Htut (M60) and Dr. Tin Win (M62)
Saya U Tin Htut (Commerce).
U Tin Htut (M69)
U Tin Htut (Harry, Mon Yu, M/Ag69)
U Tin Htut (Harry)
U Tin Kyaing
U Tin Kyi
U Tin Latt
U Tin Lin
U Tin Lwin — Pali Professor
TIN MAUNG
Bohmu Tin Maung (Myat Htan) — Scholars to Japan during the Occupation; Author
Bohmu Tin Maung (Hmu Tin) — Evangelist for Non-smoking; Wrote technical articles
U Tin Maung (Hinthada) — Maternal uncle of my spouse.
Dr. Tin Maung (UCC, former Rector of ICST, GBNF) — Succeeded Dr. Chit Swe as Director of UCC
A1 U Tin Maung (Actor and Director)
Shwe Mann Tin Maung (Zat Mintha)
U Tin Maung (Katha, Min69)
TIN MAUNG AYE
U Tin Maung Aye (M69, Accordion)
Dr. Tin Maung Aye (Physics)
Thura Tin Maung Aye (Retired Air Force Colonel)
U Tin Maung Aye (Aristotle Chee) : brother of Maurice, David and Jason
U Tin Maung Latt
U Tin Maung Lay (M69, GBNF)
TIN MAUNG LWIN
U Tin Maung Lwin (Kenneth)
U Tin Maung Lwin (RUBC)
U Tin Maung Lwin (TBSA)
TIN MAUNG MAUNG
U Tin Maung Maung
Dr. Tin Maung Maung Than (Edward)
U Tin Maung Maung Zaw
U Tin Maung Naing
TIN MAUNG NYUNT
Saya U Tin Maung Nyunt (M60) –Taught Agricultural Engineering at RIT; Donated to YTU Library and several other projects.
Saya U Tin Maung Nyunt (Met70) –Retired Professor of Metallurgical Engineering
U Tin Maung Oo (M67) — Dy. Superintendent, RIT Workshop
U Tin Maung Soe
U Tin Maung Swe
U Tin Maung Than
U Tin Maung Thant
U Tin Maung Thein
Dr. Tin Maung Wai
U Tin Maung Win
TIN MAY
Daw Tin May
Daw Tin May Lwin — Sayama at UCC, DCS and IC at RITST
Daw Tin May Soe (ChE70) — Sayama at RIT
U Tin Mo — Third son of U Tin Ohn
TIN MOE
U Tin Moe (Ba Gyan) — Poet
Daw Tin Moe Lwin — Model and Master of Ceremony at RIT events.
Daw Tin Moe Wae (UCC)
Daw Tin Moe Wae (Vocalist)
TIN MYINT
U Tin Myint (Geology, GBNF) — Cox of two or more Senior Novices Winners; Son of Arzani U Razak; Brother of U Hla Kyi; Brother-in-law of U Khin Maung Latt (M62) and U Khin Maung Lay (Henry, T68))
U Tin Myint (David Ko, M67, GBNF) — Entrepreneur; Golden Sponsor of SPZP-2000
U Tin Myint (John Lee, M69, GBNF) –4th BE Luyechun; RIT Tennis
Daw Tin Myint (ChE66) — Retired Professor of RIT Chemical Engineering Department
U Tin Myint (M75, GBNF, Singapore)– Donor for RIT events
U Tin Myint (M80) — RIT Saya; Industry
U Tin Nyein (UCC)
TIN NYO
U Tin Nyo — Eldest son of U Tin Ohn
U Tin Nyo (BERB)
TIN NYUNT
Saya U Tin Nyunt (Commerce) — Visiting lecturer at RIT for Industrial Management)
U Tin Nyunt (movie star) — Contemporary of Shwe Ba
Champion Tin Nyunt (performer)
U Tin Nyunt (Former teacher, author)
TIN OO
Bogyoke Tin Oo (NLD) — Former Commander in Chief of Defense Services
“Myet Hman” Tin Oo (MI) — Former MI Chief; BSPP
S2 Tin Oo — Perished in an air accident
U Tin Oo (M87)
U Tin Oo Hlaing — Principal
U Tin Oo Thaung — Keyboard
U Tin Ohn (RUBC)
U Tin Ohn (Physics, UCC, UN)
Bogyoke Tin Pe (RC)
U Tin Pe (Maung Maung Soe, Actor & Director)
Daw Tin Po
U Tin Sein
U Tin Shein (Phone Gyi, M69) — RIT Chinlon.
Dr. Daw Tin Soe
U Tin Soe (Navy Rowing)
TIN SHWE
Saya U Tin Shwe (EP66)
Dr. Tin Shwe — Author, Publisher
TIN SWE
Saya U Tin Swe (EE)
Daw Tin Swe Aye (ChE72)
TIN THAN
U Tin Than (EE71)
Dr. Tin Than Myint — Psychiatrist
Dr. Mehm Tin Thaung (Dennis) — RUBC
U Tin Thein (DCA, RUBC) — Told jokes at the Old Members party following the RUBC Regattas. Sample : “I was the Brain. He was the Brawn. Together, we dominated the Coxless Pairs.”
TIN TIN
Daw Tin Tin — Former spouse of U Ne Win
Daw Tin Tin (Ann, EC69)
Daw Tin Tin Aye (UCC) — Studied at UCC and moved USA; Spouse : Day Day
Daw Tin Tin Aye (UCC, KMD) — Spouse : U Thaung Tin (EC83, UCC, KMD)
Daw Tin Tin Aye (TTC)
Daw Tin Tin Aye — Daughter of Colonel Min Sein and Dr. Daw Yin May
Dr. Tin Tin Hla — Past President of USBMA.
Daw Tin Tin Hla (A70, USA)
Dr. Tin Tin Hlaing (Helen)
Daw Tin Tin Hlaing (UCC)
Dr. Daw Tin Tin Hmun
Daw Tin Tin Myint (Emma, ChE70) — Sayama, Minthamee, Co-founder of Dana Sri Lanka); She and her spouse Don Min U Yu Swan (M68) head the Singapore Pon Chan Chan Group.
Daw Tin Tin Nu
Daw Tin Tin Nwe
Daw Tin Tin Nyo
Daw Tin Tin Nyunt
Daw Tin Tin Oo
Daw Tin Tin Pyone
Daw Tin Tin Sein
Daw Tin Tin Shein
Daw Tin Tin Swe
Daw Tin Tin Wai
Daw Tin Tin Win (Chem)
Daw Tin Tin Win (Texas)
TIN TUT
ICS U Tin Tut — Victim of political assassination in 1949; First ICS by invitation; Diplomat & Foreign Minister; Journalist; Brigadier in the Army Reserve; Brother of U Kyaw Myint, U Myint Thein, Dr. Htin Aung Daw Khin Mya Mu, Daw Khin Saw Mu, Daw Tin Saw Mu
TIN U
Prof. U Tin U (RCH) — Burma’s first professor of child health & Medical Superintendent of the Rangoon Children’s Hospital; WHO Visiting Prof of Paediatrics, Dhaka Bangladesh, Member of WHO Technical Advisory Committee on Child Health, Author of Seven books in Burmese on child health, President of the Myanmar Cross Society, Director General of Medical Education, Director General of Health
U Tin U
U Tin U (RUBC, RGC) — BS from Oregon State University and MS from Yale University; Part-time Lecturer at Civil Engineering Department; Oldest and the Most Senior among the active Past Captains of RUBC; Pas tCaptain of RGC (Rangoon Golf Club).
Dr. Tin Wa (SPHS57) — Fourth son of U Tin Ohn; Past Captain and Gold; Professor at the University of San Francisco; Hobbies; Painting, Sculling
TIN WIN
U Tin Win (M59) — Saya; Entrepreneur
U Tin Win (M62) — BIT Volleyball
U Tin Win (M62)
Dr. Tin Win (M62) — Saya; Past President of BASES; Organizer of 2015 RIT Alumni Reunion in Los Angeles
U Tin Win (Min69) — Honorary Consul of Switzerland; Sponsor of some 69er Gatherings
U Tin Win (T70) — Silver pearl Dairy; Food donor for Class 70 and Class 71 Gatherings
Modern Olympics was a revival of the ancient games held every four years at Olympia.
The four year interval is called an Olympiad. The ancient Greeks use Olympiad instead of years when describing dates.
Pierre de Coubertin created the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in 1894.
IOC selects a city or cities to hold the Summer Olympics and the Winter Olympics. The two Olympics are interlaced.
Drama in the Olympics
Summer Olympics has its share of drama.
The 1936 Summer Olympics was held in Berlin and was attended by Adolf Hitler (who promoted the supremacy of the Aryan race). Jesse Owens, a black athlete from the USA, won four Gold medals : 100m, 200m, 4 x 100m relay, and Long Jump.
The drama supposedly occurred in the Long Jump event. Jesse Owens was having some problems in the Long Jump when the German competitor Lang advised him to leave about six inches gap behind the broad to prevent overstepping and getting disqualified. Jesse took the advice, regained his poise and went on to win the Long Jump Gold. (One article stated that Jessie Owens later retracted his story.)
1972 Olympics in Munich saw both good and bad.
Mark Spitz (USA) won seven Gold medals in swimming : 100m & 200m Freestyle, 100m & 200m Butterfly, 4 x 100m Freestyle relay, 4 x 200m Freestyle relay, and 4 x 100 Medley relay. He saved energy by not competing in the trials for selected relay events.
Olga Kolburt (USSR) was awarded a couple of Perfect Ten in Gymnastics.
Eleven Israeli athletes were kidnapped (shown live on TV) and murdered by Black September. Mossad took several years to track down and decimate Black September.
USA boycotted the 1980 Olympics held in Moscow.
USSR retaliated with a boycott of the 1984 Olympics held in Los Angeles.
Highlights from Summer Olympics
1896 Athens (Inaugural Olympics)
1900 Paris (first time)
1904 St. Louis
1908 London (first time)
1912 Stockholm
1916 (Cancelled due to WWI)
1924 Paris (second time)
1928 Amsterdam
1932 Los Angeles (first time)
1936 Berlin (attended by Adolph Hitler)
1940 (Cancelled due to WWII)
1944 (Cancelled due to WWII)
1948 London (second time)
1952 Helsinki (e.g. Flying Finn in Track and Field)
1968 Mexico City (e.g. Long Jump Leap by Bob Beamon)
1972 Munich (e.g. Mark Sptiz, swimmer; Black September)
1976 Montreal (e.g. Nadia Comancie, gymnast)
1980 Moscow (Boycott by USA)
1984 Los Angeles (second time; Boycott by USSR)
1988 Seoul (e.g. Carl Lewis, sprinter and long jumper)
1992 Barcelona (e.g. USA Dream Team for Basketball)
1996 Atlanta (e.g. USA, most medals)
2000 Sydney (e.g. held in September rather than June or July)
2004 Athens (second time)
2008 Beijing (e.g. Michael Phelps, swimmer)
2012 London (third time)
2016 Rio De Janerio (first Olympics held in South America)
2020 Tokyo (Postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic)
Olympians
Jesse Owens : Four Golds in 1936 Berlin Olympics (for Track and Field) Later equaled by Carl Lewis
Mark Spitz : Seven Gold Medals in 1972 Munich Olympics (for Swimming) Michael Phelps later won Eight Gold Medals
Some Olympians went on to have illustrious careers.
Johnny Weissmuller, swimming champion, gained fame as Tarzan in the movies.
Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr., Light Heavyweight Boxing Champion, went on to become Mohammad Ali, three time World Heavyweight Boxing Champion.
Media Coverage
During my SPHS days, there was no television in Burma. I received a ticket from Brother Austin as a prize to see the “1960 Rome Olympics” documentary at Thamada (President) cinema.
I was in the UK and was fortunate to see the 1972 Munich Olympics on a Color television.
Conventional wisdom says, “Pyauk thor thu shar hlyin tway. Thay thor thu kyar hlyin mae.” ပျောက်သောသူ ရှာလျှင်တွေ့။ သေသောသူ ကြာလျှင်မေ့။ One may find a lost person. One tends to forget those who have passed away.
Unconventional wisdom says, “We should maintain GBNF (Gone But Not Forgotten) lists as part of the Written History of our beloved alma mater, our mentors and colleagues.”
We use GBNF in the “RIT Alumni International Newsletter” and in my Posts. Other posts may provide additional information for the entries in the GBNF (by period or year) posts.
Others use RIP (Rest in Peace), and BFHA (Bound For Higher Abode)
First RIT Website
U Khin Maung Zaw (KMZ, EC76) set up three GBNF pages on ex-RIT.org web site :
GBNF for sayas and sayamas
U Ba Hli
GBNF for alumni
GBNF for spouses
I used GBNF in the last stanza of my poem “SAYA PU ZAW PWE” for SPZP-2000. The poem was reprinted as the Back Cover of Swel Daw Yeik Sar Saung for SPZP-2000. It was only reprinted by the Class of 69 and Combined 1st BE intake of 64 and 65.
Poem for SPZP-2000
GBNF by School & Class
GBNF for the Class of 69
U Aung Min (M69) reported close to 120 entries in the GBNF list of the Class of 69. About 320 students entered the first ever 2nd BE. The list includes a few seniors who took sabbatical in their study and ended up as our classmates. Over 40% of our former classmates have passed away.
Four EC69ers have passed away :
U Kyaw Soe (DCA)
U Aung Thu Yein (Brownie, Schlumberger)
U Aung Thu Yein
U Chit Tin (MOGE)
U Chit Tin & Maung Kabar
U Oo Kyaw Hla (Canada)
Due to the decline of health, the 69ers chose to have two Golden Jubilees : the first in 2014 to celebrate the admission to RIT, and the second in December 2019 to celebrate the graduation of most members in 1969.
69ers GBNF
GBNF for the Class of 70
U Ohn Khine (M70) reported close to 120 entries in the GBNF list of the Class of 70.
Tommy Shwe, Cho Aye, Peter Pe and Thaung Sein (Steeve Kay) were among the Top Ten students from the class. They are now GBNF.
Tommy ShweSteeve Kay (Thaung Sein)Cho Aye
Over 450 students entered the first ever 1st BE.
GBNF from PPBRS
Most of my sayas and sayamas from PPBRS have passed away.
U Kyaw Zaw & Daw Khin Khin Aye
Among my PPBRS classmates, Myo Set (son of actor Tha Gaung Gyi) was the first to pass away. He perished in a car accident. Myint Sein (Veda) and Myat Hla Sein (Movie Tech) are among the recent GBNF from PPBRS.
Myat Hla Sein
GBNF from SPHS
Most of my sayas and sayamas from SPHS have passed away. Sayadaw Beatson (Physics, Boy Scouts) is still active and strong.
SPHS Sayas
Among my SPHS classmates, Min Thaw (Gilbert, SPHS63) is among the early ones to pass away. Dr. Myo San (Freddie), Aung Thu Yein (Brownie), Tin Tun, Maung Maung Kyi, Aung Kyi (Arthur Kyi), Khin Maung Bo (Alan Saw Maung), Aung Chaw (Victor) are among the GBNF from SPHS63.
Myo San (Freddie)Maung Maung Kyi Soon Kyaw by Kyaw Wynn
69er GBNF
The GBNF list maintained by U Aung Min (M69) contains 138 of my RIT classmates. About 20 succumbed to Covid. Some had medical problems.
Khin Maung Win (Sargalay)
GBNF from UCC & ICST
Several of my sayas, colleagues and former students have passed away.
CO Hla Min (Pauk Si) is an early GBNF from UCC. U Aung Zaw, Daw Nge Ma Ma Than, U Maung Maung Lay (Ah Ba), U Aung Myint and U Maung Maung Gyi are among the recent GBNF from UCC.
Dr. Chit Swe & U Aung ZawDr. Tin Maung & Daw Nge Ma Ma ThanU Maung Maung Lay & U Maung Maung GyiCO U Hla Min, U Aung Myint, U Aung Zaw
Tone Kyaw တုံးကျော်
One should have Samvegha (sense of urgency) after hearing the sad news. When my namesake Hla Min (Pauk Si, SPHS64, EP70) passed away in his mid-thirties, we were shocked since he seemed strong and did not wear jackets (mandated for UCC employees entering the Computer Room). He would often be seen in sport shirts. He passed away with a few months of being diagnosed with liver problem. The consultant doctor was Dr. Min Lwin (Maurice Hla Kyi, SPHS64, IM71). Ko Pauk Si was not a drinker, but other causes inflicted his liver. I became a Tone Kyaw when two government departments where I had given Guest Lectures on Computers and Applications tried to send me “Lwan Thu Pan Khwe” လွမ်းသူ့ပန်းခွေ
U Han Sein (C69) became a Tone Kyaw when the Organizers of the 30th Anniversary of Graduation inadvertently listed him in the GBNF list of the Class of 69. The organizers were unaware that U Han Sein was detained by the authorities after the 8-8-88 event. He resurfaced two decades later with the declaration of Amnesty.
Han Sein
Saya Dr. Tin Hlaing (M63) became a Tone Kyaw when his namesake Saya Dr, Tin Hlaing (formerly of Maritime Studies) passed away. Some alumni had to revoke the wrong announcement.
HlaMin 