[Oe List ...] Good bye to The

[John Epps]

Thanks for the notice, Dharma, and for the photo, Dianne. Pak The was a
memorable person whose pedagogical skills ranged from HDTI's to overseeing
the construction of the Bubun training facility. Perhaps a good way to
celebrate a colleague's completed life is with a personal memory (one of
many).

When we first arrived in Singapore in 1979, I was assigned to prepare lunch
for the nexus with about 12 persons present. I started early and got a
fragrant dish of nasi goering almost ready and was proud of the
accomplishment. Then Pak The came into the kitchen and asked, "Where's
lunch?" I pointed to my masterpiece, and his comment was "That's almost
half enough for one already-full Indonesian!" He proceeded to help me
prepare what I considered an obscene  amount of fried rice, but after the
meal, there were no left-overs. After 39 years that's a lesson of
introduction into Asia that stays with me.

Pak The now joins the great cloud of witnesses from whom we continue to
draw inspiration.

On Fri, Mar 2, 2018 at 2:04 AM, Mary Kurian D'Souza via OE <
oe at lists.wedgeblade.net> wrote:

> Thank you Diann for the photograph. In my mind’s eye I can superimpose his
> younger face into that frame.
> Mary
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On 02-Mar-2018, at 7:55 AM, McCabe, Diann A via OE <
> oe at lists.wedgeblade.net> wrote:
>
> Thank you for sending this news, Dharmalingam. Terry and I got to visit
> Pak The (Mr. The) in Bogor on a visit there (related to math and our
> university) in 2013. We had tea and talked for a good while about our days
> with the ICA. I am attaching a picture of The and Terry McCabe--a bit
> grainy.
>
>
> Pak The was a good man.
>
>
> --Diann McCabe
>
>
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> *From:* OE <oe-bounces at lists.wedgeblade.net> on behalf of Dharmalingam
> Vinasithamby via OE <oe at lists.wedgeblade.net>
> *Sent:* Thursday, March 1, 2018 6:51 PM
> *To:* oe at lists.wedgeblade.net
> *Cc:* Dharmalingam Vinasithamby
> *Subject:* [Oe List ...] Good bye to The
>
> Dear colleagues,
>
> Some news concerning The, our colleague in Indonesia who was part of our
> HDP network and taught in several HDTS. According to his wife Mercy, The
> was warded on 27 feb at the ICU, Vania Hospital, and he passed away on
> 1.3.2018 at 4.15 am. He died in his sleep with Mercy and their daughter
> Maybelle Budhiningtyas at his side. He was cremated today (March 2).
>
> I shall send contact details of his wife and daughter later.
>
> Dharmalingam
>
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