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BTW ? It was the Golden Gate Restaurant (a bit of brain fade????????????..)
================================================ Dear All, I am breaking my email protocols to send message in open forum to many. I heard from Corinne that George Mu passed away yesterday. This is a real shock as we saw him at our Reunion in Bentota this March. The only photo I have with him at the reunion is attached. There is a post by Jimmy Shu on Facebook to this effect. A few have already expressed their regrets. For any others who did not know George, his father owned the Golden Dragon (?) opposite the Savoy Cinema. Most Thomian?s have eaten there. He later took over. Please forward to any others who I don?t have details for. May his soul rest in peace. Regards John From: Graham Masefield <graham.masefield@gmail.com> Date: Thu, Nov 19, 2020 at 2:33 PM Subject: George Mu ( Tony Mu elder brother ) fellow Thomian To: Hi Just heard the news that George Mu passed away in Sri Lanka.No funeral details yet May George rest in peace Regards Graham From: Milroy Berenger <milroy.berenger@gmail.com> Date: Thu, Nov 19, 2020 at 2:39 PM Subject: Re: George Mu ( Tony Mu elder brother ) fellow Thomian To: How much worse can it get for Tony & Faye. Sad indeed. John Pearce told us. MB From: Jeremy Hillman <j4hillman@yahoo.co.nz> Date: Thu, Nov 19, 2020 at 3:10 PM Subject: Re: George Mu ( Tony Mu elder brother ) fellow Thomian To: Thanks Graham,Sad to hear, remember him well at school. May he RIP, Regards, Jeremy Last edited by sriyanj; 19-11-20 at 05:36 PM. |
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Subject: Our good friend George Mu has recently passed away in Sri Lanka
Date: Tue, 24 Nov 2020 14:38:18 -0500 From: Mahinda Gunasekera < Venerable Bhantes and Friends, We have just received news of our good friend George Mu passing away in Sri Lanka. His brother Michael who runs the Flower Drum Restaurant had recently telephoned Ms. Perin Captain who is a member of the Board of the Cancer Society of Sri Lanka, and member of the family that built, gifted and managed the Cancer Hospice at Maharagama to inform her of his demise, as George has been a volunteer helping out for the past 12-15 years. His brother Michael has apparently got in touch with George's wife who resides in Toronto before he makes arrangements for the final rites in his case. George Mu who was a cancer survivor left Canada to counsel and assist cancer patients and their families as only a limited range of services were available for them in Sri Lanka. He made himself available at all times both during the day and night to help out cancer patients and their families who were living under great stress on being so diagnosed. He would not only counsel the patients but even generously give of his personal funds monies for purchase of medicine, bus fare for a family member to return to his or her village after visiting the patient undergoing treatment at the Maharagama Hospital. He even contributed towards the funeral expenses of patients who succumbed to the ailment gladly, as he understood the financial situation of the families concerned. George had been diagnosed with bone cancer while living in Australia and had been given just three months to live but went on to live for another 45 or more years. He changed his lifestyle by becoming a vegan, learning and diligently practising Buddhist meditation which gave him mental peace and much joy in helping humans everywhere especially those afflicted with the dreaded disease of cancer. We too always looked him up on our annual visits to Sri Lanka and gave whatever help we could to enable him to continue with his humanitarian work in the land of his birth. We were able to communicate with George recently by telephone when he called us and again when we did likewise to speak with him. George was a past pupil of St Thomas' College, Mount Lavinia. He was a soft spoken and a kindly gentleman who was deeply concerned of the welfare of less fortunate persons. His mother was a Burmese lady, a devout Buddhist whose needs were looked after by George. She too passed away recently at a ripe old age. His father was from China who had predeceased his wife. He had migrated to Sri Lanka due to tensions faced in the region during the second world war. George is connected to the Anghies who had links to Royal College, and the Paktsun family whose children went to Trinity. He often visited the Toronto Mahavihara to participate in religious observances and meditation practice. George was a good human being who will be missed by his friends and the cancer patients to whom he was a tower of strength. May his sojourn in sansara be short, and may he attain the highest peace and happiness of Nibbana soon. |
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