RIP Houmphanh Thongvilu one of the first SCL members

[CASALAO]

I got a message from an acquaintance announcing the passing away of Houmphanh Thongvilu in Melbourne Australia.

As some of you may know, HT was one of the earliest SCL members dating back to the summer of 1994 when the internet started to bubble and we were all younger. He may have been of the SCL founders along with Troy, DrPao and others.

I don't have the full detail of his passing away. I met him a couple of times over the years the last time about four years ago back in the old muonglao. we had dinner by the mekong river bank close to the old lanxang hotel and shared a few tid-bits from the old days and drove around town in his landrover until the early morning light. he spoke of challenges in doing business in laos and his hope and concern for the future of muonglao.

so RIP and my condolences to his family.



https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!searchin/soc.culture.laos/houmphanh$20thongvilu/soc.culture.laos/9o5RUyYSyoo/J38reO21pMEJ

[Her Lao]

Post by CASALAO
I got a message from an acquaintance announcing the passing away of Houmphanh Thongvilu in Melbourne Australia.
As some of you may know, HT was one of the earliest SCL members dating back to the summer of 1994 when the internet started to bubble and we were all younger. He may have been of the SCL founders along with Troy, DrPao and others.
I don't have the full detail of his passing away. I met him a couple of times over the years the last time about four years ago back in the old muonglao. we had dinner by the mekong river bank close to the old lanxang hotel and shared a few tid-bits from the old days and drove around town in his landrover until the early morning light. he spoke of challenges in doing business in laos and his hope and concern for the future of muonglao.
so RIP and my condolences to his family.
https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!searchin/soc.culture.laos/houmphanh$20thongvilu/soc.culture.laos/9o5RUyYSyoo/J38reO21pMEJ

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Yes, it's sad to see people passing. And if it's people we know, it's never easy.

Lately I've been thinking quite a bit about mortality, especially with my elderly parents approaching their last years, with my mom having some major strokes rendering her semi-immobile, semi-forgetful (short term memory problem, with all her long term memory still going well)...

Have been trying to reflect on DEATH in an essay, but I've been way too clinical (about molecular arrangements dis-assembling and returning to their atomic state.... and it doesn't work well.

But, y'know what? I don't think we should be sad.

I think BUDDHA and others put some more serious and deeper thoughts into the subject, and they concluded DEATH is an integral part of LIFE and that we should honor it, when we come to the end of our lives... especially if we are lucky enough to live a long, healthy, eye-opening life... getting to know lots of exquisite things, ideas, and natural phenomena in the Cosmos...

[Her Lao]

One last thing:

I meant to say that only time we should really feel bad or tragic is when YOUNG PEOPLE --- who still haven't lived a long life --- die... that's when it is tragic. When I see or hear about young people die, whether it is due to diseases or accidents, even if they are strangers, I feel oddly sad.

I think all people should be able to live a long, good life before they pass on...

[MadMostOfTheTime]

Birth ==) death no exception everyone will DIE at a time only God knows. We All will die.

[n***@yahoo.com]

Oh man...very sad for his passing away.
We planned to meet in Vientiane years ago but we did not. He had to go back to Australia suddenly due to his wife's serious illness.

My deepest condolence to his family. May his soul rest in perfect place.

Post by CASALAO
I got a message from an acquaintance announcing the passing away of Houmphanh Thongvilu in Melbourne Australia.
As some of you may know, HT was one of the earliest SCL members dating back to the summer of 1994 when the internet started to bubble and we were all younger. He may have been of the SCL founders along with Troy, DrPao and others.
I don't have the full detail of his passing away. I met him a couple of times over the years the last time about four years ago back in the old muonglao. we had dinner by the mekong river bank close to the old lanxang hotel and shared a few tid-bits from the old days and drove around town in his landrover until the early morning light. he spoke of challenges in doing business in laos and his hope and concern for the future of muonglao.
so RIP and my condolences to his family.
https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!searchin/soc.culture.laos/houmphanh$20thongvilu/soc.culture.laos/9o5RUyYSyoo/J38reO21pMEJ

[pizone]

it's so sad to hear that our scler friend passed away. My sincere condolence to Houmphanh's family.

Death is a natural thing that lives within every living being including us, human being. Since it's living inside us, then we can take care of it. We can help it stay within us as long as it can by taking care of its opposite, your life.

Make your life healthy, helpful, and happy while you're still living is the best way to keep Death's life healthier and live within you longer. Don't let it come sooner than it should be!

Make your living life work living, then when the time come, you won't regret anything...

pizone

Post by n***@yahoo.com
Oh man...very sad for his passing away.
We planned to meet in Vientiane years ago but we did not. He had to go back to Australia suddenly due to his wife's serious illness.
My deepest condolence to his family. May his soul rest in perfect place.

Post by CASALAO
I got a message from an acquaintance announcing the passing away of Houmphanh Thongvilu in Melbourne Australia.
As some of you may know, HT was one of the earliest SCL members dating back to the summer of 1994 when the internet started to bubble and we were all younger. He may have been of the SCL founders along with Troy, DrPao and others.
I don't have the full detail of his passing away. I met him a couple of times over the years the last time about four years ago back in the old muonglao. we had dinner by the mekong river bank close to the old lanxang hotel and shared a few tid-bits from the old days and drove around town in his landrover until the early morning light. he spoke of challenges in doing business in laos and his hope and concern for the future of muonglao.
so RIP and my condolences to his family.
https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!searchin/soc.culture.laos/houmphanh$20thongvilu/soc.culture.laos/9o5RUyYSyoo/J38reO21pMEJ