Dear Mananya’s friends,
April 21, 2011
8:50 AM in Santa Barbara
This email is about my dear friend Dr Mananya Tantiwiwat, or Nammon (น้ำมนต์) who passed away on April 18, 2011, in Santa Barbara, California.
The Tantiwiwat family has made every attempt during this difficult time to ensure that this email only goes to those who know Mananya. If you feel that you are not related to this matter, please kindly ignore this email or reply with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the first line and your email address will be removed from the list. Please also accept my sincerest apology if you have received this email multiple times.
Now, for the updates …
== INFORMATION ON THAI FUNERAL
As stated in the email update yesterday, the funeral will be held at Temple Wat Phra Sri Maha Taat at Bang Khen (วัดพระศรีมหาธาตุบางเขน), Phahol Yothin Rd, Bangkok for 7 days from Sunday April-24 to Sunday May-1. Cremation will take place on May-1. If you are unfamiliar with a Thai-Buddhist style funeral, the following link can provide some insights (Thanks, Bier, for the link):
http://www.theworldunseen.com/Thai_Funeral.asp
== MEMORIAL SERVICE AT UCSB
There will be a memorial service for Dr. Mananya Tantiwiwat this Thursday, April-21, 2011, from 12 PM to 1 PM in ESB 1001 (Engineering Science Building), University of California, Santa Barbara. Professor Thuc-Quyen Nguyen, her advisor, and her friends at school are organizing this for her.
== CONFIRMED TRAVEL PLAN
Both Mananya’s body and her family (Mom Sureeya, Dad Manoonsak, and Brother Petch) will travel on the same flight.
Flight: TG795
From: Los Angeles International, Los Angeles, USA
Departing: Friday, April 22, 2011 11:20:00 PM
To: Suvarnabhumi International, Bangkok, Thailand
Arriving: Sunday, April 24, 2011 6:40:00 AM
All the necessary paperwork is ready and on hand. We especially thank the Minister of Educational Affairs, Royal Thai Embassy, Ms Wachira Tirakornvisesphukdi; and Ms Somthavil Thongprasert for coordinating with the Thai Consulate in Los Angeles to speed up the process. We thank Knot and Peera J who picked up the documents (and food) and drove from LA to Santa Barbara for us. (Thanks also for all others who offered to do this.) They are faster than FedEx and DHL.
With Best, Best Regards, and Lots of Love,
– mock
(Panuakdet Suwannatat)
cell: 1-805-450-7320*
P.S.:
*Urgent matters only, please. Already 1,716 airtime minutes and counting! But thanks to Verizon, they agreed to retroactively changed my plan to an unlimited plan just for Mananya (also a Verizon customer). Even Verizon loves Mananya 😉