Ricky Tze Hua Tan

May God bless you and your family in this time of sorrow.

Once a Xaverian always a Xaverian! rest in peace brother.

Our condolences goes out to Ricky's family and words would never be enough to describe Ricky, someone who has impacted our lives and who has made serving the Red Crescent more than a decade ago an enjoyable one! We are really glad that our paths crossed during Ricky's journey of life and may he rest in peace now....

Ricky is (was) one of the most positive people we have met in our lives. We remember his face smiling, willing to extend himself and be a blessing to others. He will always be remembered in our hearts as a friend who added value to our lives. It is a loss to all of us.
Our prayers ask God to give his soul salvation and strength to his family and all of us. Our special prayer for Sheue Lei for her to gain strength to face this formidable loss.
Sincerely,
Lalit and Suparna Aggarwal

Whenever I think of Iowa State University Trips, Ricky comes to mind as one with lots of Energy and great Smile. May god give his family strength to deal with this unfortunate event at a young age. May his soul RIP.

God bless him.

Now that you're gone, we will miss your bright cheerful smile.
Now that you're gone, we will miss your glowing happy face.
To a mother, you are a gracious son.
To a wife, you are a remarkable husband.
To a sibling you are an admirable brother.
To friends and all others, you are held in high regard.
We will miss sharing meals with you.
We will miss playing games with you.
We will miss going out with you.
In other words, we will greatly miss you.
You will always be in our hearts and in our thoughts.
The memories that we have shared with you, will never be forgotten.
Dear, dear Ricky, we will always remember you with love.

It was a joy to know Ricky. Cheerful, helpful, friendly, caring...Byebye, Ricky. Rest in peace, my dear friend.

When anyone mentions about Ricky to me, his smile is on my mind. A cheerful, friendly, helpful and always positive thinking person. I could not believe you have left; but your smile is always in my mind. Rest in Peace, my dear friend.

News like this is heart-wrenching ...taken away at his prime... my condolences to his families ....may Our Lord bless his soul and find true eternal bliss... RIP my fellow Xaverian

Ricky was always smiling.
I've known Ricky since his early days at Microsoft when he was helping our team as a contractor, and I remember how happy he was when he got a full time position in our team. I am deeply saddened by the news of Ricky's early departure. I wish strength and comfort for his family to cope with this loss.

We are deeply shocked and saddened with the news of Ricky's passing. You had always been a cheerful, easy-going person since college time. It's been a great honor to know you.

Our thoughts and prayers are with your family, for the strength and comfort to cope with this loss.

RIP my dear brother, you will always be remembered by our fellow INTIMA brothers and sisters.

Ricky and I went to the same university, and pursued the same studies. He was an amazing person; He always walked around with his signature smile on his face, and was always kind and considerate to everyone around him. Rest in peace, Ricky

It is a great honour to have know you Ricky. You have a great personality and a big heart. You brightened the lives of people around you and you warmed our hearts. Words cannot express how sad I am to hear the news. Rest in peace my friend.

Ricky.... you are a great loss to us. Ever since we met in ISU, I know your are truly a special kind of person that will always in my mind

He was my room mate during college and Uni years. A cheerful chap, always optimistic in his view. Helpful, caring and always fun to be with. I could not recall at all any bad moments with Ricky. You will always be remembered my dear friend. Rest in peace.

R.I.P. dear school mate ....nothing much to say but feel sorrow on his lost. He is too young to be taken away.

Rest in peace my dear friend

I knew Ricky when I joined St Xavier's Institution in Form One - we spent a lot of time together in Form Four and Five in classes, Red Crescent, tuitions and playing online games (Arctic zMud). He was a jovial and optimistic person with a smile always on his face. I will mourn his loss as a great Xaverian is lost from this world.

Ricky, you will be sorely missed.
My deepest condolences to his family.

RIP Ricky! God bless u and may you have eternal rest. Thanks for being a good friend and you will be greatly missed by us!

Rest in peace Ricky. I'm too shocked to find out about this. You will be missed.

I am a work college of Ricky, and we all can not forget how helpful, cheerful Ricky was.

I was always amazed by how fast Ricky jumps to help others.

I am sure that we will never forget him.

I pray for him, and wish his family strength and patience.

RIP Ricky

In High School, Ricky was a caring, fun, loving, and competitive guy. He cared about his friends and was very intelligent. He will be greatly missed. Our thoughts and prayers are with him.

You will be always be remembered .... my friend - a true Xaverian

"I was very close with Ricky Tan in secondary school( St Xavier's Institution) plainly because he is a very simple,easy going and sincere friend. It was very easy to get along with him and easy to approach for advise,help and someone who had a lot of patience to listen to one's problem. because of Ricky,I very much excelled in my Red Crescent(uniform society) and he would always encourage me to sit for my written and practical exams for the Red Crescent in order to get myself promoted to a Lance Corporal with several badges@stripes. We were also in the same sports team@house and he would always encourage me to do my best.
It was very devastating and shocking for me to receive the news on the eve of my birthday regarding the demise of my friend and am still in grief and yet to come into terms to accept.He will be always fondly remembered by us, Xaverians and I know and can rest assure that he is in a better place and resting in peace.
To his wife and family members(parents,brother,relatives), I would like to express my deepest condolences and may god be with him and all of us during this moment and give us the energy,will power,courage and strength to accept and cope with our Dearest Ricky Tan's loss.........

From:- Dr Vinod Kumar Arumugam- Malaysia( Pulau Pinang)-Mobile:-
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Ricky was definitely a one of a kind person. I never once heard him complain about anything. He took things in stride and always found the positive in life. He would help others even when it was not convenient. This consistent selflessness and humility has left an indelible impression on me.

Rest in peace my friend...

Two things I will never forget about Ricky. His amazing "can & will do" attitude at work and his amazing skills as a paintball ninja:). RIP, Ricky!

Well...I don't really have the chance to know much about Ricky apart from working together in Red Crescent Society during our school days. So much so, he has been a great friend, quiet and calm, never temperamental. My utmost condolences to Ricky's family . Rest in peace.

You'll be remembered always of your jovial and friendly person.

Return this man to Huma's breast,
Beyond the wild impartial skies,
Grant to him a warrior's rest,
And set the last spark of his eyes,
Free from the smothering clouds of wars,
Upon the torches of the stars.

Let the last surge of his breath,
Take refuge in the cradling air,
Above the dreams of ravens where,
Only the hawk remembers death.
Then let his shade to Huma rise
Beyond the wild, impartial skies.

Est Sularus Oth Mithas

The moments we shared in the fantasy world of krynn, a text based online rpg. Let your story be told. Rest in peace, Ricky.

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Ricky was one of my oldest friends from when we were 7 in primary school all the way to high school. I remember us growing up together, heading out to get the latest comic books and hanging out at his place after school. He was always positive and willing to lend a hand. I am glad to have him grace my memory with fondness and joy - and may God grant serenity and peace to Ricky's family and loved ones as we celebrate his life and mourn his passing.

I've known Ricky since our primary school days in Penang, and ever since we graduated from high school, i barely met up with him. I could only remember the last time we met was around 13+ years ago in KL. I was truly shocked and saddened when the news broke out. All our childhood memories came rushing; I could and will always remember his smiles and his cheerful personality. May you rest in peace, Ricky.

My sincere condolences to his family and friends.

With deepest sympathy,

Ricky, I'm proud to have met you and I enjoyed those time when were sharing those silly jokes. My thought and prayer will be with your and your family. May you rest in peace.....

I am truly saddened by Ricky's passing. His friendliness and smile will always be remembered in our hearts.

My sincere thoughts and prayers goes out to Ricky's family.

With deepest sympathy...

Ricky was my lunch buddy after schooling time in primary school. If I remember correctly, we were in the same sports house. So I stayed back after school, and had lunch at his home, and of course, how can I forget, playing video games with him. I remember his Mom is very caring towards him and even me, during my short time at their home. Always felt welcome at his home and he was one of those who rarely speaks Hokkien. I get to pick up some English lesson while I was seeing him regularly. There were 2 more friends, Tan Hiang Teik and Nicholas Tan, who all were very close together. Once we entered secondary school, I drifted apart from the group. But those years when I was with him and the group, will always be a part of my memory always. He will be missed and I still remember how he walks with his feet stomping. Don't know if he still does that.

I grew up with Ricky since our primary school days in Penang all the way to college. We were close family friends and we always had great times together as gaming buds and are the greatest of friends. He is jovial, cheerful and determined person and will be sorely missed. Our prayers and thoughts are with his family.

Ricky was a cheerful, happy soul. His smile was infectious and made everyone around him at ease. He was always so thoughtful of everyone around him. On one of my trips back to Penang with my husband some years back, he happened to be home as well. He took the time out from his family to meet up with me and my husband. What a dear friend he was. Our thoughts and prayers are with the Tan/Lock family.

We are still in shock and saddened by ricky's passing. He's like family to all of us and weekly TGIF won't be the same any more with his passing.

I recall one of our last conversations, was he was going to give his old laptop to his soon-to-born child, so that the 2 of them can play games together. And i laughed at him, saying there's newer child friendly tablets these days.

The world lost a filial son, a loving husband, a doting father, and a great friend.

To his family, i pray for strength to cope with this loss.

Ricky, you will be missed.

I was with Ricky in the same University. He was one of the best person I ever met. He had all time a smile on his face and a good word that brought comfort. I've been with him on Mt. Si, in Seattle and in Bellevue to see the Winter Celebration. I will definitely miss him... I will keep in my prayers as one of a kind. Rest in peace, Ricky.

I am deeply saddened by this loss. Ricky and I shared the same office at Microsoft for 4 years. My time was enjoyable with him being around. He was always smiling, always there to help, down to earth, and very smart. I remember, he even added me to his work machine so that I could do some test passes when I was not able to do on mine because of some hardware issues. I pray to give his family the strength to bear his loss. Ricky, you will be missed.

I worked closely with Ricky, being on his current team. This comes as a great loss to us and we are deeply saddened. We have had many gatherings as a team remembering Ricky and we all remember him especially for his ever-lasting smile and his helpful nature.
I pray for his family and friends to give them the strength to cope for this loss, my good wishes and thoughts are with you.

Ricky was the Malaysian Employee Network Chair at Microsoft, and I worked with him closely as the Chair of Singapore EN and Asian ERG. He is always smiling and had a great positive can do attitude with everything. He is very sincere in his approach which a pleasure to work with.

He will certainly be missed by many of us. This is truly a sad time for the Asian Community at Microsoft. Ricky will be missed.

I am saddened by this lost. Ricky is fellow Malaysian with an untiring love for our Seattle-based Malaysian community advocate and supporter. It was through his efforts that Malaysians here continue to stay connected and in touch, despite our many miles from home. Deepest condolences and will be keeping him and his family in our prayers.

Rest in peace.

Ricky was always helpful and very pleasant to work with. Even when other team mates were stressed, he would maintain his calm and happy demeanor. We will miss him and remember him in our prayers.
May his soul rest in peace and may God give his family the strength and courage to carry on with his memories.

Ricky had worked hard to keep the Malaysian community in Microsoft connected and represented. It is a big lost of the community. My thoughts and prayers go out to Ricky's family.

I worked with Ricky and remember him best for his friendliness and his smile.
I wish peace and comfort for his family and friends.