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THELMA D. MYINT
Passed away on Friday, December 14, 2012 in Perth, Western Australia. Born in Rangoon Burma in July 1932, Thelma was a proud member of the Maryland community, having moved into the area in the 1960's, when her husband John gained a position with the World Bank. She had recently travelled to Australia to be with her extended family. Aunty, as she was affectionately referred to by many, was an academic of high calibre, achieving degrees in various fields from both Rangoon University and the University of Minnesota. She was a graceful, articulate and highly intelligent person with a very warm disposition. She will be sadly missed by her many friends in the Washington DC area and her family both in the USA, Australia and the UK . Rest in peace. The funeral will be conducted at St Mary's Catholic Cathedral Perth Western Australia on Thursday 20th December at 9:30 a.m.
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Cliff Matheson
January 3, 2013
Aunty Thelma was our beloved neighbor along with her husband, John, since we moved into our Bethesda, Maryland neighborhood 19 years ago.
You may have heard that in contemporary America, "people don't know their neighbors." At least in the case of the Myints, this was far from the case. In fact, to a large extent, they assumed the position of stand-in grandparents to my children, Nathan (now 17) and Rachel (now 15) for most of their young lives. Over the past weekend, when I broke the sad news to Rachel, she wept and said "She was like a granny to me when Granny Cec" wasn't around. They participated in our life-cycle events, attended our son's Bar Mitzvah Celebration, and were in our lives, if not daily, then weekly. OK, I will admit that when I had a craving for yummy Burmese food, I would deliberately show up around lunchtime knowing I would be invited in to share in whatever the fare was. Sure, I changed light-bulbs, fixed her toilet, put up Xmas lights, and other chores - it was truly my pleasure. Nathan would shovel the snow from their driveway and clear their cars of snow, Rachel would go and visit and share her news. We would even take our friends over there to meet them because they were always so interested and hospitable. When Uncle Johnny had his stroke, it was our front door that Aunty banged on to raise the alarm. We went to visit him regularly in the hospital and spent time consoling Aunty. We enjoyed the visits by several of her relatives and in particular, her Aussie nieces and spouses, and got to know them too, each of them wonderful people too. Now Aunty is also gone and we are so sad. However, she and John will not be forgotten. They will both be in our thoughts forever. With Love from Cliff, Nathan, Rachel, and Mandy
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