Conference thebay::joyoflex

977.0. "Simon Szeto passed away!" by TROU20::YUEN (OXYdized MORON) Tue Jun 16 1992 08:37

I have never met Simon Szeto in person, but through the not-so-long time that
I've been using VAXnotes, I have come to admire this person.  I have always 
had a feeling of him being a mentor and a true gentleman who cares about 
others, who is also a prime example of the meaning of humanity.  

Many have said so much in the DIGITAL notesfile that I can say no more about 
him, especially that I'm not all that good with words particularly in these
circumstances.  I only feel shocked and a great loss of a stranger who was 
a friend to me.  I feel I have the responsibility to spread this sad piece
of news around, and hence...

Duncan Yuen @ Toronto

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From:	TUNER::MACLEAN "Doug MacLean 264-5204 MKO2-1/K06  13-Jun-1992 2201" 13-JUN-1992 22:06:36.43
To:	@SIMONSZETO
CC:	MACLEAN
Subj:	Simon Szeto - sad news

I'm terribly sorry to tell you that Simon Szeto died on Saturday, 13 Jun.  He
went for a bike ride and was found along the road.  The EMTs were unable to
revive him.  That's all anyone knows so far.

Rita asked me to pass on this sad news.  As soon as she knows about funeral
arrangements, she'll let me know and I'll pass that information on.

I'm sure my distribution list is far from complete, so I'd ask each recipient
to help pass the information on to Simon's many friends.

Doug MacLean
    



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Date: Mon, 15 Jun 92 03:51:26 +0100
From: asics::tuner::maclean (Doug MacLean 264-5204 MKO2-1/K06  14-Jun-1992 2246)
To: @simonszeto
Cc: MACLEAN
Subject: Simon Szeto's Funeral

Simon Szeto's funeral will be held on Thursday, 18 Jun at 10:00am.

It will be at:

Grace Baptist Church
67 Bedford Rd.
Merrimack, NH 03054

The family has asked that a memorial donation be made to the church in lieu of
flowers.

Directions to the church are as follows:

>From the South:

Take Rte U.S. 3 North through Nashua, where it becomes the Everett Turnpike.
Continue North and take Exit 12, Bedford Rd. (It's a toll plaza exit).
At the end of the exit ramp, turn left (West).
Follow Bedford Rd. about 0.9 mile.
The church is on your right, a large, white, colonial style church set back
from the road.

>From the North:

Take U.S. Rte 3 (NOT, however, the Everett Turnpike) South from the area of
Jordan Marsh.

Continue past Newick's restaurant on your right.
At the next light, turn right (West) onto Bedford Rd.
The church is about 1.1 mile on your right.

As before, please pass this message on so others will get the information.

Regards,

Doug MacLean    
    
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    I now know something of Simon's death.  Pardon me for not having
    precise medical facts, but I'll tell you what I've heard the best I
    can.  The autopsy showed that Simon had significant heart damage due to
    some long-standing "silent" heart disease.  It's apparently unlikely
    that he knew of the problem and it apparently is not easily detectable
    with normal medical checkup procedures.

    	I only met him once for half an hour, but he was certainly a
    gentleman we shall miss.

    See also Note 1941.* in HUMANE::DIGITAL for further tributes and
    remembrances.
    
    					andrew

I have disabled replies to this note.  If you wish to add your
comments and rememberances, please do so in the HUMANE::DIGITAL
conference in note 1941.

Larry