Page Of Remembrance

[bobbyd1 111]

1940 - 2016 (Mr. Pat Tipper) (Irish Pat) - services were conducted on 10 Feb 2016 - "May Pat Rest in Peace" - You'll be sorely missed by everyone here in Chiang Rai

Edited February 18, 2016 by bobbyd1

[svenivan 106]

Last night Thai time, 10,25 am US time, our good friend Pat Smasne passed away in a hospital in Washington state.

Pat has lived here in Chiang Rai the last 10 years and before that he lived some years in Loei province.

Pat was a special guy and a very good guy. We, his friends will miss him very much!

RIP Pat !

[Longtooth 92]

Last night Thai time, 10,25 am US time, our good friend Pat Smasne passed away in a hospital in Washington state.

Pat has lived here in Chiang Rai the last 10 years and before that he lived some years in Loei province.

Pat was a special guy and a very good guy. We, his friends will miss him very much!

RIP Pat !

Yep, a one of a kind Chiang Rai personality. He always had interesting anecdotes about his life to relate. He knew he was in decline for some time, and he never ever sought sympathy or anything like it. When he recently went back to America for some last ditch treatment from the VA Hospital, he told most of us that he would be back. His departure from us was like you would expect to see from a cowboy hero in an old picture film... calm, matter of fact, some life regrets (but left at that, no details.) And he rides off into the sunset... I hope he has his log cabin with the overlooking view of the big river.

R.I.P. Ol' Pardner! You won't be forgotten.

[villagefarang 12,699]

My wife heard from a friend of ours that a mutual friend John Skliros (I believe that is his last name but I have never seen it written.) died today. He was looking quite frail when we saw him at Sunday brunch recently. He was always an upbeat but low-key gentleman and spoke with a wonderful South African accent. No word on a funeral yet.

[villagefarang 12,699]

Apparently the cremation is today.

[bobbyd1 111]

(Mr. Dirk Neil) (German National) - Passed away this morning at Overbrook Hospital after a long illness (14 Dec 2016)- "May Dirk Rest in Peace now" - You'll be sorely missed by everyone here in Chiang Rai.

[XJ650 472]

Phil Petersen passed away April 15. 

 

May you rest in peace. 

Edited April 17, 2017 by XJ650

[luvwork 2]

10 hours ago, XJ650 said:

Phil Petersen passed away April 15. 

 

May you rest in peace. 

Sad news, Phil was a good guy, he will be missed.

[ray simmons1948 0]

One of The Rais oldest expats has met his maker RIP Gordon old friend sleep peacefully you have earned it!!

[XJ650 472]

The night between Saturday and Sunday our very good friend Dennis DiCesare passed away totally unexpected. 

 

No information about ceremonies or funeral for the moment. 

 

Rest in peace Dennis!  

 

[XJ650 472]

Services for Dennis DiCesare will be at Wat Chetuphon in Denha.

On Friday it will start 19.30 and Saturday morning it will start 9.00.

The monks and all guests will be served lunch from around 11.00.

After that the coffin will be moved to Den Ha Crematorium 400 meter north of the temple.

Cremation ceremony will take place around 13.30.

You will find Wat Chetuphon on this link and Den Ha Crematorium you see 400 meter straight north from the temple. 

[XJ650 472]

OBS New time for ceremonies and funeral Saturday for Dennis Dicesare!

 

The monks will be delayed so it will start 11.00 with lunch for the monks and for all guests. 

After that ceremonies and then around 13.00 - 13.30  the coffin will be moved to the Den Ha Crematorium.

[boomerangutang 18,071]

Sorry if this is redundant, but Jay Briel passed away in April this year.   He was in his 70's.  He moved from Florida and Puerto Rico to reside in Pattaya for about 2 yrs.  That was too crazy, so he moved up here to Chiang Rai about 8 yrs ago, when I met him and we became best buddies.

 

Jay loved his fast motorbikes.  He was one of the first people in the US to open a 'fitness club' (in Miami) and met Arnie Swarzenegger when Arnie first came to the US.  Jay kept fit, and had a lot of Thai girlfriends.  He loved golf, but he lost an eye in a golfing accident.    He was one of the coolest guys I've had the pleasure of knowing.  Rather like a cross between Steve McQueen and Clint Eastwood.  He and I traveled around northern Thailand together.  Every moment was memorable.

[boomerangutang 18,071]

No farang dying in Chiang Rai in 5 months ?!   That's a pretty good sign.  Live long, dudes.