Dr. Kendrick Aung
Dr. Kendrick Aung, 60, passed away on 01/13/2021 in Seabrook, TX, USA. He was born on June 5th, 1961 in Yangon, Myanmar to U Than Aung and Daw Nyunt Nyunt. Dr. Kendrick Aung is survived by: his wife, Khin-Khin Hla Aung; sons, Raymond Aung and Andrew Aung; brothers, Dr. Khin Zaw Aung and Dr. Min Zaw Aung; sisters-in-law, Daw Theingi Swe and Dr. Aye Aye Yee, and numerous family members and friends. He earned a Ph.D (Aerospace) from University of Michigan, M.Eng (Energy Tech) from Asian Institute of Technology, B.Eng (Mechanical) from Rangoon Institute of Technology, and matriculated from No. (1) Dagon State High School in Yangon. Dr. Kendrick Aung worked as an Interim Department Chair & Professor for Lamar University located in Beaumont, TX. He had a passion for teaching, books, Chess and loved to travel with family and friends.
There will be a Visitation for Dr. Kendrick on Wednesday, January 20, 2021 from 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm followed by a Memorial Service at 3:00 pm at Crowder Funeral Home, 111 E Medical Center Blvd Webster, TX 77598. Those wishing to send flowers in Dr. Kendrick Aung’s memory should be directed https://www.kemahflorist.com or by calling 281-532-6933 and having them sent to the Crowder Funeral Home – Webster, TX.
Please take care Thar Thar wherever you are
Hope to see you again in next life.
You left so early……………
Amya-amya-amya
Your elder brother
Ko latt
15th January 2021
This is such a terrible news. I was a student of him. A wonderful person & an amazing teacher. May his soul rest in peace.
Our condolences to you and your family. Our thoughts and prayers are with you.
Dr. Aung,
“To the world, you may be just a teacher but to your students you are a hero.” I can remember my time during my undergrad in 2002 & 2003 and by far your kindness, positive energy, and deep insight made the world a better place. I was lucky enough to stay connected with you over the last 17 years and witness your kindness. You will always be one of my favorite teachers and I am so grateful for having experienced your friendship. You will be missed, until we meet again my dear friend.
Dad
We love you and miss you, thank you for everything you have done for us and the community.
Compiled information from people close to Dr. Aung and shared it to selected Facebook groups.
The original post is archived in my web site hlamin.com and updated periodically.
Sad to lose a young all-round (academic, athletic and community services) star who had brightened the lives of many.
May Dr. Aung rest in peace.
Hla Min (Life Long Learner)
We understand that we own nothing in this world. Everything surrounding us are only temporary. Only the love we have in our hearts will remain forever.
Those we Love don’t go away, they Walk beside us Every Day.
Unseen, Unheard, but Always Near, So Loved, So Missed, So Very Dear.
So Thar Thar, you may be gone prematurely, but you are going to be with us forever!
Your eldest brother Ko Ko Ni, Ma Theingi & Chan
I am grateful to have shared memorable-days with Saya Ko Kyaw Than Aung while studying in RIT and AIT. Will always remember you Saya!
May you be peaceful at much higher realm Ko Kyaw Than Aung. You will be dearly missed by all of us.
Our deepest condolences and sympathy to Khin Khin, Raymond and Andrew at Seabrook, Texas and all the bereaved family members elsewhere.
With metta
Wint Thanda & Tharlon
Dear Aung Family,
We are very sorry to hear of the lose of Dr. Aung. He’s a brilliant Professor whom will be missed by many hear at Lamar University. I wish to thank him for sharing his knowledge with my students. Praying for overwhelming peace during this difficult time for all of your family.
LU Family
Daddy (Ko Ko Gyi)
I love you and will miss you forever. What ever I do, I am thinking you are next to me. you will be always with me in my heart. I greatly appreciated the time we were together. Don’t want to let you go but please go freely. Share all the merit we did with you.
Amya-amya-amya, sadu sadu sadu
Khin Khin Hla
Dr Kendrick Aung
we never forget you.
No man is an island,
Entire of itself.
Each is a piece of the continent,
A part of the main.
If a clod be washed away by the sea,
Europe is the less.
As well as if a promontory were.
As well as if a manor of thine own
Or of thine friend’s were.
Each man’s death diminishes me,
For I am involved in mankind.
Therefore, send not to know
For whom the bell tolls,
It tolls for thee. [John Donne]
So sorry to hear of Ken’s passing, he was kind, intelligent, caring and a wonderful colleague who will be missed. Taken far too soon.
Love and condolences to the family.
It’s so hard saying goodbye to you. Our condolences and prayers to you and your family. You will deeply be missed, rest in peace.
Though i got to know you very briefly , just for a span of 3 years or so when you came to stay with us, you were like a younger brother that we never had ; for ma ma aye and I .
I will not forget you , you will be sadly missed thar thar .
We are all deeply shocked and saddened to hear the terrible news , and are so sorry for wife and sons’ loss. Kendrick’s untimely departure will be felt very keenly by everyone; not least his students, his colleagues , us and all his friends . Kendrick had so much more to give in this life, and such a beautiful family to enjoy. His premature departure is cruel.
May Kendrick rest in peace.
With our sincere condolences,
Kyaw, Jacqueline, Shan and Thazin.
London
7.57 am , 17 January 2021
I am totally broken hearted my baby brother. .didnt know that our last Zoom in December was your way of saying good-bye. .
Want to remember you as someone who was full of motivation inspiration and a brilliant mind.. i am sure you knew that you were very much loved by all of us. .
You are in my prayers sweetheart and may you look down from heaven to share the merits.. amya amya amya.. thar thar yay
Your big sister
Ma Ma Ayexxx
You can shed tears that he is gone,
Or you can smile because he lived,
You can close your eyes and pray that he will come back,
Or you can open your eyes and see all that he has left.
Your heart can be empty because you can’t see him
Or you can be full of the love that you shared,
You can turn your back on tomorrow and live yesterday,
Or you can be happy for tomorrow because of yesterday.
You can remember him and only that he is gone
Or you can cherish his memory and let it live on,
You can cry and close your mind be empty and turn your back,
Or you can do what he would want:
smile, open your eyes, love and go on.
The Department of Computer Science from Lamar University is deeply saddened of the untimely passing of Dr. Aung. He was a dedicated leader who cared about his students and colleagues.
Sincere condolences to Dr. Aung’s family and friends.
Dr. Aung Family,
My condolences on the passing of Dr. Aung. I’ve had the opportunity to work with him at Lamar University for more than 14 years. He was truly an exceptional person, a great colleague, a favorite teacher, and a true friend! Dr. Aung was a founding member of the Office of Undergraduate Research Advisory Council and played an instrumental role in the development of the program at Lamar. He touched so many lives for the good. I’m honored and blessed to have known Ken! He will be missed badly!
With deepest sympathy,
Kumer Das
University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Lafayette, Louisiana
Dear Ko Kyaw Than Aung,
Recently we met you at San Francisco after the graduation (1983 -Mech ).
You are talent, honest and having beautiful mind and so lovely. When I heard about you, I was shocked and very sad.
Please accept my condolence .
Where ever you go, May you be healthy, happy, wealthy , peaceful and attain the highest wisdom!
You will be always in our heart!
With All the Best Wishes,
Kyi Shein(83-Mechanical)
My condolences to the Aung family on the passing of Ken. He was an exceptional colleague and a genuinely good person who cared for his students. I have fond memories of the many times we met in the dining hall and discussed how our program offerings could be improved. He was taken too early and will be missed a lot.
Dear Dr. Aung:
I am blessed to have a great friend and colleague like you! Thank you very much again for all your kindly help and support at Lamar! You will be always be remembered. RIP!!
so sad your early departure my friend (our high school class mate @Dagon 1)
Please accept my sincere condolences to my friend family.
You will be missed. Rest in Peach my friend.
Sincerely
Phyu Phyu Kyaw (Los Angeles)
I am so sorry and sadden by the news of losing my friend from Dagon 1. Please accept my sincere condolences. I will be remembering the great time we all had with our childhood friends in Las Vegas in October 2019. Rest In Peace my friend. 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
No words can describe my great sadness.
Dr. Aung had always been a trusted colleague and true friend for the past 17 years. He was such a brilliant and knowledgeable person. I thought we’d have so many more years and so much more time to talk about curriculums, course contents, travelling, martial-art novels and other books … It just ended too early and too suddenly!
My deepest sympathies to Dr. Aung’s family. My heart goes out to you all.
Jenny Zhou
Dept. of Mechanical Engineering
Lamar University
Rest In Peace Dr. Aung
I will miss you
Justin Ho (Hung Ho)
Lamar University – Mechanical Engineering Student
So sorry for your loss.. I know this must be a very difficult and demanding time for you all.. Our thoughts and prayers are with you..Please accept my condolences..
So sorry for your loss..I was saddened to hear my friend kyaw Than Aung Passed away..My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family..Please accept my condolences..
I am so sorry to hear about Dr. Aung’s passing. He was one of my favorite professors and definitely the most generous with his time. Not sure I would have made it through with his help.
My condolences to the Dr. Aung’s family. I have had the opportunity to work with him in Mechanical Engineering at Lamar University for 3 years. He was truly a great colleague, a favorite adviser, and an exceptional person who cared for his students and colleagues. I have lots of good memories with him as we met each other in his office where he advised me how my teaching could be improved. He will be deeply missed, rest in peace.
Monayem H. Mazumder
Saginaw Valley State University, Saginaw, Michigan
I am at a loss for words with hearing of the passing of Dr. Aung. He was such a great person and a terrific influence for so many at Lamar. He would always take the time to help his students, and he has helped so many to become successful in their endeavors.
My deepest condolences to his family and all the Lamar family as well who will truly miss this great man.
My most sincere condolences. Much Love and Prayer for the Family! Dr. Aung was a great mentor. As we grieve him let’s also remember to Celebrate his Life!
Carlos A. Caballero
Mechanical Engineering
Lamar University – Class of May 2018
To Uncle Ken,
My heart is heavy, there are no words to describe how sad I am. I still can’t believe that you are no longer here with us, you will always be in our hearts and thoughts. You are like second father to me growing up with Raymond. Thank you for always caring for me and teaching me. You inspired me with all of your achievements. I will always cherish and remember the time that I had with you from growing up as a kid and the family vacations we had together. You are gone too soon..
My family and I will miss you so much, Rest in Peace
Khin-Khin, many condolences from your KBR family. We share in your grief and will be with you in your healing process.
Dear Aung Family,
I wish to extend my and my family’s personal, and the LU college of engineering’s deepest condolences to the Aung family. Dr. Aung and I began our LU academic careers around the same time in 2001. Over that time, we became colleagues and friends, even though we were in different engineering departments. Ken was supremely dedicated to his students and colleagues, and I could always count on him to have a smile on his face. It was Ken’s dedication to his students, faculty and LU that led me to select him, with full agreement of his ME colleagues, as interim ME department chair. I will miss Ken, the college of engineering will miss Ken and the entire LU community has lost a great friend and colleague. He influenced many lives throughout his career.
Rest in Peace, my friend.
Khin-Knin, Raymond and Andrew,
No words can describe my sadness, I still can not believe this is true.
Dr. Aung had not only been an awesome colleague and friend but also a trusted carpooler for the past 12 years. He was always looking after me when I was driving and saved me so many times from possible accidents. He was such a brilliant and knowledgeable professor, who is dedicated to his students and has been affected me so much in my career.
My family and I will miss you so much, Rest in Peace.
My deepest sympathies to Khin-Knin, Raymond and Andrew. Please keep us in mind when you need help.
Qin Qian
Dept. of Civil & Environmental Engineering
Lamar University
Ama Khin Khin Hla
Kindly accept my heartfelt sympathies and deepest condolences to you and the family . Ko Kyaw Than Aung untimely departure is a great loss not only to you and the family but also for the students and the community.He will always be remembered as brilliant, smart and top scholar guy with kind heart and cheerful personality as I know him during AIT time.
Khin Khin,
Ko Kyaw Than Aung will always be in our hearts and memories.
Raymond and Andrew,
Your daddy will always be in our hearts and memories.
He’ll also be in a good and noble realm.
Do come and visit us again in the coming December.
U Thein Lwin, Nang Than and Nang Yeing
It is with great sadness that I learn the news of Dr. Aung’s passing. He was more than just a colleague, he was a friendly role model in so many ways. I know I will miss him. I know will think of him frequently.
Thanks for being a very generous friend with an easy smile through the last 14 years.
Our deepest sympathy, Khin Khin and the two boys. We still couldn’t believe it. Missed the trip to Canada this year. Still felt like just yesterday we had dinner together in Houston with all of you. I will miss my classmate, Roll no.1 from RIT.
God Bless.
Tsau Tar and Kyi Kyi San.
Canada.
With condolences and deepest sympathy, we all remember Ko Kyaw Than Aung (Zarni Aung) in our fondest memories.
Daw Su Su Than, Aung Zaw Myint, Myo Kyaw, Thidar Aye
Dear Khin Khin, my heart is with you. I pray that you find strength and solace during this difficult time.
I hope we can meet again soon.
Jenny Moreno
Please, accept my deepest condolences.
We all were very fortunate to know Ken and work with him for so many years. Ken was an excellent colleague and a great friend and I personally have learned so much from him. We all will miss him.
My deep condolence to the Aung family. Dr. Aung and I joined Lamar University together in 2001. We have been serving on so many committees together through these 20 years. We also shared many wonderful lunch times in the dinning hall, with many friends and colleagues. Ken was an exceptional colleague who always care about the others. Ken can solve difficult issues with laugh and humor. We all miss him. Rest in pace.
Helen Lou
It is so painful to type here with my shaky hands, and I really could not have any right words to say. Dr. Aung, are you really gone ???
My life at Beaumont started with a phone call from Dr. Aung. For the past 14 years sitting next to his office we were so used to saying hello to each other everyday before we started our work. Dr. Aung had been my vital support. He helped me so much in both teaching and research, and I can always find an answer from him – He is extremely brilliant and knowledgeable. When time permitted we can chat hours on all the topics. We enjoy dinging together and taking the trip to see ducks. …
All of the beautiful time stops in such a sudden and heartbreaking way. I still cannot believe that it will never come back again. Rest in peace, Dr. Aung.
With my deepest condolences and sympathy, I pray for Dr. Aung’s family. May God help you find the strength and power during this difficult time.
I have known Dr. Aung since he joined Lamar in 2001. At the time,Dr. Aung and I were in different departments but,because we received our Master’s degree from the same school and I had some collaborative work with ME faculty, we became acquainted. I started serving as the Department Chair of ME in2006 and worked very closely with Dr. Au g. I have never doubted that Dr. Aung was an exemplary faculty member – he cared about his students, he treated his students fairly and with respect, he helped his students in any way he could, and his teaching was personable and of the highest quality. In addition to teaching, Dr. Aung also involved in and held leadership roles in many Universtiy and professional programs such as undergraduate research, undergraduate curriculum,TSGC program, and ASME professional and student chapters. Being selected as a “Universtiy Professor “ and a two-time recipient of the”Distinguished Faculty Fellowship in Teaching “ award are true testament to his excellent career achievements.
Dr. Aung was not a very good colleague, but also a very warm person and a very good friend. We often had lunch together with Dr. Zhou and Dr. Li. I was always impressed with his knowledge and how he dealt with problems. In my 14 years as the ME Department Chair, I benefited from his ideals and his support many times when I face my own problems. Dr. Aung surely made my job much easier and Iam very grateful for everything he did.
It was a big shock when I learned last Wednesday morning that Ken passed away. I am having a hard time accepting the sad news even now. His wife lost a great husband, his sons lost a great father,ME lost a great Chairman, Lamar lost a great faculty member, we lost a great colleague and friend, and the whole world lost a great person.
My deepest condolences go to Ken’s family. He will stay in our hearts and we will remember him forever.
Dear Ma Khin Khin Hla and family
Very sad and shocked to hear the Ko Kyaw Than Aung’s untimely passing. Please accept my deepest condolences and sympathy. We lost contact for so long since both of you graduated from AIT, approximately 30 years! I still have the (both of) your graduation photos with me. My thoughts and prayers are with you. Please stay strong! May Ko Kyaw Than Aung Rest in Peace!
San San Win
Perth, Australia
Sister Khin Khin,
We are so saddened to know our Brother’s departure. Please accept our condolences and deepest sympathy. We keep you and boys in our prayers for God’s comfort, peace and strength especially for this healing time. Sending our love to you and family.
Tin Tin, Arnel, Emmanuel and Abigail (Sydney, Australia)
My Dear Friend!
I am surprised and saddened to hear that you were gone!
But as we believe…
Death is not the end of life…
But rather…
It is a starting point of new spiritual life together with Buddha, who is the most Noble, peaceful and Calm individual,
I am sure ,my friend,Kyaw Than Aung is together with Buddha and his blessings!
As a good friend of mine for so many years,
You will always be loved and remembered as good friend, good chess player, excellent scholar and most important of All!
Best husband and father…
Together with my family, we are praying for you always!
So long my friend,
Caesar.
My most sincere condolences. Dr. Aung was brilliant and one of the best professors I have ever had- a true leader with a big heart. Rest In Peace professor Aung.
Robert Molina
Mechanical engineering- class of 2011
My sincerest condolences to the Aung family. He inspired, encouraged and touched so many students and their career paths such as myself. He will be truly missed.
Lamar University
Ko Kyaw Than Aung will always be remembered for his smartness, kindness, and as a good friend. He is such a remarkable person and his legacy will remain. I know you’re stong person my friend K KhinHla with your sons besides you.
My sincerest condolences to Dr. Aung’s family. He was a wonderful man and will surely be missed around the college. He was a very sweet man and was always so kind.
Ciera Vaidya
Admin Assistant
Civil and Env Eng
Lamar University
My sincere condolences to Dr. Kendrick Aung’s family and friends. He always had a smile and was always on point when it came to his job. He will be missed. RIP Dr. Aung.
One of the most impactful teachers I had the opportunity to have. He taught with passion, compassion and humor. Always remembered his students and kept up with them. Not many on this earth better and he will be greatly missed.
Leatha Hallmark
LU Mech E alumni-C/O 2004
My condolences to Dr. Aung’s family and friends. He was a great professor, and just an overall likeable and friendly guy. Will always remember his laugh.
Timothy Stephens
LU Mech E alumni – C/O 2010
I am shocked and saddened by this devastating news. I still cannot believe Dr. Aung is no more but it is the reality and we all of us need to go one day. You are my great mentor and the supportive Boss. I always remember your advise in teaching and research. I will miss you more than words can say. Rest in Peace Dr. Aung.
Khin-Khin, my heart, thoughts and prayers are with you and your family during the difficult time, may you find strength and peace, I know you all will. My sincerest condolences.
Deepest sympathy to the Aung Family. We are sadden to learn of Dr. Aung passing. Rest in peace and you will be missed by many.
Mya Lam & Family
New Jersey
Colleagues from the Office of Undergraduate Research pass condolences to Dr. Aung’s family along with our deepest regrets for the loss of our esteem colleague and dear friend. Dr. Aung will always be remembered for his collegiality, high professional values, dedication, and altruism. He will be missed by each of us. God keep his good soul in peace.
Dr. Aung’s colleagues from the Office of Undergraduate Research pass condolences to Dr. Aung’s family along with our deepest regrets for the loss of our esteem colleague and dear friend. Dr. Aung will always be remembered for his collegiality, high professional values, dedication, and altruism. He will be missed by each of us. God keep his good soul in peace.
Dr. Aung,
You made a significant difference in my life in school. Making us think outside of the box, always believing in us through the Senior Design project, and always making a point to come and see us at the career invitationals. You are an inspiration to myself and many others.
Thank you for everything you did for me and taught me. you will be greatly missed.
Travis Connally
LU Mechanical Eng. Grad.
Lamar Alumni C/O 2012
Dear Dr. Aung’s family, Please accept my sincerest condolences on this great loss. I am shocked and saddened by this news. I have known Dr. Aung right from the day one at Lamar, as a student and then as a colleague and has been in touch for the past 20 years. He was on my doctoral thesis committee. We met a month ago and I was so glad to have seen a familiar face at Lamar and made plans of doing more service to Lamar. It is hard to believe that he is no more. Dr. Aung was a wise, kind-hearted and ever smiling person. He was such a pleasant person to be around and has impacted countless students positively at Lamar and beyond. People like Dr. Aung are very rare in existence and I feel saddened that we lost him. He will definitely live in our memories and thoughts. Our prayers are with Dr. Aung’s family.
As a junior faculty, Dr. Aung is always a great mentor when I have questions. He is so friendly and his smile is always encouraging! Whenever I see him in Cherry and Dining Hall, he will say hello first. RIP, Dr. Aung!
Still I am getting hard time to accept Dr. Aung’s death news. I met him in early December, 2020. I sat in his office for an hour and he helped me to register my courses. I registered a design course under his supervision. We planned about it. We talked about many many things. I invited him in my house and he accepted. Life is so cruel. We lost a great person, a great mentor. May Allah bless him.
Md Amanullah Kabir
Doctoral Student, Mechanical Engineering.
Lamar University
I was his graduate student at Lamar University, 2013-2014. I brought my thick Advanced Engineering Analysis textbook to his office many times and he always cleared my questions and doubts and I always left his office feeling achieving something. I had encouragements and guidance from him throughout my student career and he continued to guide from far even after I had graduated. I did not receive any reply from him this year but to realize this sad news. We miss you dearly.
Dear Mr Aung, you will be missed. You were a great Professor in my CFD class.
Dr. Aung was like a father to me
Helped me during my thesis
Helped me graduate and was a pillar of support
I was lucky to talk to him just a few days before he passed away and we made plan that after I am back from my business trip in Saudi we will meet
God probably had other plans and I would just say one line
BEST MEN DIE EARLY ! No doubt he was one of the best