Buay Tang

On behalf of Student Development, I wanted to make you aware of the passing of one of our recent students.

We received word today from Bol Lual and Karen Richards the sad news that Buay Tang passed away from sudden heart failure in Lincoln, Nebraska on Monday April 4, 2005. A Medical Examiners report released today revealed that he had an enlarged heart. He died of heart failure and a resulting loss of blood flow. There will be a funeral in Nebraska for Buay Saturday, April 16.

Tom, Buay's brother, and Buay were placed in San Diego as refugees in 1996. Buay was a pre-med Chemistry major graduating in 2004. He is survived by one older brother, 11 nieces and nephews whom he helped to support and two sisters-in-law. He was in Lincoln helping to support the family before continuing his studies in medial school. His brother, Tom, died during 2004 and his parents died in Sudan when he was a young boy. Buay's older brother is now the parent for all the children in the family.

He is a cousin of Tom Chuol (Physical Plant) and Bol Lual (Kinesiology Department custodian).

The Sudanese community is working to provide enough funds to cover funeral and burial expenses. (There was no insurance.)

If you would like to make a contribution, you can send a check to the following 501c3 tax deductible organization. Please write Buay Tang Memorial Fund on the memo line.

The San Diego Lost Boys of Sudan Charitable Corporation
P.O. Box 130713
Carlsbad, CA 92013-0713

Please keep all of Buay's remaining family in your prayers at this time of deep sorrow and severe need.