Yolo County CA Obituary Project Obituaries.....AMPUNSANG , Meuanjai "Aun"  April 2 2002
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"The Davis Enterprise," Monday, April 8, 2002
Meuanjai "Aun" Ampunsang

Meuanjai "Aun" Ampunsang, a UC Davis international graduate student, died April
2, 2002, in Sacramento. She was 25 years old.

She was born Aug. 20, 1976, in Nakorn Sri Tamarach Province in Thailand, and was
the youngest child of Mrs. Duangjai Issarapaibul and Col. Tawan Ampunsang.

She graduated from primary school with the best mannered award at Daruneewattana
School. She was also very proud of her accomplishments as the representative of
the Nakorn Sri Tamarach province's swimming team.

Her family describes her as a pleasant, high-spirited child who was
compassionate, generous and brilliant.

She and her sister, Orn, left the countryside and moved to Bangkok to live with
their Aunt Sompol Na Songkhla and Uncle Amporn Songkhla for six years in hopes
of pursuing their dream of attending Pan Smith Secondary School and later
graduating from senior high school at Triem Udom Nmkloa.

Aun was a beloved student of every teacher who was lucky enough to have her as a
pupil, her family says.

Upon graduating with honors with her bachelor's degree in biotechnology from
Assumption University in Bangkok, Thailand, in 1997, she immediately joined the
faculty of the university as a biotechnology lecturer.

In 2000 she was offered a full graduate fellowship from The Assumption
University to earn her Ph.D. in food chemistry/biochemistry at the department of
food science and technology at UC Davis, working under the direction of
Professor Gary Smith.

She had completed all of her required course work by the end of the winter
quarter 2002 and was happily looking forward to beginning her research for the
Ph.D. degree.

Aun was preceded in death by her brother, Varuud, in 2001.

She is survived by her parents; her sister, Meuanphun Ampunsang; her paternal
grandmother, Sarai Ampunsang; and her maternal grandmother, Kajit Patcharanond.

A celebration of her life will begin at noon Wednesday in the Cruess Hall
courtyard at UC Davis. Her friends and colleagues will recount their memories of
her. She had many friends in Davis who will miss her.

Friends wishing to make a donation in her memory may send their gifts to Wat
Sacramento Buddhavanaram, 151 South Ave., Sacramento, CA 95838.


Additional Comments:
Submitted with the permission of the "The Davis Enterprise," 315 G Street,
Davis, CA 95616.

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