Dada Vratadhiirananda passed away on July 2, 2008.

Born in Maharlika (Philippines), he was a high school teacher when he met Ananda Marga and decided to dedicate his life to serving humanity for Baba's Mission. He trained in Davao Training Center in the 1970's. First he was posted to Brazil in South America (GT Sector) where he worked until 1998. There he organized business projects (importing and selling Indian clothing) that raised enough money to buy the jagrti in Brasilia. Then he supported the Sectorial Office.

In 1998 he was transferred to Nairobi, Kenya as Sectorial Office Secretary, where he served until the end of his life. He started the Ananda Marga Academy in the Kangemi slum in Nairobi in 2000, a primary and high school registered with the Ministry of Education. His goal was to offer affordable education to needy students in a country where secondary education is very expensive. He was the principal and taught English and French. He inspired the Giants of Nairobi to construct a building complex for both the primary and the high school. This school empowered many promising children who would not otherwise have the opportunity to attend secondary school.

He was a speaker at the International Conference on An Interfaith Perspective on Globalisation for the Common Good in Kericho, Kenya, on April 21-24, 2005.

He was a very selfless worker. He loved to read and to sing and partcipated in the cultural program of every retreat. He was also an artist and a poet. His room at the jagrti in Nairobi is lined with his paintings and he self-published his poems.

Didi Ananda Giitika wrote: "One teacher at Kangemi Ananda Marga High School and Primary school came today with tears, asking 'Who will take over what Dada does?' But there is really no answer. Dada was not only the heart and soul of the school, he was prolific in painting pictures that line its walls, and in planting flowers in planters everywhere. I also cannot imagine RDS without these dadas."

"You will live according to His desire; you will die, too, according to His desire. Yesterday I told you to take the name of one only. Today I tell you to depend on one only, not on two. Death will not be painful for you, because in death too you attain Him. Merge with Him with all your love." (Baba, "You Live According to God's Desire")

Dada Harinathananda passed away on July 2, 2008.

Born in Guatemala in a humble family, he went to Davao, Philippines Training Center in 1987. After becoming an acarya in 1989, he was posted to Jakarta, Indonesia.

He worked as the Regional Secretary of Buenos Aires, Argentina from 1996 to 1997 during which he helped lead Eco Camps on our Master Unit in Cordoba. Then he came for six months to Sectorial Office in Sao Paulo and supported the office in the bakery and did pracar. He was posted as RS Berlin in mid 1998 for six months.

In 1999 he was transferred to Africa. He worked hard to support various projects through his fundraising and yoga class efforts. He organized the weekly mass feeding for about 800 children and women at the Sectorial office. He was well known among Nairobians as a great yoga instructor.

He was a very friendly person, with infectuous good humor. He inspired many, many people.

Didi Ananda Giitika wrote: "Our hearts are so very heavy today. I was at Mountain View Sectorial Office headquarters, and many children came in crying. Many children were sponsored by Dada Harinathananda; he did so on his own, and we don't even know who all of them are. A manager of a club called Body Heaven came to Mountainview to confirm the tragic news. He said Dada Harinathananda, who taught yoga there, was very generous, often bringing bread for all the staff. If ever he was late, he would always call the manager; when he didn't call today, he knew something was wrong."

"You will live according to His desire; you will die, too, according to His desire. Yesterday I told you to take the name of one only. Today I tell you to depend on one only, not on two. Death will not be painful for you, because in death too you attain Him. Merge with Him with all your love." (Baba, "You Live According to God's Desire")

It is with deep pain that I inform you about the sad demise of a very great devotee of BABA, Shrii Virendranath Patra. All who knew him would only address him as Patra Da. He was a very senior devotee of Baba. He passed away on 25th December at 2.34 AM, 2007 in Samastipur, Bihar.

Namaskar.

With deep regret and sadness, we would like to inform you of the passing away of our dear brother MANOMAYA (legal name Ramon Lemi) who worked as
Human Resource Officer of Baba's Foundation, Inc. and an active margii here in Davao City, Mindanao.

He succumbed to cardiac arrest and stroke, last Dec. 11,2007 at the San Pedro Hospital at around 12:30 noon time. His body now lies in his house at the Blissful Family village, Brgy.Indangan, Davao City. He is scheduled for cremation on Sunday Dec.16,at around 1;00 P.m. His body shall also be brought to the DC hall at the AM Davao training Center in the morning of Dec.16, prior to cremation.

Thank you. Yours,

SISTER TARA
Baba's Foundation, Davao City, Maharlika (Philippines)

A great son of Baba, Dada Tadbhavanandaji passed away in Apollo Hospital Delhi at 3.30 pm today. He was been in coma since last two days. His condition deteriorated this morning. Ever since he was detected to be suffering from cancer early this year, chemo was administered. But his condition was already very advanced and he did not respond different regimes of chemo that was administered. He was under the supervision of Dr. Advani the leading oncologists of India. After his release from jail he was given the best possible treatment under the care Dr. Advani. The fact that he was not responding to the treatment was cause great worry to all. One month ago he was admitted to Apollo Hospital. Despite every effort his condition kept deteriorating.

One of the first initiates of Rev Baba, Acarya Candranathaji left his mortal body at 0630 am today at his Patna residence. He was initiated in 1953 directly by Rev Baba, Himself.

He was one of the first Acaryas created by Baba at Jamalpur in the beginning of Ananda Marga. His contribution to the mission and Ananda marga society is immense.

Along side Baba, he was a main architect in building the organization and the longest sitting member of the Central Committee. In fact, he was the main inspiration behind the formation of the Central Committee and served it as President for many years.

All through his life he has been a guide and inspiration to Ananda marga society in many ways. He was not keeping good health for the last week or so.