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Monash pays tribute to London bombing victim

17 August 2005

Staff at Monash's Caulfield campus gathered last week to mourn the passing of alumnus and former staff member Mr Sam Ly, who was killed in the London bombings in July.

Mr Ly's girlfriend of six years, Ms Mandy Ha (pictured), and Monash chaplain Reverend Peter Hoang opened the memorial service with the lighting of a candle and the offering of incense.

Former colleague and technical services coordinator at Caulfield campus Mr George Lambiris paid tribute to Mr Ly.

"To us here at Monash, Sam was a great friend and work colleague," Mr Lambiris said.

"He was always willing to help. His customer service and IT skills were exceptional, and his ability to persist and diagnose complex problems was amazing.

"He would never give up. He was widely acknowledged as a friendly, extremely helpful person, outgoing and just a real pleasure to have in your team."

Mr Ly graduated from Monash in 2002 with a degree in computing/banking and finance. He worked for client services in the Information Technology Services division at Caulfield from 1998 to 2003.

In a statement read at the service, vice-chancellor Professor Richard Larkins said Mr Ly was remembered by the Monash community as a cheerful, positive person who was always going out of his way to be helpful.

"All of us at Monash join Sam's family and friends in celebrating his life and the influence he had on those around him," Professor Larkins said.

"We mourn his passing in these tragic circumstances when he had so much more to give."

Ms Ha thanked the Monash community for its ongoing support.

She said Sam's family had been grateful for the amount of support they had received from Monash.

"I think Sam would have felt privileged to know he had impacted on so many people's lives," she said.