Ros Mey
Venerable Ros Mey | |
|---|---|
Kandal, Cambodia, French Indochina | |
| Died | December 12, 2010 (aged 85) |
| Religion | Buddhism |
| Nationality | Cambodian-born American |
| Spouse | Saythun Mey (deceased) |
| Children | 7 |
| Occupation | monk; president, Chov Atika Wat Thormikaram temple |
| Senior posting | |
| Predecessor | Samdech Maha Ghosananda |
Ros Mey (June 30, 1925 – December 12, 2010) was a
Early life in Cambodia
Mey was born in Svay Rolom, Kandal in Cambodia on June 30, 1925. He was the fifth child born to Ouch Mey (his father) and Soeum Mon (his mother), having four older sisters and a younger brother.
In 1945, he married Saythun Mey and sired seven children, three boys and four girls.
Mey originally worked as a land
Escape from Cambodia
An estimated three million people would be killed by the Khmer Rouge, including four of Mey's children – three daughters and one son.[2] Mey and his surviving family managed to escape the country in 1979 and fled to the Khao-I-Dang refugee camp across the border in Thailand.[1]
Mey and his family would ultimately become one of the thousands of Cambodian refugees who would be resettled in the U.S. state of Rhode Island.[1] After a few years living as refugees, he and his family arrived in Rhode Island on February 12, 1982.
In 1993, Ros Mey was ordained a
He died at the temple in Providence on December 12, 2010, at the age of 85.[1]
References
- ^ Providence Journal. Retrieved 2010-12-29.
- ^ Providence Journal. Archived from the originalon 2011-01-07. Retrieved 2010-12-29.