In Deo bro. Ignatius Purwana Surahno, FIC by bro. Michael Sidarta, FIC.

17.03.2022 18:40:13 4473x read.
INMEMORIAM

In Deo bro. Ignatius Purwana Surahno, FIC by bro. Michael Sidarta, FIC.

In Deo

Ignatius Purwana Surahna

Bro. Purwana

Bro. Purwana was born on 2 January 1939 in

Solo/Surakarta, Indonesia as the first of eight

children. He made his first profession on 8 December

1970. He died on 7 January 2022 in

Semarang, Indonesia.

As a child, Bro. Purwana wanted to be a policeman.

But God led him to a different kind of life.

After completing Pangudi Luhur St. Yosef Surakarta

High School in 1961, he studied Cultural

History at the Sanata Dharma University of Yogyakarta.

Then, after three years as a teacher,

Bro. Purwana felt the call to become a Brother

in FIC. In 1967 he started his first formation. He

made his first vows in 1970, then became a teacher

at SMP Pangudi Luhur Yogyakarta. Later,

he was director of the Pangudi Luhur Junior

High School in Wedi, Klaten from 1975.

Bro. Purwana’s apostolate was mainly in

schools, both as a teacher and a manager. Before

he retired, his last job was as director of the

Pangudi Luhur Junior High School in Sukaraja

from 1994 to 1995.

After his retirement, he did household tasks in

his communities in Surakarta, Randusari Semarang,

and Syalom Retreat House in Bandungan.

In 2008, Bro. Purwana joined the community of

elder Brothers of Wisma Bernardus Semarang.

This community prays for the other Brothers

in the congregation. Beside that, he continued

doing household task.

In his old age, Bro. Purwana’s health was often

less stable. He had heart problems and had to

be taken into hospital several times at the Elisabeth

hospital in Semarang. On 20 June 2018,

Bro. Purwana suffered a stroke. He was taken

to the hospital. When he came back home he

could no longer walk. His fellow Brothers in Wisma

Bernardus community helped him to stay

involved in the daily activities of the community

from his wheelchair.

Bro. Ignatius Purwana was a gentle person, caring

for his fellow Brothers. He had been brought

up in the court town of Solo/Surakarta and he

was always very polite and valued good manners.

He had a very good memory and even after

his stroke he always knew the names of all

his fellow Brothers. He truly cared about them.

In the evening of 25 December 2021 Bro. Purwana’s

health condition deteriorated. He had

trouble breathing and he was sent to the hospital

where they put him in intensive care. On

Friday 8 January 2022, a week after his 83rd Birthday,

Bro. Ignatius Purwana Surahna went to

his Father in heaven.

Now rest in perfect Peace dear Bro. Purwana.

We will always remember the care and tenderness

of your heart. Pray for us who remain behind

in this world.

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