IKN Pioneer Troy Pantouw Passes Away, Serving Until His Final Days
Troy Harold Yohanes Pantouw, the spokesperson for the Nusantara Capital City (IKN) Authority and concurrently the Head of the IKN Authority’s Public Communication Staff, passed away on Saturday (25/7). The man who was one of the pioneering officials in the new capital city breathed his last due to natural causes in his residential room at ASN Flat 3, Tower 6, Nusantara City.
Deputy for Development Control of the IKN Authority, Thomas Umbu Pati Tena Bolodadi, confirmed that a team of doctors from Hermina IKN Hospital declared Troy had died at 14:25 Central Indonesia Time after being rushed to the hospital on Saturday afternoon. “He was taken to the hospital at around 12:45 WITA and was immediately examined by the medical team. At 14:25 WITA, the doctors confirmed he had died of natural causes,” said Thomas, who lived directly opposite the late Troy’s room number 102, on Saturday evening.
The incident began when Troy was scheduled to depart for Balikpapan at 08:00 WITA to lead a service at a local church. According to information gathered, the deceased had woken up and been active as normal since 06:00 WITA. However, suspicion arose when his personal driver tried to contact him ahead of the departure time. Repeated phone calls to the driver went unanswered. Worried that something had happened, the driver took the initiative to visit Troy’s room directly.
“The door was knocked on and his name was called, but there was still no answer. We then decided to force open the locked door. When we managed to open it, we found him lying on the bed,” Thomas said. Upon examination at the scene, Troy was found to be not breathing. To ascertain his condition medically, the IKN Authority immediately rushed him to the nearest hospital. Based on the initial physical examination, Thomas stressed there were no suspicious signs on Troy’s body. The family conveyed that Troy had a medical history of hypertension (high blood pressure) and took daily medication to manage his health condition.
After administrative processes and a final tribute at Hermina IKN Hospital, the body of Troy Pantouw was flown directly to Jakarta. The authorities estimated the body would arrive at the family home in Jakarta on Sunday morning (26/7). Troy’s passing leaves deep sorrow for the entire IKN Authority. He was known as one of the first generation of officials who guarded the new chapter of relocating the nation’s capital. In the early days of his service, Troy had to endure a challenging phase when the IKN area was still an industrial timber plantation without building facilities. He and other staff had to commute from Balikpapan, a two-hour drive each way, to oversee the strategic national project until they could finally settle in the ASN flats in Nusantara.