RI loses veteran banker, top comedian
RI loses veteran banker, top comedian
The Jakarta Post, Jakarta
Noted comedian Darto Helm passed away at the age of 61 on
Saturday, at around 6:30 p.m., after suffering a series of
strokes over the past eight years. He is survived by his wife
Sutiah and their two daughters, Dian Rudianti and Triana.
Darto had been admitted to Pelni Hospital on Jl. KS Tubun,
West Jakarta, on Aug. 2, where he was supported by a ventilator
due to his poor condition.
His body was laid to rest at his house on Jl. Flamboyan No. 14
in the Jakarta Military Command housing complex in Kebon Jeruk,
West Jakarta. He will be buried in his family graveyard in
Purwokerto, Central Java.
Born on March 17, 1943, Darto commenced his career in
entertainment by joining a ketoprak (traditional Javanese drama)
group in his hometown.
In 1973, he met S. Bagyo -- who had established the popular
Bagyo Cs. comedy group, along with Sol Saleh and S. Diran in 1970
-- in Jakarta and joined the group.
In 1990, Diran quit the group after he had a stroke. A year
later, Rus Pentil replaced Diran in the group.
Saleh left the group in 1993, the same year that Bagyo died.
Two years later, Rus passed away, followed by Diran in 1996, and
Saleh in 2002.
Darto suffered his first stroke in 1996. In an interview with
the Senior tabloid four years ago, he blamed poor eating habits
for his poor health. He had tried various treatments, including
some alternative ones.
Sutiah said they had rented out rooms in their house to
survive. Darto had also sold a musical instrument to pay his
medical bills.
Seasoned banker and financial analyst I Nyoman Moena, 73, passed
away on Friday evening after being treated for acute lung
problems and Parkinson's disease at Medistra Hospital in South
Jakarta, Antara reported.
A former director of Bank Indonesia, Moena was known as "big
brother" in the banking community for his broad expertise and was
among the best bankers in the country.
Born in Kesiman, Denpasar on Jan. 2, 1931, Moena graduated
from the School of Economics at the University of Indonesia in
the early 1950s and attended banking courses in London and
Amsterdam before joining Bank Indonesia's Yogyakarta branch in
1955.
He rose through the ranks and was appointed a director at the
central bank's headquarters in Jakarta, a position he filled from
1965-1967.
Moena retired from Bank Indonesia in 1970 and assumed top
posts at several private companies, including PT Aditya Consult,
where he was president from 1970 to 1975, and PT Sucofindo.
Moena was also a prolific writer on banking issues, even after
he left the central bank, contributing opinion pieces and
articles to various media, and he was renowned for supporting the
central bank's independence.
Moena was buried on Saturday at Kalibata National Heroes'
Cemetery in a memorial service attended by family, friends and
colleagues. He is survived by his wife Emalia Sastra Kusuma and
three children: Gde Arin Sunda, Made Doni Waspada and Monalia
Trijata.