Scout figure dies at 85

Scout figure dies at 85

BANDUNG: A former national scout leader, Lt. Gen. (ret)
Mashudi, passed away at 85 on Wednesday morning due to heart
complications.

His niece, Rini Hairin Nurhayati, said Mashudi, who was also
the West Java governor in the 1960-1970 period, had a heart
attack when he was on his way to Jakarta from Bandung on Monday.

"He was sent to the Red Cross Hospital and told he had a
respiratory problem, but, because his health did not improve then
he was moved to Gatot Subroto Army Hospital in the capital," said
Rini.

Mashudi, also a former member of the People's Consultative
Assembly (MPR) and the Supreme Advisory Council (DPA) during the
Soeharto regime, will be buried in Cikutra Heroes Cemetery in
Bandung on Thursday.

He is survived by his wife, Yeti Rochyati two children, Nanay
Zubaedah and Muhammad Saleh, as well as five grandchildren.

Born on Sept. 11, 1920 in Garut regency, West Java, Mashudi
led the national scout movement during the 1974-1994 period. He
also won the Bronze of Wolf award from the international scout
organization. --JP