LOUIS Bronner, longtime general manager of Phuket's iconic Boathouse on the beachfront at Kata, has died of complications after heart surgery in Bangkok.
His ashes are to be scattered in Phang Nga Bay
Mr Bronner, 71, who died at 8am today, was a private man who earned the respect of peers for his knowledge of what made a boutique resort work long before boutique resorts became fashionable.
Friends and admirers included fellow Greater Phuket resort managers Wolfgang Meusburger and Claude Sauter.
Arrangements are as follows:
May 17 1pm: Mr Bronner's body will be moved to Thadthong temple in Bangkok, Sala 16. No ceremony this day.
May 18 6pm: Buddhist ceremony. 8pm: Cremation.
Mr Bronner's ashes will be taken back to Phuket. A ceremony will be held to disperse the ashes at a time and place to be decided.
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Mr Bronner, 71, who died at 8am today, was a private man who earned the respect of peers for his knowledge of what made a boutique resort work long before boutique resorts became fashionable.
Friends and admirers included fellow Greater Phuket resort managers Wolfgang Meusburger and Claude Sauter.
Arrangements are as follows:
May 17 1pm: Mr Bronner's body will be moved to Thadthong temple in Bangkok, Sala 16. No ceremony this day.
May 18 6pm: Buddhist ceremony. 8pm: Cremation.
Mr Bronner's ashes will be taken back to Phuket. A ceremony will be held to disperse the ashes at a time and place to be decided.
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RIP Louis. And thank you for your precious sense of humor. What a guy.
Posted by Sam Wilko on May 16, 2011 14:53