Death, that great usurper has coldly reminded us yet again of our immortality.  It has snatched away another great child of the Gambia and Africa.  Dr Lenrie Peters, Surgeon extraordinaire, writer and poet, gustodian of the myth of Kachikali has joined the ancestors.  May the Mercy of the Lord be bestowed on his soul and may we long be blessed by his types in the struggle towards a nation and continent we shall forever be proud of.

Mboge

On Thu, May 28, 2009 at 4:43 PM, Y Jallow <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

 [ This e-mail is posted to Gambia|Post e-Gathering by demba jawo <[log in to unmask]> ]

 The death has been reported of the prominent Gambian surgeon, author and poet, Dr. Lenrie Peters. He died in a hospital in Dakar, Senegal on Wednesday where he was taken for treatment from a brief illness.
 Condolences to his family, including his two sisters, the journalist and social activist Bijou 'Bidwell'Peters and the historian Florence Mahoney.
 Demba

 

Folks,

 

The cold hands of death has snatched another one of ours from our midst -a highly respectable man. He was able to represent his ideas in writing. It makes a lot of difference today, because even though he is gone, his true legacy remains. May Allah swt who knows best show mercy to a departed soul. The quranic verse "kulli nafsin eja ekat'l mawti" cannot be challenged. Even Esa (PBUH) will come down to go through this process.

--
yj

There is no god but Allah and Muhammad is His messenger.

 

 

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