Kejau,

Indeed, Alhajie Musa was a very kind gentleman.  I was a neighbour at
Latrikunda.  I benefited many a time from his generosity.  Anyone who falls
ill in the neighbourhood runs to his house for help.  Lamin Marenah (Customs
Officer) his eldest son is a great brother.  My condolences to Fatou, Yama,
Tida, Lisa and Che.

May his Soul Rest in Perfect Peace.  A really befitting tribute to great
genuine gentleman and philanthropist.

Best regards,

Mboge




On Sat, Jul 9, 2011 at 11:04 AM, Kejau Touray <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>  Thanks Haruna,
>
> May Baa Alagie's soul rest in peace. He indeed was a gentleman, visionary,
> and a philanthropist. My condolences to Ley, aunties Fatou, Yama, Tida,
> uncles Lamin and Cherno and the entire Marenah, Sisay and Touray families. I
> hope we live up to his lofty ideals and help keep his legacy alive.
>
> Thank you Ousman for such a befitting tribute to a very soft spoken and
> gentle great uncle and grandfather to some of us. Till we meet again,
> grandpa, rest in peace.
>
> Kejau.
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
> Date: Fri, 8 Jul 2011 21:36:39 -0400
> From: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: [G_L] Obituary: Alh. Musa Marenah. Courtesy - Maafanta.com
> To: [log in to unmask]
>
>
>  I join Ousman Jammeh to share my condolences on the passing of one of
> Gambia's illustrious citizens. With children like Ousman and siblings, I am
> comforted that Alh. Musa Marenah is in peaceful repose having done his
> utmost to prepare and nurture the family. Alhamdu Lillaah.
>
> Haruna.
>
> *Tribute to **Alhaji Musa Marenah **(A True Gentleman) *
>
> It is with a heavy heart and a deep sense of loss that I write this tribute
> to Alhaji Musa F. Marenah of Latrikunda German,
> The Gambia. Alhaji Musa Marenah departed this world on Sunday 26 June 2011,
> at his residence. If, indeed, there is
> anything certain about mortality, it is death. However, the transition from
> mortality often marked as a dramatic and sad
> moment in the lives of many. This transition has the added effect of
> leaving deep, if not, an indelible and lasting
> emotional scar, which only prayers, fortitude and faith mitigates with the
> passage of time.
>
> Alhaji Musa F. Marenah, more commonly known as Baa and still to some as
> Niaminanko, in the family circles, was born
> in the year 1937, and was until his demise the patriarch of the
> Marenah-Kunda clan of Kudang, in the Central River
> Division of the Gambia, a village, whose people are known and respected for
> their passion for knowledge and success
> in all human pursuits. He was born to Afang Foday Marenah (an Islamic
> scholar) and Tida Touray. He was an
> accomplished family man, a virtuous servant of Allah, a trusted mentor, a
> dependable friend and counsellor, and above
> all, a mundane healer. Beyond his healthcare professional call where he
> rendered dedicated public service with rare
> distinction for more than fifty years to The Gambia, he was a philanthropic
> at heart. Indeed, there is hardly any major
> public health post where he did not serve our country from Fatoto to
> Banjul. He was the first National Co-ordinator of the
> National Primary Health Care Programme (PHC) where he worked with the
> former Director of Medical Services and his
> friend, Dr Hatib Njie, Dentist George, Dr Abdoulie Jack and Dr. Kabir Cham.
> During these years, he attended numerous
> trainings and conferences in several countries including the Liverpool
> School of Tropical Medicine - UK, University of
> Carlifornia, Santa Cruz, U.S.A, the University of Zagreb, former
> Yugloslavia, Training Centre for Health Services
> Personnel, Nigeria, Togo, Ivory Coast, Guinea Bissau, Nazareth, Ethopia,
> etc. He then took voluntary retirement from
> The Gambian civil service and joined the WHO national office in Banjul
> where he worked for five years with people like
> Dr Ulric Jones who remained a close friend and personal doctor until his
> death. In addition, he served as Vice-Chairman
> of the Scholarship Advisory Board, a member of the Hospital Management
> Board and later PRO of the RVH.
>
> Although, a native of Kudang, he received his early\primary education in
> Bansang under the guardianship of Alhagi
> Karamo Tambajang (father of the first Immigration Director, I J K
> Tambajang), having been sent to school by his elder
> brother and the great educator, Pa Landing Marenah. He started his Islamic
> education under the tutelage of his father
> as well as the late Imam of Kudang and his brother, Afang Karim Marenah. He
> also attended the Darra of the late Imam
> of Bansang, the Venerable Alhaji Bubacarr Jallow. He then proceeded to
> Armitage High School in Georgetown,
> (Janjangbureh) where he established several lifelong and dedicated
> friendships and acquaintances. Some of his close
> friends still around include Momodou F Singhateh, Baba Touray (Snr) Dr.
> Sheriff Ceesay, Sulayman Touray, Baboucarr
> E. Ngum (RTVH PRO), Dr Bakary Nyambi Touray, Kalilu Sawo, Alhaji Junkung
> Ceesay and Kabba Jallow (former MD of
> GPMB). Others are Kekoto Manneh, I J K Tambajang, Janko Ceesay, Jay Saidy,
> M I Jallow, Seyfo Kebba Jammeh,
> Sheriff M Dibba, Chamsu Coker, Alhaji Kebba Sanneh, Baba Touray (Jnr), Tose
> Kinteh, Amadou Jallow, Lamin Bora
> Mboge and Sheriff Saikouba Sisay (all of blessed memory). Beyond these, he
> also maintained very close relations with
> great Islamic scholars like Alhaji Bamfa Jabbi, Alhaji Cherno Baba Jallow
> (after whom he named his last child), Sheriff
> Habib Hydara, Sheriff Kebba Koyo Hydara, Sheriff Malaine Hydara and Sheriff
> Kebba Hydara (of Brufut). All those
> associated with him would attest to very rare qualities which characterised
> his persona, among which were his devotion
> to family, compassion, humility and the desire to share his modest
> resources with the less fortunate, be it his kinsmen,
> neighbours or friends. His compound in Latrikunda German was almost always
> a beehive of extended family activities
> ranging from meetings for planning naming ceremonies, the annual Kudang
> Gamo, weddings and even negotiations for
> the resuscitation of troubled or broken down marriages.
>
> Indeed, his eventful life was characteristically unassuming, discrete,
> sympathetic and devoid of sensation and publicity.
> These traits are further manifestations of the depth of his faith in caring
> and sharing with the less fortunate based on his
> conviction that Allah rewards our good deeds beyond the worldly
> expectations of financial gain or gratitude. Equally
> important was his contribution to the Latrikunda community where he spent
> valuable time in retirement as a caring elder
> and community leader who is always concerned with welfare of his fellow
> beings until his last moments on earth. Even in
> his retirement from public service, he still ran a pharmacy in his
> neighbourhood where he sold as much medicine as he
> dished out free of charge to the poor and needy. Indeed his demise is as
> much a loss to his family as to the whole
> community.
>
> Alhaji Musa was a true nationalist. His mastery of the Queen’s language was
> just admirable, he was articulate and spoke
> impeccable english. He spoke as fluent fula, wollof, aku/creole and
> sarahule as his native mandinka and out of his
> numerous namesakes countrywide, he could count peoples of all tribes in The
> Gambia.
>
> His love for family also led Baa to discover his maternal relatives (two
> uncles and an aunt) in Rufisque, Senegal which
> has led to a family reunion culminating in the latter’s families regular
> attendance at the annual Kudang Gamo and bi-
> annual cultural festival (Munku Tuwoo).
>
> As a father, I cannot fail to acknowledge the success with which he raised
> several children including nephews like
> Tumani, Sana, Baba, Karamba etc, nieces and grand children, the majority of
> who are university and college graduates
> and who are now wives, mothers and fathers in their own rights. Most
> particularly, he will be fondly remembered for his
> unconditional love and passion for his children. However, he had been an
> untiring and ever present shepherd over the
> immediate and extended family till death beckoned. For those who benefitted
> from his gratuitous counsel and support,
> we can only pray for Allah’s mercy on his gentle soul. For the many lives
> that he has touched with his congenial humility
> and compassion, we must all take comfort and solace in the rare show of
> respect by thousands of people and record
> crowd from our shared humanity who graced his death in equal measure, if
> not, more than in his natural life.
>
> As we conclude this tribute, we must single out our dear mother *Ajaratou
> Fatoumatta Laibo Ceesay, (fondly called
> Ley),* for being the dedicated mother and pillar of the Alhaji Musa
> Marenah household. She was indeed the pillar which
> saw the family through joy, sorrow and tribulations with perseverance and
> much resilience. We pray for her longer life,
> good health and strength to bear this irredeemable loss. It is human to
> grief, but more importantly, our faith enjoins us to
> moderate our grief with reflection on our own mortality, so that we may be
> reminded of our vulnerability to the ultimate
> call from which no living soul shall be spared.
> *
> I speak for myself as one of Alhaji Musa’s sons-in-law, but I am equally
> competent to speak for others
> notably Kawsu Suwareh of Texas, USA, Dr. Alhaji Marong of UNAMA, Kabul and
> Lamin Drammeh of AFBD,
> Dakar, Senegal, that Alhaji Musa was more than a father-in-law. His love
> and concern for us all and our
> families was unparalleled, and we can only pray for his eternal peace.*
>
> *To Lamin, Cherno Baba, sisters Fatou, Mariama (Yama), Tida, and Lisa*,and indeed all the Marenah family,
> we pray that you continue to bear his absence with resilience and
> fortitude, but rest assured that Baa, has set the bar
> far higher than any of us can ever hope to reach let alone surpass. Yet, we
> must all endeavour to aspire to keep his
> ideal and legacy of making this world a better place than we found it.
>
> Baa, rest well till we meet.
>
> *INNA LILLAHI, WA-INNA ILAYHI RAJI-OON
> Ousman Jammeh
> UNICTR, Arusha
> Tanzania
> *
>
>
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