It is really difficult to express how one feels opening mail and reading that one of us is gone. My dimpest and sincerely condolence to the family and all those around him. May his soul rest in Peace. The Struggle Continues!!!! Ndey Jobarteh Jabou Joh <[log in to unmask]> wrote: Dear List members, The Gambian community in Houston has informed of the death of a Gambian brother, Saul Jeng. Apparently,Thursday evening, someone came to his apartment and knocked on his door. When he opened the door, they opened fire on him, shooting him five times. He died shortly after that at a local hospital. They said he was able to talk to the police before his death. Someone visiting him was in the apartment when this occurred. The city so far had refused to release any information to anyone who is not immediate family, but a Gambian lawyer living in Maryland has agreed to represent the family, so hopefully, Houston police will share any information gathered with him. The small Gambian community in Houston is trying to collect funds to take care of the expenses of preparing the body and sending it home to his loved ones in Gambia for burial. There is a muslim funeral directorate that has a mortuary. The city will release the body to them tomorrow, Monday, and they will be responsible for all preparations and transport of the body home, and the service also includes airfare etc. The total cost for this is $6,500.00. There has been a memorial fund set up at one of the local banks as follows: Sulaye Jeng Memorial Fund, Washington Mutual Savings Bank, Wilcrest & Bel Aire Houston, Texas. Tel: 1-800-788-7000 A/C No. 351-0000-621-3480 They are appealing to Gambians and Gambian organizations everywhere to please make a small contribution so that this young brother can be sent home to his loved ones for burial. If you have any questions regarding the wiring of money, please feel free to call the bank for clarification. l will try to get a contact number in Houston if anyone wants to call there. l do have some numbers, but forgot to ask permission to list them in case anyone wants to call. Please send a contribution, especially in the spirit of this holy month of Ramadan. Thank you. Jabou Joh ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ____________________________________________________________________ Get your own FREE, personal Netscape WebMail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html ----------------------------------------------------------------------------