[PDFlist] Farewell Mr Rakesh Chand

[Riddell Akua]

On behalf of the disability community in Nauru our deepest condolences to
Mrs. Chand and her family.

May the good Lord preserve him in the afterlife.

Sincerest
Riddell Akua

On Sat, 31 Dec 2022, 9:49 pm Setareki Macanawai, <
Setareki.Macanawai at pacificdisability.org> wrote:

> Seasons Greetings Family and Friends!
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> As we are about to say goodbye to 2022 and welcome the New Year 2023, it
> is with deep sorrow that I also share with you of the untimely passing of
> one of our disability champions here in fiji and the Pacific, Mr Rakesh
> Chand who is also the husband of our Human Rights and Gender Advisor, Ms
> Angeline Chand, and father to Mr Alvis Chand. The late Mr Rakesh Chand died
> at home yesterday morning. Rakesh, as we know him, is a founding member of
> the United Blind Persons of Fiji and served on the Board of Fiji Disabled
> Peoples Federation as well as Pacific Disability Forum.
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> Again, we have lost yet another of our disability champions in the
> Pacific, a gentle giant of a man, whom I have the greatest of pleasure of
> knowing, working with and respecting for the past 40 years!
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> So long Boso and may your soul rest in peace!
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> Seta
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> *Setareki S. Macanawai*
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