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<div dir="ltr">We are deeply sorry for the loss. <span style="color:rgb(5,5,5); font-family:"Segoe UI Historic","Segoe UI",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size:15px; white-space:pre-wrap">It's been a pleasure to know and work with you,
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<div dir="auto">It's very sad to hear this sadness news Mr. Rakesh Chand has died. My prayer to his soul rest in peace. My deepest condolences thoughts my dearest friend Angeline Chand, Alvis Chand and the family.</div>
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<div dir="ltr" class="x_gmail_attr">On Mon, 2 Jan 2023, 08:59 Latoa Halatau-Talagi MNZM, <<a href="mailto:la@visionpacific.org.nz" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">la@visionpacific.org.nz</a>> wrote:<br>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt; font-family:Bierstadt,sans-serif">Namaste, bula to Angie, and Alvis
<span> </span>from Tewai, Ma and families from Aotearoa New Zealand,<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt; font-family:Bierstadt,sans-serif">Our thoughts and prayers are with you at this time
<span> </span>of <span> </span>mourning <span> </span>at the sudden untimely passing of a much loved and inspirational<i> spirit who was always thinking how to share his life and knowledge with others.
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:14pt; font-family:Bierstadt,sans-serif">One regret I have is missing your message to our family on Christmas day Rakesh, when I picked it up, I<span>
</span>was looking forward to talk before New Years to make plans<span> </span>for
<span> </span>meet you at the PDF meeting in Feb 2023 and enjoy our workouts in the gym in the early hours before breakfast each day’s business started.<u></u><u></u></span></i></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:14pt; font-family:Bierstadt,sans-serif">I will miss your humour, wit and deep empathy for all your brothers and sisters in the disability family in Fiji, and Pacific and beyond.
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<p class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36pt"><span style="font-size:14pt; font-family:Bierstadt,sans-serif">Our friendship has many happy memories over 3 decades mate
<span> </span>both Tewai <span> </span>and I send our prayers to comfort you Angie, and Alvis
<span> </span>at this day in farewelling a dear husband and father. .<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36pt"><span style="font-size:14pt; font-family:Bierstadt,sans-serif">I will remember you in the music we enjoyed together, and the laughter and the simple warm of the sun and sun set Rakesh.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36pt"><span style="font-size:14pt; font-family:Bierstadt,sans-serif">It is a my privilege to work alongside you as a leader and a great human being.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36pt"><span style="font-size:14pt; font-family:Bierstadt,sans-serif">Arohanui
<span> </span>(with deep love and affection) <u><span> </span>Kupu <span> </span>Maori<u></u><u></u></u></span></p>
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<span> </span>kapisiga ( rest in peace mate ) <u>kupu NIUE<u></u><u></u></u></span></p>
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>Setareki Macanawai<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Saturday, December 31, 2022 9:48 PM<br>
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<b>Subject:</b> [PDFlist] Farewell Mr Rakesh Chand<br>
<b>Importance:</b> High<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Seasons Greetings Family and Friends!<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">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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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">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!<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">So long Boso and may your soul rest in peace!<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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