On Jul 9, 2011 5:30 AM, "Modou Mboge" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> 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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