It was forty four years ago, on this day, that my beloved late Dad, Abdul Rahim Bin Narat, breathed his last. He had succumbed to a very fatal third heart attack, on the afternoon of 25th January 1974. It was a public holiday on that day, it being Awal Muharram (as it was called then), and I was hundreds of miles away. I was, at that moment, furiously revising my notes, in preparation for my final exams at Universiti Sains Malaysia, in Minden, Pulau Pinang. So you can imagine the shock I had when the University's Security Guard, came to my room to relay the devastating piece of news to me. The admin staff and my friends rallied around me and my sister, Roseana, who was also studying in the same uni. They made arrangements for us to fly home to be with the family and to attend the funeral. My beloved Dad left behind a grieving widow and nine children to mourn his loss. He was, without doubt, the best husband to his wife, and the greatest Dad to all his children. He provided amply for us all and he made sure that all of children had the best education, possible. It sure is a priceless legacy! Thank you, Bah!
Dearest Bah, we miss you so today, and everyday!
Celebrating my birthday in 1969
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