We received the following message from Prof. Ramesh Manghirmalani.
Editor,
I am so sorry to hear of passing away of of His Excellency Levy Patrick Mwanawasa, I spoke to him 3 months ago and discussed various issues, NAM, Global Peace initiatives. My sympathies to people of Zambia and his family.
When you stand in Levy Patrick Mwanawasa shoes, and assume the responsibilities that he has borne so well, and perhaps even more after you both lay down the burdens of high office and work together in a nonpartisan spirit of patriotism and service.A few days ago a neighbor offered an insight, saying, "He was one of us." And he was. And that made him special and needed in a dark and dangerous hour for Zambians .. He was a patriot who knew that freedom is precious and that it comes at a cost. I'm grateful that.
He chose words from the book of Ecclesiastes. Here was the verse:
"To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven.A time to be born, a time to die.A time to kill, and a time to heal.A time to weep, and a time to laugh.A time to mourn, and a time to dance.”
May God bless His Excellency Levy Patrick Mwanawasa, and his strong and loving family. And may God bless the country he loves so much, served so well, and did so much to heal and strengthen, keep him firm in the hearts of his countrymen. And may God bless his wonderful family.
Yours in time of need
Prof. Ramesh Manghirmalani