[AFRI-Discuss] Exit of Baudouin Schombe

Fri Aug 5 11:55:27 UTC 2022

May his soul rest in eternal peace.

On Thu, 4 Aug 2022 at 17:15, Raymond Mamattah via AFRI-Discuss <
afri-discuss at atlarge-lists.icann.org> wrote:

> Thanks a lot Mawuena for the consoling poem.
>
> Regards,
>
> Raymond Mamattah
> Accra, Ghana
>
>
>
> On Fri, Jul 29, 2022, 3:58 AM Lavish Mawuena Mensah via AFRI-Discuss <
> afri-discuss at atlarge-lists.icann.org> wrote:
>
>> Dear all,
>>
>> I write this poem to comfort and sympathise with all and sundry. And it
>> is dedicated to the family of the late Baudouin Schombe.
>>
>> Death's Dirge
>>
>> We all wait in line for a time which we know not.
>> When we'll be but a lingering memory to the living.
>> Such moments are heartbreaking yet it's man's lot.
>> This is evident now even as we are all mourning.
>>
>> Death, Death, Death!
>>
>>
>> He feels and knows nothing about sympathy.
>> He breaks the bond cherished between loved ones;
>> His visits are saddened and he has no empathy.
>> His touch is cold, and cruel and nothing can be done.
>>
>> Death, Death, Death!
>>
>> We all might not feel the heat of this loss;
>> But, we can make a ‘partial‘ sense of death.
>> Yes, only a partial sense of this life's cross.
>> To what end is death when we lose our breath?
>>
>> Death, Death, Death!
>>
>> We were created to live and to live forever.
>> But a simple act of disobedience got us here.
>> It brought Death's cold and dark clouds to hover.
>> But soon, we'll know no sickness, death, and tears.
>>
>> Death, Death, Death!
>>
>> Yes! Soon, death will be no more;
>> No more of this life's headaches;
>> No pain, fear, sorrow and no war.
>> We'll be in bliss; there, no heartache.
>>
>> There will be a great reunion of all nature;
>> Reunion of all dead and alive; the obedient ones.
>> There's hope beyond death for every creature;
>> Though we cry now, we shall soon sing in joyful tones.
>>
>> And we will sing about our stories;
>> Oh! Where is death's victory?
>> Grave will lose hold of its captives;
>> This will be the end of Death's story.
>>
>> May we be comforted by these words.
>>
>> Thank you.
>> ...
>>
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>> On Sat, Jul 23, 2022 at 12:30 AM Seun Ojedeji via AFRI-Discuss <
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>>> Dear Members,
>>>
>>> I have just received the sad news of the exit of one of our own within
>>> AFRALO.
>>>
>>> Baudouin Schombe was one of the early contributors to AFRALO, At-Large,
>>> ICANN and the Internet Governance(IG) space as a whole.
>>>
>>> Death is an inevitable debt that we all will have to pay at some point.
>>> On behalf of AFRALO, I express our condolences to his family, the internet
>>> society community in DRC and entire IG community.
>>>
>>> May his soul rest in peace.
>>>
>>> Regards
>>> Chair AFRALO
>>> Sent from my mobile
>>> Kindly excuse brevity and typos
>>> Every word has consequences.
>>> Every silence does too!
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