{"id":2067,"date":"2013-07-24T16:26:32","date_gmt":"2013-07-24T15:26:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/?p=2067"},"modified":"2013-07-24T16:34:21","modified_gmt":"2013-07-24T15:34:21","slug":"2067","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/2013\/07\/24\/2067\/","title":{"rendered":"Tambaya has passed away"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Roy<\/a><\/p>\n

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Our dear, dear friend, Chief Tambaya, passed away on Sunday morning.\u00a0 He was an amazing man – so loving and kind and funny and welcoming.\u00a0 Never did he throw his weight around; he was a respected leader in the community and he led quietly.\u00a0 We will sorely miss him.\u00a0 We know that many of you have prayed for him over the years, and we leave him in God’s hands.\u00a0 It is a very hard thing to say goodbye to a loved one in any case, but especially hard if you don’t know if you’ll see them on the other side.\u00a0 At one point in time, while sitting around chatting with him, we guessed that his age was about the same as my dad’s, making him a whopping 88 years old this year.\u00a0 He had been pretty much bed ridden and often times confused over the last few months, but had been lovingly cared for by his family at home, never needing to go to hospital.\u00a0 He leaves 3 wives and ever so many grieving children and grandchildren and great grandchildren behind, and we ask that you keep his name in your prayers – to pray for his family.<\/p>\n

As I was sitting with the roomful of women and children who had gathered in his memory, I was again struck by the quietness of their mourning.\u00a0 Many had tears run down their faces, but if anyone started to make a fuss, they were shushed and patted, being told that it was God’s will and who among us can fight against that?\u00a0 Such a mega difference between this tribe and others we live among.\u00a0 The others scream and wail, which I think is more healthy in the long run.\u00a0 I vividly remember the difficulty I had when my dad died 3 years ago, actually finally crying and sobbing out loud all the way home from LAX after having dropped of Josh then Sam to fly home to their families.\u00a0 I had tucked the pain deep, and it finally erupted.\u00a0 As we grieve the loss of our friend, I know that the tears will come and go especially as I come in contact with his kids who are my buddies.<\/p>\n

May the Lord have granted him a vision in his last moments, calling him to himself!\u00a0 Peace to his memory.<\/p>\n

\"Josh<\/a>

Josh & Roy with Tambaya on the far right, 6 of the men in the photo are his sons<\/p><\/div>\n

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