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A Requiem for Manute Bol

Abdullahi Gallab


Mantue Bol
Mantue Bol my dear Manute

You are here now while you are not.

Your strong death that filled us with sadness and fear,

Has made your presence even more strong.

How to set that in order,

From now on, is going to be our business.

Your business, dear Manute, has gained its place in eternity.

It is our business now to set all that in order.

Fear and sadness will gain their meaning whenever we, as a group or individuals, celebrate your life.

We all came from our own marginality only to reroute to multiple marginalization.

You succeeded to be at the center stage not only within the NBA community and basketball fans,

Not only in the Sudanese communities,

Not only in the American communities,

But also within the entire human race;

We all as humans witnessed, acknowledged, and recognized your talent.

We all came from nowhere, Manute.

You alone are everywhere and will stay where things happen to very few people.

Manute Bol, my dear Manute

Son of Madut and Akuak Bol,

Last time when we met in this particular place,

In the city of Phoenix.

In the year 2006,

You came purposely to celebrate with us the achievement of a Sudanese young man who made history within our community.

Deng Mayik Atem was the first Southern Sudanese to graduate from ASU.

We were all happy for him that day.

You alone were the most cheerful though your mood was the most somber.

For that was what you saw that day: a new Sudanese community in the making.

You did not talk about yourself.

You lifted yourself out of yourself as it remained reflected in the gigantic mirror of existence.

I saw you holding your cane like Arianhdit.

You praised the Sudanese women that day, not because they prepared kamonia and bamiyah for us that day.

But for holding the family together.

For carefully edging the social fabric of our bigger community through time.

You advised your boys and girls to take care.

You encouraged all njarkooks to continue on going to school.

You asked Dr. Pol Kolong, Joseph Gak, Hilary Lugo,,William Dhol, Malong Atem, Tim, Deng Deng and Muk Muk to assume their elder’s role.

Let me tell you Manute,

Since that day a good number of Sudanese kids graduated from ASU and neighboring community colleges.

Since that day other southern and manducoro kids joined ASU.

Since that day Lawal graduated from the graduate school with a Masters degree.

Manute Bol, dear Manute

Let us confirm now that you will be here helping all those kids to organize as an ASU Sudanese students club next year.

Let us confirm now that you will be here by attending the Sudanese American Center’s Manute Bol tournament next Thanksgiving.

Manute, are you are still here?

Manute Bol, my dear Manute.

You are here now and you will be.

Quote: You did not talk about yourself

MANUTE, HE NEVER DID
JUST HE PROVED IT
AS HE SAID
THE LIFE IS THE GOD'S GIFT
HELP OTHERS
AND DON'T CARE ABOUT IT

جزيل الشكر للأستاذ جلاّب على هذه الكلمة الرصينة

والشكر لك أخ بكرى على إيراد هذه الكلمات المعبرة

والذكرى الحسنة للفقيد منوت.

تحية يا محمد أحمد الريح وشكراُ على المرور كما يقولون. أتمنى أن نتواصل.

A Beautiful Tribute; thank you very much indeed to you both

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A Requiem for Manute Bol

Abdullahi Gallab


Mantue Bol
Mantue Bol my dear Manute

You are here now while you are not.

Your strong death that filled us with sadness and fear,

Has made your presence even more strong.

How to set that in order,

From now on, is going to be our business.

Your business, dear Manute, has gained its place in eternity.

It is our business now to set all that in order.

Fear and sadness will gain their meaning whenever we, as a group or individuals, celebrate your life.

We all came from our own marginality only to reroute to multiple marginalization.

You succeeded to be at the center stage not only within the NBA community and basketball fans,

Not only in the Sudanese communities,

Not only in the American communities,

But also within the entire human race;

We all as humans witnessed, acknowledged, and recognized your talent.

We all came from nowhere, Manute.

You alone are everywhere and will stay where things happen to very few people.

Manute Bol, my dear Manute

Son of Madut and Akuak Bol,

Last time when we met in this particular place,

In the city of Phoenix.

In the year 2006,

You came purposely to celebrate with us the achievement of a Sudanese young man who made history within our community.

Deng Mayik Atem was the first Southern Sudanese to graduate from ASU.

We were all happy for him that day.

You alone were the most cheerful though your mood was the most somber.

For that was what you saw that day: a new Sudanese community in the making.

You did not talk about yourself.

You lifted yourself out of yourself as it remained reflected in the gigantic mirror of existence.

I saw you holding your cane like Arianhdit.

You praised the Sudanese women that day, not because they prepared kamonia and bamiyah for us that day.

But for holding the family together.

For carefully edging the social fabric of our bigger community through time.

You advised your boys and girls to take care.

You encouraged all njarkooks to continue on going to school.

You asked Dr. Pol Kolong, Joseph Gak, Hilary Lugo,,William Dhol, Malong Atem, Tim, Deng Deng and Muk Muk to assume their elder’s role.

Let me tell you Manute,

Since that day a good number of Sudanese kids graduated from ASU and neighboring community colleges.

Since that day other southern and manducoro kids joined ASU.

Since that day Lawal graduated from the graduate school with a Masters degree.

Manute Bol, dear Manute

Let us confirm now that you will be here helping all those kids to organize as an ASU Sudanese students club next year.

Let us confirm now that you will be here by attending the Sudanese American Center’s Manute Bol tournament next Thanksgiving.

Manute, are you are still here?

Manute Bol, my dear Manute.

You are here now and you will be.

For some reason, I felt that attending that evening in honor of Manute Bol by Beit -al-Fonoun
an exceptionally urgent must
When I reached the neatly prepared premises I realized I came earlier than most of the guests
but I sat in awesome thinking of the smart tall King who succeeded in making a Golden Name
inspite of a life we all live through in Sudan on the way to much more modest achievement.
I had visions of his mother and father and prayed silently that one of them would come ...I don't know
why....May be because if I, a total stranger feel so proud of him, then how would his parents feel
if they were there?

Thank you Gallab alot for the beautiful farewell excerpt so touchingly genuine....
Thank you Gallab for guiding us to the realm where Manute with all of you around him have created such
beauty hard to ever forget....
And thank you Manute....living, God willing, for years to come in all the young kids you motivated to success
and to a distinctive life....

My extreme condolences to his family ; to you Dr. Gallab and Dr.Suad;
to all his other friends and fans
And most of all....to a Country stricken in its Geniuses

Asha.

Quote: You are here now and you will be..

....الشكر الجزيل دكتور جلاب على هذا الوداع الرقيق الراقى....والحقيقي إلى حد بعيد.....
حقيقي فى كونه وداع صديق لصديقه العزيز المقرب.....
وشكرا لهذه النافذه على حياته المدهشه التى بالفعل تضج بالعبر والدروس......

.......ولم يمت من ترك هذا الكم الهائل من الحب والفخر ..والتقدير....!

شكراً يا بكري على الصورة والفيديو. يكون جميل لو كتبت كلام للصورة توضح فيه الأسماء والمناسبة.

لك من الشكر أجزله يا عبدالله
وستكون لنا لقاءات أكثر إن شاء الله في وادي عبقر.

Manute Bol enjoyed such a preeminance in the lives of those who knew him and in that of those who did not. He was too good a man to belong to this world.
Thanks Dr. Jallab for your kind words.

شكراً يا أم شيراز وياشيراز وسوف تكون لنا لقاءات أخرى في هذا المنبر إن شاء الله. لقد أسعدنا منوت بحضوره المتميز في مدينة فنكس مرات ومرات. وقد أسعدنا وجوده الروحي يوم السبت الماضي حيث أقيم قداساً عظيما لراحة روحه "كما يقول أهلنا الأقباط" في الكنيسة الكاثوليكية هنا. وليتك كنت معنا يومها يا أخ زكريا. لك من البعد تحياتي.