Tharcisse Gatwa & Josephine Gatwa
Dear Isobel and Family, Once again, my wife, Josephine, our three children Sabano, Sangano and Ncuti, join me to express our deep condoleances following the loss of your Mum, our dear friend Anne Booth-Clibborn. May her soul rest in the Peace of Jesus Christ, our Lord! There are no words for our family to express the sadness caused by the passing away of your mum, Anne! From the time we landed in Scotland early June 1994, from a devastated and traumatise Rwanda, we found in the family of your parents, Anne, Stanley, then Robin, wonderful care and friendship. Coincidently, we were introduced to Anne by her brother, Prof. Duncan Forrester, who also became my mentor and promotor all along my studies in the University of Edinburgh, and furthermore. Anne was always keen to bring forth the memory of her brother, the much-regretted Ducan, a scholar, who not only mentored his students but also would make them friends to feel at home in his residence and his work place! He would take each single opportunity to give chance to his students, he was the very ecumenical and welcoming figure of all academics staff in the Mound Hill, in New College. …
- January 4, 2023
- 10:38 pm