In remembrance of Andrew Ang's oldest brother |
"The
first week after the country fell, many uncles, aunties, cousins of
mine who were professionals and business people were taken by the Phnom
Penh authority and they never returned... My father was tortured in
front of me and subsequently died just a couple of months before the
liberation in 1979..."
As
his soul sailed beyond the horizon to touch the face of god, you'll be
comforted to learn that life on earth is just a train stop away from
eternity - Nikolas
"Well
said Nikolas! Man, you are going to make me cry... He [brother] is 12
years older than me, but we were very closed... he took me everywhere
with his Vespa and French car.... I can literally smell his cologne... I
remember as a young kid, I heard the same comment all the time about
him.... I always wanted to be as handsome as him..."
- Andrew C. Ang of Battambang now Sydney, Australia
My brother, Kerry Hamill,
was a beautiful, strong, courageous and much loved man. He was the
eldest of five children growing up by the sea in New Zealand. We had a
blessed childhood, full of friends, fun, adventure and family. It was a
childhood that fostered Kerry’s love of the sea and sailing but this
love would ultimately bring about his premature death. During his
version of New Zealand’s youth traditional OE (overseas experience), in
August 1978 Kerry unknowingly sailed into Cambodian waters and was
seized by the Khmer Rouge navy, taken to Toul Sleng prison (S21) where
he was tortured and murdered.
Kerry,
you and our brother John are with me always. I mourn for the loss of
your life, the lost experiences of joy and love that the future held for
you; the uncle that my children were never to meet and the future
family of your own that was taken from you.
My
search for your boat ‘Foxy Lady’ and your final resting place, where
ever that may be and in whatever form that may take, continues so that
one day I may bring you home to ‘Rest in Peace’.
- Rob Hamill: Olympian; civil party in the Extraordinary Chambers (ECCC) www.brothernumberone.co.nz
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