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Dear members of Ka Bel's family,
Dear comrades and friends at KMU,
We mourn with you the untimely demise of Ka Bel, and we celebrate with you
his great life and struggles, always in the service of the people. So many
of us, Belgians, have had the privilege of knowing Ka Bel, of passing some
time with him, of learning from him, of joking with him. As we are
grateful for those particular moments in the company of a very special
man, we also know that the richness of Ka Bel's life was to a large extent
determined by his commitment, the cause he was fighting for, his vision of
a society free from imperialism, from oppression, from the exploitation of
man by man.
We cherish the memory of Ka Bel in our hearts. He will continue to be an
example in so many people's efforts, in so many different places in the
world, to arouse, organize and mobilize the workers and the people for
national and social liberation.
Bert De Belder
Note: Two friends already paid tribute to Ka Bel on their blog, all of
them in Dutch: Rob Van Vlierden http://www.intal.be/nl/node/6320 ("Ka Bel
passed away: a great loss for all of us") and Wim De Ceukelaire http://www.intal.be/nl/node/6329
("Philippine TU leader Ka Bel died"). Els Van der Sypt posted a long
comment http://www.intal.be/nl/node/6320/85#comment-85 ("Ka Bel is dead.
But his method of work remains."). And our friends in the trade union
already gathered yesterday evening in the 'Ka Fort' conference hall in
Brussels for a small tribute.
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