『李义安今早去世，今晚停柩在教堂，明早十一时安所弥撒。他刚领洗四年多（我误置三年），身世坎坷，留下妻子及两名女儿。若能抽空，请来悼念及慰问家人。谢谢。』
李义安在昨天早上六时半，联同太太往巴士车站等候巴士，要到加影去。将到巴士站时，他突然变得身体软软，不能站立。太太马上拉他坐下，他已经不省人事。太太要求也在等巴士的数名学生帮忙把他扶住，然后到路中央要截停车辆载他到医院去。当时很多来往车辆，但没有一辆停下来。。。最后，一辆巴士到来，也拒绝载他。几经请求及哀哭，最后售票员才联手把他扛上，载往医院。但经医生检查，他早已气绝，享年46岁。他是一名罗里驾驶员，生活还可过得去，但在三年前，因为跌到，头脑受创积血，进入昏迷及危险状况。医生把他的头盖锯开大约五寸的一片，清除积血及减压，才把他的生命保住。经过三个月，才渐渐的回复正常的记忆及行动，但在头盖骨重新装回时，不能全复原，右穴处陷入，行动有些欠协调，已不能工作了，也没人要请他工作。他们的生活谨靠以拾荒所赚到微薄收入。
现在他的去世，留下太太及女儿，他们将会面对生计的挑战，因为太太没有一技之长，女儿也没上学校（分别为13及15岁）。
我很感动的知道殡仪馆的李先生，得悉她们的家境後，李义安的葬礼一切费用，包括棺木，全都免收，所有教友及朋友奉献的帛金，全交给她们作生活之用。
当晚在场悼念及祈祷的除了我们十五位圣母军之外，还有好多教友，包括闻讯而来的印度教友。
愿他的灵魂安息主怀。
Yesterday evening, I sent an SMS in Mandarin to friends staying in Kajang.
『Danny Lee passed way this morning, his body would be laid at the church parlour. He was baptised 3 years ago and left behind wife and two daughters. Please, if you are available, come for the wake and prayer to show support to his family』.
Danny and wife left home at about 6:30 pm for Kajang. Before reaching the bus stop, Danny collapsed. His wife dragged him to the bus stop. With the help of some students at the bus stop to support Danny, she went to the road trying to flag down cars to send her hustband to hospital. Many cars passed by but none stop. At last a bus came but also refused to take Danny. After pleading and crying, the bus conducted agreed drag Danny up to the bus and sent him to hospital. Upon arrival, doctor certified that he has died.
Danny was a lorry driver and lived a simple but stable life. But about 3 years ago, he had a fall and landed on his head. He was in coma and in critical condition for days. Doctor cut a piece of his skull to release pressure and the clot. He was saved but took almost a year to recovered. But the re-attachment of the skull disfigured his face. His right side (around the temple） was depressed and his face disfigured. His coordination movement suffered too. He was not able to work nor any one to employ him. His family survived on the meager income from collecting card boards and re-cycled items.
His wife and 2 daughters (age 13 and 15) had lost the pillar of the house.
The kind undertaker did not charge the family any expenses on the funeral including the coffin. All collections from friends and fellow Catholics would be given to the wife for their living expenses.
Besides 15 legionaries, many, including English speaking and fellow India parishioners, came for the wake.
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