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Mwaruwari's father buried
08 Apr 2015 at 07:56hrs | Views
Former Warriors striker and captain Benjani Mwaruwari conducts body viewing for his late father Amon at Nazareth Hillside Church on Saturday
FORMER Warriors captain Benjani Mwaruwari yesterday expressed gratitude over the support that his family got following the death of his father, Amon last week.
The ex-Manchester City and Portsmouth FC forward's father was buried at Bulawayo's West Park Cemetery on Saturday.
Describing his father as the biggest influence on his successful career that took him to Europe via a stint with South Africa's Jomo Cosmos, Benjani said they lost a "great pillar and motivator."
"The past week was tough for the whole family because my father was our pillar of strength and a great motivator. He played a big part in encouraging me to work hard during my playing days. To him, hard work was everything and even my family knows that," he said.
"I would like to thank the people of Bulawayo, friends and relatives who provided shoulders to lean on. May the support, prayers and the love that everyone showed to us as the Mwaruwari family also be given to those faced with similar grief."
Amon passed on at United Bulawayo Hospitals on March 28, succumbing to a heart ailment at the age of 70.
Benjani had taken his father for specialist treatment in South Africa and the United Kingdom but all that was in vain.
Born in Karonga village in Malawi on May 4, 1945, Amon came to Zimbabwe in the early 1960s and settled in the Headlands area before coming to Bulawayo in 1975. He worked for Datlabs until retirement in 1986.
He is survived by wife, Sithabile and five children, among them Benjani.
The ex-Manchester City and Portsmouth FC forward's father was buried at Bulawayo's West Park Cemetery on Saturday.
Describing his father as the biggest influence on his successful career that took him to Europe via a stint with South Africa's Jomo Cosmos, Benjani said they lost a "great pillar and motivator."
"The past week was tough for the whole family because my father was our pillar of strength and a great motivator. He played a big part in encouraging me to work hard during my playing days. To him, hard work was everything and even my family knows that," he said.
"I would like to thank the people of Bulawayo, friends and relatives who provided shoulders to lean on. May the support, prayers and the love that everyone showed to us as the Mwaruwari family also be given to those faced with similar grief."
Amon passed on at United Bulawayo Hospitals on March 28, succumbing to a heart ailment at the age of 70.
Benjani had taken his father for specialist treatment in South Africa and the United Kingdom but all that was in vain.
Born in Karonga village in Malawi on May 4, 1945, Amon came to Zimbabwe in the early 1960s and settled in the Headlands area before coming to Bulawayo in 1975. He worked for Datlabs until retirement in 1986.
He is survived by wife, Sithabile and five children, among them Benjani.
Source - chronicle
