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Prayers for a good friend

SuprHasan

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I became mates with my friend through my wife's friendship with his wife.

He survived the Bosnian war. He managed to get out and got refugee status in Indonesia, married a beautiful woman and got a job as a pilot.

He migrated to Australia as a pilot and was doing well. Had 3 lovely kids and there were sunny days on the horizon. Then the GFC hit, he lost his job and was desperate for work.

He finally got a job back in Jakarta as a pilot for a local passenger airline and moved lock, stock and barrel late last year.

I just got news a few moments ago that he was testing new equipment in a passenger plane which had only 5 engineers, including himself, aboard. The plane went down for reasons yet unknown. Nobody survived.

Please pray for this man. He was a gentle giant with a heart of gold. He was trying to save money to open a flight school back in his home land of Bosnia to give the youth there a chance at a better life. He leaves behind a wife and 3 children under 5. The youngest at 8 months.

Thanks for taking the time to remember a good man who will be so sorely missed.

Five Killed in Indonesia Plane Crash
 
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Hasan, I know how much you value friendship and wish everyone only good things.

I am sorry for your loss and will keep him, and those close to him, in my thoughts and prayers.

Be well, my friend.
 

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So sorry to hear this. I am praying for you, the family and friends to find comfort at this time. Good friends are hard to come by and loosing one is hard. Let us know if there is anything we can do.
 

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Dang my friend...It seems we are both left with heavy hearts this weekend. My prayers will include you and his family in this very sad time. HE sounds like he was a great man as well and may he rest in piece.
 
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Very sorry to hear about this bro. Our prayers for the repose of his soul and for his young family.
 
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Sorry to hear this. Just when things start turning around, something else happens. Thoughts and prayers for you and your family.
 
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