TRIBUTE PAID TO
ORLANDO TIU DE GUZMAN
At 11:25 AM (Philippine time) on September 2nd,
2015, the Global interfaith family lost a great peace worker. Orlando Tiu de
Guzman, Jr left the physical plane.Orlan, as he was fondly called by those who
knew him, served as URI Southeast Asia-Pacific's regional information and
communications officer during part of the regional coordinatorship stints of
Marites Africa and Shakuntala Vaswani. He was a member of an erstwhile
cooperation circle and Philippine peace-building organisation called the
Peacemakers' Circle Foundation. When the latter withdrew from URI, Orlan's
presence in our global family continued to be felt strongly as he endeavoured
to mentor young peace workers involved in other CCs in the Philippines and in
other places in the SEAPac.
He was a
wonderfully kind and compassionate human being, a great friend, a gentle big
brother who embodied interfaith harmony and universal brotherhood/sisterhood.
He was a living example of how one in my generation was to go about life if one
was serious in the pursuit of peace.Though Orlan has left a lasting legacy by
setting an example of kindless and genuine love to be emulated by many whom he
has crossed paths with, his physical death is still a tremendous loss to the
world, especially for us peace workers.Let us take a moment to honour his life
in our own small ways.Let us hold his Spirit in the Light for a peaceful
transition. Let us hold in the Light his bereaved family. Let us have them in
our thoughts as if to give them a spiritual embrace to ease their pain as they
grieve the loss of dear Orlan. It is very sad news. On behalf of URI South India Region
we send our condolences to Orlan Guzman’s family ,cc members and friends. May
his soul rest in eternal peace.
Prof. John Kurakar
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