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Our friend Epton Gama passed away last week.

It happened so fast, I feel confused. When I left he was fine, but I guess he was HIV positive. I couldn't have shot my films without him. I couldn't have even eaten without him, or have lit a fire without him. He really took care of me in a place where I was otherwise helpless.

The first time I met him was at the end of the long trail through the grass to the village. He appeared out of nowhere, welcomed me with a hug and called me brother.

His body was probably sick long before I met him, but his spirit certainly was not. He was a kind, joyous person who could lift your burdens with one of his broad smiles. He was a man of great humor and simple wisdom and I'll remember him with gratitude.

My deepest sympathies to his friends and family in Malawi and in America. Though far away, his death is very deeply and very sadly felt.




	Bush League: Brother Gama Our friend Epton Gama passed away last week. It happened so fast, I feel confused. When I left he was fine, but I guess he was HIV positive. I couldn't have shot my films without him. I couldn't have even eaten without him, or have lit a fire without him. He really took care of me in a place where I was otherwise helpless. The first time I met him was at the end of the long trail through the grass to the village. He appeared out of nowhere, welcomed me with a hug and called me brother. His body was probably sick long before I met him, but his spirit certainly was not. He was a kind, joyous person who could lift your burdens with one of his broad smiles. He was a man of great humor and simple wisdom and I'll remember him with gratitude. My deepest sympathies to his friends and family in Malawi and in America. Though far away, his death is very deeply and very sadly felt. Cy Cy Kuckenbaker :: 11. 9.07 :: Permalink post a comment (If you haven't left a comment here before, you may need to be approved by the site owner before your comment will appear. Until then, it won't appear on the entry. Thanks for waiting.) Name: Email Address: URL: Remember personal info? Comments: (you may use HTML tags for style)	This page contains a single entry from the blog posted on November 9, 2007 4:10 PM. The previous post in this blog was Drinking the Tigris: Sweet, Sweet R&R. The next post in this blog is Bush League: This is Roughing It! Part 2. Many more can be found on the main page or by looking through the archives.

Bush League: Brother Gama