Condolences for JBJ sign here

[neddy]

Rest In Peace, J B Jeyaretnam
You are a good man, and you deserve a state funeral.

Australia would have given you one, but in Singapore, you are a nobody because you are a Singaporean, and Singaporeans are 3rd class citizens, lower than FTs.

 

[gostep]

Bought his book Make it Right for Singapore in 2002 with his signature. Wonder if will have collectible value.
RIP -JBJ

 

[High till Dry]

last saw him at city hall selling his books.

 

[AhBeng]

May you rest in peace.

God Bless and hope you are given a space in heaven.

The sad part will be...LKY will in hell and thus you will not get a chance to challenge him in a another kingdom.

JB: A true believer in human rights and a non-dictatorship govenrment.

I salute you.

Amen

 

[snrcitizen]

He has sacrificed so much for us ordinary citizens.

May he rest in peace.

 

[makapaaa]

Dear Mr JBJ,

Even though you'd been called home, your unwavering spirit in your fight against the Familee's despotism and injustice in Singapore will live on!

Your sacrifices for the people will be forever remembered and provides the driving force for the eventual demise of the despotic Leegime.​

 

[makapaaa]

Tribute Video To Mr. JBJ - True Singapore Hero


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svVij6V99SU&feature=related

 

[The_Latest_H]

I am terribly shocked to hear of JBJ's passing today. My deepest condolences goes out to Phillip, his son and to his family. I believe he has now gone and join God in the heavenly realm, and will be happy forever.

I also believe that we, the younger generation, must also step up and ensure that what he wanted for us and this country is to be fulfilled, for the greater good of this country, and to restore the promise that our country once had.

Even more than now, that responsibility will be ours to bear, and its up to us to keep his legacy alive, kicking and continuing. I'm sure once we do fulfill what JBJ wants, he will be smiling at us from above, pleased that we have done something worthwhile.

For me, I regretted that I have never really met him in person. That's one regret that I can never undo, and one I cannot take back. But nonetheless, we have to fulfill what he started.

 

[makapaaa]

 

[fenwick]

last saw him at city hall selling his books.

I last saw him at Center Point . Got a sad feeling seeing a man already so old still selling books in the street fighting for his dream!! JBJ i SALUTE you and may you Rest In Peace .............:(:o

 

[gbomega]

JBJ,a true son and talent of Singapore. We will always miss you...

 

[zhihau]

A true political hero of singapore..

Rest In peace.

Dear JBJ,

you've fought hard, you've fought well. you've shown us what resilience really is, you've shown us what human dignity is; your ideals will not die with you, your legacy will continue.

the next generation will soon have to stand up in your place. the very young may not have known you as others would, but the very young ones will soon see the very qualities you've possessed that made you stood out amongst the rest.

reform is like change and change is the universal truth in life. the reforms in the political scene in Singapore will definitely take place, and the posterity of Singapore will remember you for it...

take a good and well deserved rest now, you've done your part, it is time for the rest of the good folks to continue where you've left off...

always in our memories...
JBJ, RIP...

 

[JWNY]

any man, or person, JBJ or otherwise deserves their dignity and respect

RIP

JWNY

 

[Kid278]

This is a very sad day, the passing of a true great man. A man who stood up against tyranny. A warrior and martyr in its own sense. You had earned a place in people's heart. Your departure is sad but the legacy of your unwavering spirit against hegemony shall and will forever live on.

We will always miss you, Mr Joshua Benjamin Jeyaretnam. Rest in Peace. May God's blessing be on your soul. Amen!

News report on CNN and BBC

 

[popdod]

Tribute Video To Mr. JBJ - True Singapore Hero

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svVij6V99SU&feature=related

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Embedded it.

:o :o

 

[Merl Haggard]

Dear JBJ,

you've fought hard, you've fought well. you've shown us what resilience really is, you've shown us what human dignity is; your ideals will not die with you, your legacy will continue.

the next generation will soon have to stand up in your place. the very young may not have known you as others would, but the very young ones will soon see the very qualities you've possessed that made you stood out amongst the rest.

reform is like change and change is the universal truth in life. the reforms in the political scene in Singapore will definitely take place, and the posterity of Singapore will remember you for it...

take a good and well deserved rest now, you've done your part, it is time for the rest of the good folks to continue where you've left off...

always in our memories...
JBJ, RIP...

"It has been said that the life of a person who sacrifices himself for his fellowmen is as weighty as Mount Taishan, but the life of a person who lives only for himself is as light as a bird's feather." ~ Dr Lim Hock Siew.

JBJ unselfishly gave his lot to the people of Singapore.

During 1979 he had to sell his residence, a freehold 15,000 sq ft single storey bungalow situated at Victoria Park, dist 10 for $300,000 so that he could settle his law suit brought against him by that unscrupulous old fart.

Not long after he was forced to sell his residence, his beloved wife passed away, and about 9 months after he sold his bungalow, the value of his house surged up to over $3m.

He then moved to a 3 bedroom apartment at Village Tower, Mt Sinai Lane. I remembered he stayed there for more than a decade, and he was again sued by LKY and had to sell it off to pay for his law-suit.

JBJ Sir, now it's time for you to take your well-earned rest. Sleep well Sir, sleep well, rest in peace and goodbye.

 

[RandomNexus]

Very sad day. So unexpected.

JBJ is my hero. An icon. His selflessness to fight for a better Singapore and the tremendous sacrifices he made and the price he paid for this cause, we owe him deeply.

In my first political rally to listen to JBJ, I was very surprised when I saw ah peks and the heartlanders walking up to the donation box to stuff dollar notes into it. I heard comments from such fellows who said JBJ is a good man, who fought for them. It was a different picture from what was depicted in the media.

Here are the peasant people who perhaps could not understand a word of English, yet could see the greatness in this man.

In our elitist society, the rights of the downtrodden and the lower class are often neglected. In Anson, the voters put JBJ into parliament because of the arrogance of MIW back then. Remember Blair Plain as MIW govt wanted to evict the people staying there with little regard of their feelings. That was a turning point when MIW realised they have to heed the people's voices afterall.

I was hoping that JBJ will finally have his chance to enter Parliament again - it was his hope, and alas this was not to be.

JBJ will get his simple farewell, and in my heart and perhaps many others who saw what he has done, he deserves far more. May his dream lives on and his legacy be established.

We lost a son and a great man.

 

[hammerhammer]

A great man with the courage to fight the regime even to his last breadth. Salute to him, a true hero, a true son of Singapore. Will be miss by all of us and his deeds will always be remembered.:(

 

[Patriot]

Joshua Benjamin Jeyaretnam (JBJ) is a true son of Singapore!

He fought for his beliefs even until his last day on earth!

SALUTE!!!

 

[Lumpar]

Blog reader RastamanJB shares with us how as a stranger, he met and got to know the legendary J B Jeyaretnam:

http://anilnetto.com/politics/encounters-with-jbj-in-jb/

http://anilnetto.com/politics/singapores-political-icon-j-b-jeyaretnam-dies/