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Benga maestro John Mwangi Ng’ang’a better known to his legion of fans as John De’Mathew is to be laid to rest today Saturday, August 24, in Gatanga, Murang'a County.
In an eulogy seen by SDE, De'Mathew's children and wives mourned the singer who released more than 375 songs in 50 albums as a special man, loved by all.
They stated that the 52-year-old was an icon who contributed immensely to the music industry and gave his family a "never-ending sense of physical safety and emotional security."
“Dads are someone to look up to, someone to follow, someone to admire, someone to be proud of and someone to brag about, someone to hold, someone to learn from and someone to respect, someone to listen to and someone to talk to, someone to try and impress and, someone, most of all, with whom to share everything this wonderful life has to offer.
“We are incredibly grateful and happy that we can stand here today and tell you that we have had all this and much, much more with our Dad. We have been blessed to have had the great De- Mathew as our Dad.
“Dad, we love you for an infinite number of reasons. We feel so blessed to have you as our father and we are thankful for the wonderful life you have given us. We celebrate you: a magnificent man, a loyal, loving husband, a devoted father, and a true friend. Please know that our list of gratitude is endless and will continue to grow with each passing day.
“Thank you for providing us with a never-ending sense of physical safety and emotional security whenever we are with you.
“Thank you for showing us what it means to be a good man, a great Musician, an extraordinary husband, and an outstanding father.
“To say we loved my Dad would be an understatement - and to say we are going to miss him would be an even greater understatement.
“We love him and we will miss him - especially when his music is played - but I’m so thankful for the years God graciously gave us with him and for the knowledge that one day, because we serve the same Lord, we will see him again.
“Dad has overcome. He has finished the race.”
Here is the eulogy in full:
