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Doc’s memory bank: I didn’t know where to go

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I will never forget the amount of effort Jazzman put into our family when I lost my daughter and then my mother. Jazzman was there for my family through thick and thin. He showed so much love and character. I’m talking about someone who shows up just a few minutes after the official announceme­nt. You can’t forget that kind of a person because we were down and out. When it came to my mother, she was the only parent we had left and losing her, a few years after my daughter, was such a bitter pill to swallow. Jazz was there from day one and he would come in the early hours until midnight, helping us to organise the funeral and I will never forget that. He really touched my family’s hearts. He made things happen for us from the first day. I didn’t know where to go because of the COVID-19 lockdown. He visited us, went to the police station and got a permit that would allow us to organise our mom’s funeral properly. He risked his own life for us, when everyone was understand­ably scared for their lives, to give our mother a dignified send-off when he didn’t have to. This man doesn’t just sit in his office, waiting for deals and contracts to sign off. He goes out there and gets his hands dirty like you’d never believe. There is so much that I can say about this man because he’s impacted so many lives, quietly so. These are the kinds of moments that I am talking about that made me believe that this man is from humble beginnings. Like I said, when I met his mother, everything became clearer. Jazzman, may you continue doing great things. We don’t appreciate you enough but God sees what you are doing for His people. He will continue to bless you because you do things with an open heart.

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