I was told by my bro.Joseph from Kuching yesterday that our uncle James Yakub passed away. Our late uncle was once upon a time well known among our people(Lun Bawang) as the 1st LB football player representing Sarawak for Malaysia. He played footbal for Malaysia together with Mokhtar Dahari, James Wong, Soh Chin Aun many more in the 70's & 80's. I was still very young during that time & but i still remember i saw him on TV playing with Hassan Sani. The last i saw him was way back in 1998 or 1999 when he returned to Lawas during Christmas. I remember i asked him about his experience of representing Malaysia in the olden days. He told me some of his bad experienced during his time in Peninsular. After his early retirement from Football, he joined the Army & and started play Rugby. I still remember i asked him about the injury on his face from his latest rugby match in Kuching just before he returned to Lawas. His body has been buried yesterday 8.2.2009 in Kuching. I will never see him again, but his face is still fresh in my memory and all the Lun Bawang of Sarawak(Of course sure meeting him in Heaven) . Bye uncle James.
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