2023-12-02 19:54:00
“Goodbye, Wassim! Have a nice trip, Wassim !”
These are the spontaneous words shouted by Habaysian mothers during the balloon release at the time of the burial of little Mohamed-Wassim Taoussi, at the Habay-la-Vieille cemetery. For a long, long time, white balloons lit up the Habaysian sky.
Another symbol: some remaining on the ground as if to say: “I’m not leaving you!“Once everyone was in the blue, the assembly had great difficulty dispersing. On this Saturday, under a radiant sun, another ray was leaving.
“Another party child”
The tribute ceremony in Islamic rite will have been marked with dignity, bathed in silence and a lot of sorrow. In particular, when the immaculate coffin was taken out of the hearse. The mayor of Habay, Serge Bodeux, was present. We could guess in the looks of the hundred people, the pain of seeing this smiling three-year-old boy leave.
“There are no words to soothe” had slipped, even if he was not officiating, the Habaysian dean, Roger Gobert, to welcome the great-grandfather Yvon Sondag. At almost ninety years old, the peaceful activist was upset. He will have infused strength into his daughter, Elsa. Wassim’s grandmother, hand on the coffin, spoke briefly: “What to say? There is nothing to say. Another party child, (Editor’s note: the little one’s mother died in an accident.) Thank you very much to all”.
At no time was a feeling of anger perceptible during the ceremony; a restraint to be welcomed when we put into perspective the tragic disappearance of the little one. (Editor’s note: the little boy’s dad is currently charged with murder).
Tristan, the uncle of the deceased, wanted the tribute to be full of modesty: “A super happy kid, who never deserved what he potentially would have endured. I hope that those who knew him will keep a good image of him. That they won’t think too much about what he went through. And then, justice will do its job. We hope so.” Everyone returned, their throats tight, with a part of Wassim in their hearts.
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