Thursday, April 11, 2019
Dear Sister Aileen,
You left us without allowing us the opportunity to say goodbye and it was by sheer accident that I just learned the news. When we "faced time" two weeks ago, I knew you were suffering, but I didn't expect you were going to leave that early without my family and I being able to shake your hands as we do always whenever we visited Winnipeg.
If there is a person who amply benefit from the largesse of your heart, it was I for the following two reasons:
- It was thanks to you that I went from refugee status to landed immigrant and a Canadian citizen.
- Also, it was thanks to you that I was able to encourage the spirit of venturing to some of my friends living in Cameroun who were able to join me in Canada and with whom we now formed a large family.
Sister Aileen, your disappearance leaves me with mixed feelings: sadness and joy.
Sadness because when you love, respect and admire a person, you find it difficult to see her take this path of non-return, which is death.
Nonetheless, I am also feel with joy, for in your case, you have nothing more to prove to our society therefore deserves to leave in peace because I know you have taken the lead to better welcome us again in the future when we join you.
To your family as well as the Congregation of the nuns of our Lady of missions (RNDM), I offer my sincere condolences.
In the meantime, rest in peace Sister Aileen.
Evariste Salndjoukou
819 431-8660
salnodji@gmail.com
