{"id":1010,"date":"2011-05-20T14:15:05","date_gmt":"2011-05-20T14:15:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mauritiustimes.com\/mt\/2011\/05\/20\/professor-j-manrakhan-2\/"},"modified":"2020-03-21T22:53:08","modified_gmt":"2020-03-21T18:53:08","slug":"professor-j-manrakhan-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mauritiustimes.com\/mt\/professor-j-manrakhan-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Final-Frontier Finesse\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"

In Memoriam: Jean-Marc Harel<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

By Professor J. Manrakhan<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Family and friends mourn the passing away, at 66, of Jean-Marc Harel, FCA, FCI Arb, GOSK in University College Hospital, London, from an implacable, pernicious and unforgiving ailment with no presently known cure \u2013 and against which there is no appeal.<\/span><\/p>\n

His has been an exemplary career in institutional building within accountancy and financial management along with allied disciplines, all of which have been adroitly blended to blossom into a unique many-dimensional group, operating in Mauritius and elsewhere, mainly in Africa.<\/span><\/p>\n

There are many of his features that deserve highlighting. He was a \u2018safe haven\u2019 and generously harboured those who hankered for \u2018lost causes\u2019 of a political kind, not to mention his signal contribution to the genesis of the first Mauritian private university in-the-making, now the Charles Telfair Institute.<\/span><\/p>\n

Though all these processes, a rare combination has come about \u2013 of sense and sensibility, savoir-faire<\/em> and savoir-vivre<\/em>, of patience and perseverance, of risk and drive, of passion and compassion, of tactics and strategy and of intelligence and vision. But more special than most was his finesse in mastering and solving problems at one \u2018final frontier\u2019 after another.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0Absent in body, but present in spirit\u2019 — <\/em>1 Corinthians, 5:3.<\/span><\/p>\n

Legend has it that in the ancient land of the Sindhus, there is a desolate pass through which bold souls strive to short-cut their way to Heaven, only to be turned back almost invariably, by fierce guardians. But not necessarily all: one has to be valorous and determined enough \u2013 yet these may not suffice.<\/span><\/p>\n

With the coming of Jean-Marc, the guardians confer and agree to let him through. Not because of his great merits, nor because he might even outclass them in raucous laughter, or choice swear-words. No! To use a great poet\u2019s pass-lines: <\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/em>\u2018But I have promises to keep<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

And miles to go before I sleep.\u2019 <\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Indeed, his legacy is huge. And lives on to inspire generations of Mauritians, fellow Africans and others.<\/span><\/p>\n

Let us, in turn, thank him.<\/span><\/p>\n

\n

* Published in print edition on 20 May 2011<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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