Afrigather Scores of individuals yesterday gathered in Dema, Mashonaland East Province, to bid farewell to the late Herald Photographer Lynn Munjanja.
Munjanja, who was 25, died on her option to hospital final Friday morning.
She succumbed to an ectopic being pregnant that had ruptured.
Household and buddies described the late Munjanja as a loving and hardworking particular person. Her grandmother, Conilia Munjanja, mentioned her loss of life was a loss to the household.
“I’m nonetheless in shock and can’t consider that she is gone. Her sudden loss of life jogs my memory of the loss of life of her mother and father who died in a automotive accident,” she mentioned.
Paradzai Mudimu, her husband’s youthful brother, described Munjanja as a unifier.
“We’re deeply damage because the Mudimu household. Within the quick time we had recognized Lynn, she managed to unify us.
“She was not selective and cherished us all equally. We have been hoping to share many extra moments together with her as a household, however God had his personal plans,” he mentioned.
Her greatest buddy, Zenzele Moyo, mentioned Munjanja was a caring particular person.
“I first knew Lynn in school. She was the primary particular person to be pleasant to me.
“We had change into greater than buddies. She was extra of a sister to me, and was an excellent advisor. She would all the time encourage me, and stand by me when issues weren’t effectively.
“Lynn was a strong-willed one who would all the time put on a cheerful face, even when she was going via a tough patch. I’ll miss her dearly,” Moyo mentioned.
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Talking on behalf of The Herald, Phyllis Kachere mentioned the organisation had misplaced a key participant.
“We’re damage that we misplaced a gem like Lynn. She was one of many youngest hardworking photographers we had.
“She was one particular person you wouldn’t hesitate to assign anyplace, and she or he was all the time prepared to study.
“To her husband, Tawanda Mudimu, we pray that the Holy Spirit comforts you on this tough time. We’re puzzled that may make you are feeling higher,” Kachere mentioned.
Mudimu is a Presidential photographer.
Talking on behalf of the Presidential spokesperson, Mr George Charamba, the chief director of Strategic Communications, Presidential Communications, Workplace of the President and Cupboard, Main (Retired) Wherever Mutambudzi, urged the household to grieve with hope.
“What we’ve got realised in life is that when your time to die has come, nobody can cease it. It’s only in God’s fingers.
“That is one thing too laborious to just accept, and too painful to bear, however we wish to urge the bereaving households to mourn with hope,” he mentioned. He additionally thanked everybody who stood by Mudimu throughout this tough interval. Munjanja is survived by her husband and daughter.
