Dear
Shirley,
We
were so sad to learn of Malcolm’s passing away, especially after such
a long brave fight. We wish you and your family long life.
I
don’t know if I ever told you this, but I have a Malcolm story even
though I never met him. When you came to visit South Africa in the early
1980’s, you showed my parents and me pictures of your family. There
was a wallet size photo of Malcolm and I just thought he was the best
looking guy I had ever seen (except for my movie star pinups)!! So you
gave me that photo and for a couple of months I carried it around in
my school bag telling everyone that this gorgeous guy with the amazing
smile was my American boyfriend. Okay, I was only 13 or 14 at the time
and it did give me “elevated status” for a little while until the other
kids wanted to see more evidence.
Anyway, I always wanted to meet Malcolm to see if he was as gorgeous
as his photo and was waiting for him to get better. Alas our visit was
never meant to be, but I will always have his memory.
I
know these are incredibly hard times for you and your family, but we
wish you strength getting through them.
All
my love,
Jady Psek Kallen
