KUCHING: The late Datuk Sgt Awang Raweng’s family is grateful to the state government and veterans for handing his funeral arrangements.
One of his sons, Panggau Awang, told New Sarawak Tribune, “On behalf of our family, we would like to say thank you to the state government and the veterans.
“Without them, my father’s funeral would not have been this perfect.”
Met at the final tribute ceremony at Kuching Civic Centre on Sunday (Sept 20), Panggau added, “I also hope that the names of the country’s fighters, including my father’s, will not be forgotten by the people, especially the younger generation.”
Describing Awang as a ‘very firm person’, Panggau’s elder brother, Maling Awang recalled that he accompanied his father to London for the first time in 1968.
“I have accompanied him to London a few times and I am very impressed with the hospitality given.
“At the ceremony, he was celebrated as a dignitary and as a hero. He was also given the opportunity to meet Queen Elizabeth II and other members of the royal family at Buckingham Palace,” he said.
Son of the late Datuk Sgt Awang Raweng, Menaul Awang grieves as he looks at his late father. 
Family members grieving while paying their last respect to the late Datuk Sgt Awang Raweng.
