Gardson Mainge Kamau was found dead in his Plano apartment on saturday night
A Kenyan Man was found dead in his apartment in Plano TX. Gardson Mainge Kamau’s body was discovered at around 11 pm Saturday night after police broke into his unit after relatives were unable to gain access. According to a relative of the deceased, Mr. Charles Koinange who spoke to Jambonewspot from Garland, Mr. Kamau was found with his groceries in store bags next to him indicating that he had just come from shopping. Kamau, 53, was living by himself in the apartment and had no immediate family here in Dallas. He hailed from Nakuru District.
Prior to this discovery, one of Kamau’s cousins, Dorothy Manyara, had been trying to reach him on phone but he was not returning her phone calls. She dropped by his place and found his car parked outside but knocks on his apartment door went unanswered. Dorothy left a note for him on the door but when she came back, the note was still intact. Dorothy decided to check with other relatives to see whether they had been in touch with him. Most of them had not talked to him during the week but during the enquiries, one of his nieces, Wanjiru Manyara, remembered that she had the key to his apartment. She and other relatives came down and tried to open the door but could not gain access as it was locked from inside. The Police were called in and when they gained access to the apartment, they found the deceased. According to the Police, the state of Mr. Kamau’s body indicated that he might have died three to four days earlier. A neigbor said he was last saw Kamau on Tuesday.
According to Mr. Koinange who is the family contact, Mr. Kamau did not have any known health conditions although the Police did say he had a recent doctor’s visit after he complained of chest pains. The doctor is said to have advised him to undergo a stress test. It is not known whether he undertook the test at this point. Initial causes of death according to the Police point to a heart attack.
According to those who knew Kamau, he was a very jovial man who always carried around with him a beaming smile. Most of them recall working with him at Texas Instruments and how warm of a person he was. Others recall him attending almost every function they attended and the most recent one being Mr Muniu Gatere’s funeral arrangement proceedings. He gave with a generous heart and will be missed among many friends across Dallas as well as those who knew him from other states. “If Kamau has gone, then anyone can go. This is not happening and this is the saddest thing ever”, said Wangari, a lady who remembers Kamau at Mr Muniu’s gathering. “I did not know that the next death announcement I would hear would be his”, she added. “He was a really a good man with a big smile”
A Memorial Service and a fundraiser was held at UPENDO BAPTIST CHURCH on Sunday, September 27 2009 at 3:00PM. Upendo Baptist Church is located on 916 N Jupiter Rd, Garland, TX 75042.
Details of the Memorial Service: http://www.jambonewspot.com/Gardson_Kamau_Memorial.htm
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