Iconic lyricist and journalist, Juwie's last wish

Today, the Malaysian showbiz mourn the passing of Juwie, 62 who died after suffering from chronic prostate cancer at the UKM Medical Centre in Cheras on Friday at 10.30pm.

Media friends came in full force to pay their final tribute to Juwie as his remains was buried at the Selayang Baru Muslim Cemetery in Selangor on Saturday at 10.30am.

Among those who present were mStar entertainment portal editor, Nizam Abdullah, URTV editor, Huzaini Kamaludin and veteran reporter, Nor Bahyah Mahmood.

For many, Juwie’s demise is a huge loss to the entertainment scene.

“When he was alive, Juwie has requested that he would prefer to go peacefully -- no obituaries or personal eulogies written about him” said Nizam, who met Juwie after he started working at Utusan Malaysia.

“Juwie was a humble person, so I totally understand why he wanted this. He also said that he wished to meet his Creator in the purest condition. He only hoped for his friends’ best wishes and prayers,” Nizam added.

Huzaini or popularly known as Huzz, who was a close friend of Juwie, said the loss is greatly felt.

“We started our career in journalism at Utusan publication around the same time. He was a nice person and willing to share his knowledge with his peers. He was my good friend and mentor. Juwie is irreplaceable,” said a distraught Huzz.

For Nor Bahyah, who is fondly known as Kak Bam, Juwie is best remembered as modest and generous.

“He was extremely close to me. He was a down-to-earth and generous person,” said Kak Bam, when met at the Selayang Baru Muslim Cemetery today.

“He was a caring friend and would constantly care for my well-being. He was also caring towards all his friends. He was very generous. That was one of his traits that his friends admired,” recalled Kak Bam, whose friendship with Juwie spanned over two decades.

Apart from his peers, arts practitioners including composer-musician Datuk Ahmad Nawab, singer-actress Erra Fazira, film-stage actress Umie Aida and Datin Ziela Jalil were also present to pay their last respects to Juwie.

Juwie was survived by his sibling.