A Salute to the Brave
Guo Baoshan
(China Daily)
Updated: 2010-01-18 08:00
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I need to bring our goodwill messages to the Chinese peacekeeping troops in Haiti.
His laughter was his signature. "He said he was the most charming man in our bureau," said Li Zhuqun, a colleague who had worked with Guo for the past 12 years.
Although with grizzled hair, Guo was very swift in talk and action. He had devoted 30 years to the country's police liaison work and peacekeeping mission.
However, Guo was also a very caring father and husband. "Before he left Beijing for Haiti on Jan 10, he had finished almost all family chores for me. He even clipped our pet dog's nails," Guo's wife said when the ministry sent officers to see and comfort her on Jan 14.
At the age of 60, Guo would have retired soon, but he said he had to continue working hard until the last minute.
"It was really a pleasure to work with him," said Li Guoru, an officer with the ministry's international cooperation bureau.
"He always tried to do work by himself, rarely bothering others."
