Lam Chuol Jock (son)
It’s with great sadness to announce the untimely departure of our father, Maj. Gen. James Biel Jok Nhial. Our hero and South Sudan’s hero Father Maj. Gen. James Biel Jok Nhial has joined the Lord and the angels in heaven on the 6th January ,2021 around 8PM East Africa time at Karen Hospital in Nairobi-Kenya.
Gen. Jok is a loving father, husband, brother, and national figure who participated and devoted his entire life and energy for the Liberation Struggles and for independence of the Republic of South Sudan. The revolution he and his colleagues started on May 16th, 1983 in Bor led to the ultimate achievement of our independence on July 9th, 2011.
Mr. Jok was a highly disciplined officer with great moral compass and integrity. His friends and colleagues know him for his high moral values, integrity and love for his family, relatives, and all South Sudanese. Gen. Jok devoted his life for the highest calling of humanity, call to serve his family, community and the country at large.
Gen. Jok has been battling number of health ailments for approximately four months. Father fight a good fight & has joined the Lord!
We, the family members of Late Gen. Jok, are humbled and grateful for the overwhelming love and support that we have received from the public, friends, relatives, and colleagues of Gen. Jok.
We thank each and everyone who have taken his/her precious time to consult & pray for our grieving family!
Thank you for being with us every step of the way! May our father’s precious soul rest in eternity until we meet him again!