In honor of Dr. Sauveur Mahotiere: Celebration of life

Hey Queens and Kings! Today is my father, Dr. Sauveur Mahotiere’s birthday. Today he would have been 85. When I think of my father’s life, I can’t help but feel immensely proud of all that he accomplished. My father was a professor at Fort Valley State University in Georgia but he also taught high school students in Brooklyn. Something that I did not know but I later found out was that he taught Agriculture in several African countries. That is how he met my mother. She was one of his students. My father loved my mother dearly and I think it was because of how smart she was. To think that my father did so much to help educate people all over the world, I cannot help but acknowledge that same passion to help others is inside of me. When my father passed away I was 18 months old. My father only celebrated his life with me physically on earth one time. As I grow older, I become more aware of what I am capable of because I am his last child and daughter. However, the trauma I experienced as a result of the death of my parents has hindered my growth tremendously. I constantly find myself fighting between my intellectual and intelligent genetic abilities and my trauma. Although I am aware at what I am capable of because of my father, trauma can effect the mind and body. I’ve been studying chakra energy for the sole purpose of healing parts of myself. Tapping into the positive traits that I have requires me to unlearn whatever trauma based pattern I developed as a child with the absence of my father. I highly doubt my father and mother wanted me to feel abandoned but it was inevitable after their death. I was so young and I wasn’t aware about a lot of things. Now that I am older, I am working on myself. Honoring my father and all his accomplishments has been a great source of healing for me. Sometimes I get emotional when I think about him and the love he had for me and so many other people. Then I remember how grateful I am to be his child and last daughter because having him as a father is truly an honor. For the rest of the month I will continue to honor and celebrate his life. I love you dad. Thank you for being who you are, loving me, my brothers and loving my mother! You will never be forgotten and you are truly missed! God bless your soul.

Love always,

Malon Mahotiere