German national dies

On Thursday, Aug. 3, 1995, Guenther Fust, a German national, aged 85 years, passed away peacefully in his home on Pulau Kaliage Besar in the Thousand Islands. Fust had been an invalid, after a series of strokes over the past five years.

Mr. Fust came to Indonesia in the early 1950s to head Hoechst Pharmaceuticals. Since his retirement in the mid 1960s, he has lived permanently on Pulau Kaliage Besar. In this period, he made continual contributions towards the medical care of the people of Pulau Kelapa and also donated to the building of the main mosque on that island.

In recognition of his assistance to the Jakarta Offshore Sailing Club (JOSC), Fust was made an Honorary Life Member of JOSC. Each year, the JOSC holds a sailing race from Tanjung Priok to Kaliage. As a result, Kaliage has been a favored destination of yachtsmen worldwide.

Mr. Fust was noted for his hospitality. Senior members of the Indonesian government, such as the late Adam Malik, former Vice President, were regular visitors to Kaliage. As Fust was a beneficial owner of Kaliage, many Jakarta residents, both Indonesian and expatriates, built weekend bungalows there.

It was Fust's final wish that Kaliage remain unchanged, with rental proceeds used to benefit the people of nearby Kelapa and to protect the marine environment of the Thousand Islands. To implement this end, Fust founded a Yayasan. Also, as was well known, he wished to be buried on Kaliage. Regrettably, the latter did not happen and he was buried on Kelapa in the public cemetery.

He is survived by his elder sister Elizabeth Brendel-Fust of Ploen, Germany, and her children; and many friends in the Thousand Islands, Jakarta and worldwide.

T.C. SCOTT

Jakarta