Obituary

Obituary

Marcel Beding, a senior journalist and former Indonesian
Democratic Party (PDI) member of the House of Representatives
died yesterday evening. He was 63.

He died at St. Carolus hospital, Central Jakarta, one day
after falling unconscious at his residence. He is survived by his
wife, three daughters and two sons.

"He has suffered from acute diabetes for a long time and also
suffered kidney problems since September," his son Anto said
yesterday.

Anto said his family had not decided when the Catholic Marcel
would be buried because they were still waiting for relatives to
arrive from Flores, East Nusa Tenggara.

Marcel served as a legislator from 1987 to 1997 and was one of
the few outspoken House members of his time. He was an ardently
strong supporter of Megawati Sukarnoputri, the ousted PDI
chairwoman.

Marcel worked for the Kompas daily from 1965 until 1994. He
was particularly known for his in-depth analyses on foreign
affairs. (prb)