[From the Guardian:]
I have just heard the very sad news of the passing of your dearly-loved
father. This is a great loss to the Baha'i Community in that land and
indeed to the Baha'i world. His exemplary devotion, his indefatigable
efforts, his shining faith, his unswerving fidelity, his zeal, his
magnificent achievements, in both the administrative and teaching spheres
of Baha'i activity have enriched the annals of the Cause of Baha'u'llah. I
personally greatly loved and admired him. The Beloved, I assure you, was
pleased with him, and will now bless his soul in the Great Beyond. I will
pray for him from the depths of my heart. (Letter addressed to the
daughters of Mr. N.R. Vakil).