In Memory of My Fellow Practitioner Kang Ruizhu (Photo)

I first heard of Ruizhu from my elder sister. At that time I was told that she distributed many truth-clarification materials, articles from Falun Gong websites and Teacher Li's new articles.

The first time I met her was in a vegetable wholesale market in the middle of September 2002. She looked dignified, upright and compassionate. In our simple conversation, she showed her steadfastness as a veteran practitioner. Listening to her talk in a sincere and forthright tone, I deeply felt her determination and maturity as a practitioner.

I was sure that amidst the evildoers’ persecution against Falun Dafa, she would step forward to tell people the facts, expose the defamation against Falun Dafa, and help stop people being poisoned by the Jiang regime's lies.

In mid-November, as I read the report on a Falun Gong website about Kang Ruizhu's death as a result of the police torture [See http://www.clearharmony.net/articles/200211/8179.html], I felt deeply grieved. The short talk we had became our unexpected farewell.

Appendix: Kang Ruizhu's Biography:

Kang Ruizhu, female, from Xisuzhuang Village, Huishe Town, Pingshan County, Hebei Province
Date of Birth: August 1951
·Studied in the village primary school from 1959 - 1965
·Studied in Xihuishe middle school from 1965 - 1967
·Studied in Xihuishe high school from 1967 - 1969
·Farmer from 1969 - 1974
·Worked at the First Hardware Plant in Pingshan County from
1974 - 1976
·Worked at the Chemical Fertiliser Plant in Pingshan County
from 1976 - 2000
·Went to Beijing to appeal and was illegally detained by
police in February 2000, later fired for practising Falun
Gong and left home to avoid further persecution
·Arrested while distributing truth-clarification materials
in May 2000, illegally sentenced to a forced labour camp,
but was refused by the Shijiazhuang Forced Labour Camp
·Tortured to death by the police in Pingshan County on
October 27, 2002

http://www.clearwisdom.net/emh/articles/2003/1/23/31227.html