A loving husband and father.<br /><br />A bridge builder between Parliament and people.<br /><br />A poet and a fan of West Indies Cricket.<br /><br />An Independent Senator who helped preserve the dignity of the Parliament.<br /><br />A champion of East Indian culture.<br /><br />That was how Deoroop Teemal was remembered by his family and the dignitaries who attended his funeral on Wednesday.<br /><br />Juhel Browne reports.<br />