1. TRIBUTE FOR THE LATE TORGBE STEPHINE KWASI AMOAH BY GRAND CHILDERN
“You shotan arrowintothe air,it fell toearth,andyou knew notwhere;forso swiftlyitflew,thatsight
couldnot followitinitsflight.
You breathedasong intothe air, itfell to earth,and you knew notwhere;forwhohas sightso keenand
strong,that it can followthe flight.
Sixtyandmore yearslater,in an oakyou foundthe arrowsstill unbroken;and the songsfresh from
beginningtoend.
You foundyoursoul alive inthe heartof yourgrand and greatgrand children.Thoughthe call toduty on
the otherside of the worlddeprivedyoufromactive participationinthe Celebrationof LIFE,youcannot
but admire yourbattalionof grand solders.”(HENRYWADSWORTH:1807-1882)
Torgbe Amoahas we usuallycall ourgrand fatherwas a geniusfromouterspace.We adored himso
much that hisvisittotownputs everychildonalerttocatch a glimpse of the face behindthe very
prominentname.We cherishedandenjoyedthe prideof being hisgrandchildreneverywhere we went.
His presence and hardwork gave us the descendantsanunqualifiedprivilege intown andaroundthe
world.
To thisand the life youhave givenusthroughour parents,GRANDPA we salute youandmay the sun not
be lightto yourpath inthe dayany more.
Andmay younot seekthe moonat nightto be seen.
May yourgenerationextendtothe endof time.
Andmay youfindgoodrest inthe bosomof yourcreator.
We love youandmay youremaininour conscience forever.
We yourGrand childrenmake a solemnpledge tocontinue yourgooddeedsof peace,loveand hard
workin our variouscommunities.
Long live Torgbe Amoah.
Long live the HiamaKingdom.
Long live the AnyinamandTodome unity.
Long live the descendantsof the Amoahempire worldover.
TORGBE AMOAH!
TORGBE AMOAH!
TORGBE AMOAH! REST IN PERFECT PEACE