Tributes

dealt with my sites in East Legon and I noticed something different about him. Where Ghanaians can delay and be ingenuine, Appiah continued to show his integrity and reliability Slowly I began pushing all electrical jobs across my sites to him and he became my company, Latchview Ventures', only electrician. I could call Appiah after hours in a crisis and he would ALWAYS show up and deliver

As I started sending him around to do jobs for me, he became a very good friend of my wife. They became such good friends that I called him 'Akonta' meaning 'brother in-law' in our local dialect. My wife always used to say, “I don't know what it is but he just attracts people to him.” uprightly enter into peace. They find rest astheylieindeath.”Isaiah57:1-2

The day I knew Akonta became a brother and for that matter - family , was when of all the people Akonta knew in the UK, he chose our home for his lovely daughter Selina to stay in for a holiday to the UK.

It was challenging for my wife and I to hear of his back and forth from Ghana to the US for his health. On our last visit to him, he seemed to be recovering - only for us to hear he had gone back to the US for further help.

Akonta has joined a few in the Latchview Ventures' “employee hall of fame” for all that he offered to us.

As Morrie Schwartz says, “death ends a life, not a relationship.” Akonta, I thank you for the friendship you gave me and I just wish that we had stopped work for one moment, to at least take a picture together which is a lesson I have learnt.

Akonta dayie, Akonta da yie.

From the Boakye-Boateng family.

I was in shock when I heard of the death of Mr Appiah, affectionately called Joe Appiah.

It has been very hard for me to write this tribute. A God-fearing, selfless, loving friend and brother, whose generosity knows no bounds I had known Joe Appiah for more than 15 years. When I returned from Switzerland, I bought some home used generators to sell so looking for a buyer, I went to the old office of Anointing to see the way forward since they deal in generators, it was there that I met Mr Appiah and I got to know that he also deals in sales and repair of generators. He has his office at Kokomlemle by the name Benivan. After some time, I got a place at Adabraka and opened my office (Millsben Ghana Ltd.). As a result of that we saw each other often and we became good friends.

We advised each other on several issues. He told me he would be travelling to the US for a medical checkup so he brought some of his generators to my end to sell for him. On that note, after he left I communicated with him and his daughter Madam Selina from time to time. It was not long after Madam Selina brought a buyer to buy the last machine that I heard of his demise.

Death has robbed me of a brother and a friend who can never be replaced. I pray that the good Lord who knows the hearts of men, will be merciful to you in a greater measure than you have given to mankind while you lived. May the good Lord admit you to His eternal joy through Jesus Christ our Lord and redeemer.

Farewell! Damirifa due! Yaa wo ojogbaa ye hejo le mli!

TRIBUTE BY MR. MILLS

“The righteous perish and no one takes it at heart, the devout are taken away and no one understands, those who walk