K.B,
Please extend our condolences to the Manneh Kunda family and all friends. May his soul rest in perfect peace.

Chi Jamma ,
Bro, Sheikh T

Kebba S Ceesay wrote:

> It is much regrettable to announce the death of a dear friend and
> brother, MOMODOU M.MANNEH.This sad event took place on
> Monday,July,30th,2001. Momodou was born and raised in Manneh Kunda at
> Salekene in Central Baddibu. He went to Salekene Primary School and later
> Armitage High School. After his high school career, Momodou worked at the
> Income Tax Department for a number of years together with Yajama
> Samba(wife of late Saul Samba) and others. He came to the United States
> in the early 1970s with the help of his oldest cousin Dr.Momodou
> M.S.K.Manneh(former minister of Economic Planning in the Jawara
> Administration).Momodou(the deceased) did his high school at Salisbury
> High School at Salisbury in Connecticut and later moved to Voorhees
> College in South Carolina and subsequently Nashville in Tennessee where
> he lived briefly before he joined his older cousin, Momodou G Manneh in
> Houston, Texas.
>
> Back home in the Gambia, Momodou(the deceased) used to live with his
> oldest sister at Albion Place. He was a member of the then Hellions Youth
> Club,which had as its patron,James Gomez(former mayor of Banjul).
> Momodou, as I write this obituary lays and await decision by the Houston
> Gambian community whether to fly his body to the Gambia to avail his
> familly and loved ones the opportunity to say good-bye or to burry him in
> Houston and therefore deny his familly the opportunity mentioned above.
> The situation is such because the community at Houston cannot pay the
> bill to fly the body to the Gambia. In light of the foregoing, I wish to
> appeal to all Gambians every where to assist the folks at Houston to
> enable them make the right decision by donating what one can afford. This
> donations can be sent to: MOMODOU MANNEH,BANK ACCT#0132423,UNITY NATIONAL
> BANK.2602 BLODGETT,HOUSTON,TX.77004.Momodou is survived by a son (SAUL
> MANNEH) whom he named after the late Saul Samba because of his close
> friendship with Yajama Samba at the time they were both working at the
> Income Tax Department. Unfortunately Momodou has never set eye on his son
> nor has the latter set eye on his father.It should be noted that when
> Saul Manneh was brought into this world, his father,(the deceased) had
> already left the Gambia and was going to school in Connecticut. Folks,
> should we all not come together and help our friends at Houston to fly
> this deceased's body back to the Gambia to atleast avail Saul Manneh the
> only chance to physically see and feel his father and pay his last
> respect to him before he may be laid to rest.
>
> I thank all of you in anticipation for your generous donations. May Allah
> The Almighty reward all of you. AMEN.
>
> KEBBA S CEESAY.
>
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