Ebou was a good man. May his soul rest in peace.
Sait
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> A very big part of me was also buried at Old Jeshwang today.
>
> Prince
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Cherno Marjo Bah" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Monday, February 06, 2006 7:50 PM
> Subject: Comrade Sillah Laid to Rest
>
>
> Comrade Sillah Laid to Rest
> Monday 6th February 2006
>
> By Pa Modou Faal
>
> Hundreds of mourners yesterday afternoon gathered at the Old Jeshwang
> cemetery to pay last respects to Ebou Madi Sillah, commonly known as
Comrade
> Sillah, as he was laid to rest.
>
> Speaking in an interview with The Point yesterday at the late Sillah's
> family residence in Latrikunda German, Sulayman Sillah, a brother to the
> deceased, said that his death is a great loss to both their family and The
> Gambia.
>
> He noted that Comrade Sillah, through his art work, immensely contributed
to
> the socio-economic development of the nation.
>
> He further said the late Comrade Sillah was born in 1946 at Orange Street
in
> Banjul, adding that he attended Muhammadan Primary School in Banjul before
> proceeding to Crab Island Junior Secondary School.
>
> For his part, Abdul Aziz Wilan, a renowned Gambian artist, described the
> late Comrade Sillah as a motivating and driving force for young artists in
> the field of creativity.
>
> He stated that the demise of Comrade Sillah, who was an asset to The
Gambia,
> is a big loss to the country. "We the Gambian art promoters will surely
miss
> him as an adviser," Wilan said.
>
> Babucarr Gaye, a veteran broadcaster and a friend to the late comrade
> Sillah, said Sillah started showcasing his artistic prowess at a tender
age
> by drawing pictures on the streets of Banjul before he went to Dakar to
> pursue a university education. He said he later proceeded to study in
Ghana
> in the days of the late President Kwame Nkrumah.
>
> Mr Gaye said Comrade Sillah won several awards both locally and
> internationally, adding that he was also a National Arts Award Winner.
>
> He called on the young to emulate the late Comrade Sillah and make good
use
> of his works.
>
> The Secretary of State for Tourism and Culture, Susan Waffa-Ogoo, was
among
> mourners at the family residence of the late Comrade Sillah.
>
> It would be recalled that Comrade Sillah's major art work include the
> public statues around the Greater Banjul area, at the
Brufut-Bijilo-Coastal
> Road Roundabout, at Stink-Corner, at the Bakau-Mile 7 Junction, and inside
> the Youth Monument at Westfield junction among others.
>
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