Please forgive me for your indulgence again. But the family requested for me to post the updated (formal) announcement and contact info...
Mrs. Alaba Thomas and Mr. Daniel Njie regret to inform the public of the
death of their son, FRNCIS DEGAULLE NJIE. This sad event occurred on
Sunday, May 22nd, 2005 in Jersey City, NJ.
Funeral arrangements are as follows:
The remains of the deceased shall be sent back to The Gambia for burial.
Funeral Services will be held at the Holy Spirit Catholic Church (Campama)
in Banjul on Monday, June 6th.
A viewing of the body will occur in New Jersey on Saturday, May 28th from
2:00 - 6:00 PM at:
ALVAREZ-MARSHELLO FUNERAL HOME
235 EGE AVENUE (Off West Side Avenue)
JERSEY CITY, NJ 07304
Tel: (201) 434-2615
To help defray the cost of funeral expenses, a Trust Fund has been
established and anyone wishing to contribute financially can do so as
follows:
TRUST FUND INFO:
Routing Number: 031207607
Account Number: 8028560719
Account Holder Name: Cynthia Riley (Aunt of Deceased)
For: The Late Francis Degaulle Njie
Alternatively, checks can be mailed to:
Mrs. Cynthia Riley
338 Ege Avenue
Jersey City, NJ 07304
Please include your name, address and email information so that the family
knows whom to thank.
For more information, please call (201) 985-1553.
>From: abdoukarim sanneh <
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>To:
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>Date: Wed, 25 May 2005 10:26:59 -0700
>
>It is very sad news indeed May his soul rest in peace. It is sad to lost such a young talent.
>
>saloum bajo <
[log in to unmask]> wrote:My sincere condolence to the Njie family. Francis was
>my senior in SAHS. I admired him greatly and indeed he
>was a huge insipiration to all of us (science
>students) at SAHS. I can recalled when the GCE
>results came out how the late Principal Sam Njie
had
>to stop all the classes in order to announce Francis's
>phenomenal results. My wife also spent many summers
>at BB's house in fajara when Francis was living there.
>May his soul rest in perfect peace(Amen). Degaulle
>you will be surely missed by all.
>
>Saloum!
>--- Malanding Jaiteh wrote:
>
> > Latjor and others,
> > May Francis Rest in Perfect Peace. He was indeed a
> > very active
> > participant in getting GambiaNet news portal up and
> > running. Although I
> > never met him in person, I remember him to be a very
> > fine gentleman.
> >
> > Malanding
> >
> >
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> >
> > > Yes Momodou, the very same one.... ndeysaan!
> > >
> > > I do think that was a time
when having gambian
> > papers onlline was way
> > > ahead of its time. While I await more credible
> > voices to give an
> > > obituary and tribute to this brother, I wish to
> > just give a tad bit
> > > more details on the 'Dem si Yalla si" as I've been
> > getting several
> > > inquiries in private.
> > >
> > > Francis Degaulle Njie was 32 yrs old. A graduate
> > of St. Augustine's
> > > High School who went on to Gambia High Sixth form.
> > A brilliant chap
> > > who broke the GCE records in sciences. here in
> > USA, attended
> > > Massachusettes Institute of Technology (MIT -
> > Boston) and had a bright
> > > future ahead of him. He was above all else a
> > source of inspiration
for
> > > many Gambians, old an young, for his incredible
> > feats. Took ill and
> > > was battling cancer these past few years.
> > >
> > > His lasting legacy ought to be that he showed us
> > of our potential...
> > > of our possibilities... That human intelligence
> > and its capacity to
> > > acheive is not beyond the grasp of Gambians!
> > >
> > > May he rest in eternal peace.
> > >
> > > latjor
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > >From: Momodou Camara
> >
> > > >Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing
> > list
> > >
> > > >To:
[log in to unmask]> > > >Subject: Re: Funeral
arrangements/trust fund for
> > FRANCIS DEGAULLE NJIE
> > > >Date: Tue, 24 May 2005 12:33:00 -0500
> > > >
> > > >May his soul rest in peace.
> > > >
> > > >Latjor, is it the same Francis Njie who was here
> > on Gambia-L some
> > > years ago
> > > >when we tried to have Gambian newspapers online?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >Momodou Camara
> > > >
> > > >On Tue, 24 May 2005 16:29:37 +0000, africa fest
> >
> > > >wrote:
> > > >
> > > > >> class=RTE>> > >size=2> Greetings, I was asked to
> > forward the message
> > > >below on funeral arrangements for Francis
> > Degaulle Njie. A trust
fund has
> > > >been set up in his aunt's name to help with
> > funeral costs.
> > > > >
>Thanks,
>
> > > > >
>Latjor
>
> > > > >
>+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>
> > > > >
>Hello Latjor,
>
> > > > >
>I got your email address from Bella Renner
> > (Texas)..., as such I
> > >
>
> > > > >
>would be most appreciative if you can post
> > the following
> > > informtion on
> > > >your
>
> > > > >
>website regarding a fund that has been setup
> > to assist with funeral
> > > >expenses
>
> > > > >
>for my late friend, Francis Degaulle Njie.
> >
Please feel free to
> > > >distribute
>
> > > > >
>this information to as many Gambians as
> > possible using any form of
> > > >media you
>
> > > > >
>have available.
>
> > > > >
>Francis Degaulle Njie passed-away on Sunday,
> > May 22nd. A Trust
> > > account
> > > >has
>
> > > > >
>been established to assist with funeral
> > expenses as listed
> > > below:
>
> > > > >
>Bank Name: PNC Bank
>
> > > > >
>Routing Number: 031207607
>
> > > > >
>Account Number: 8028560719
>
> > > > >
>Account Holder Name: Mrs Cynthia Riley
> > (Aunt)
>
>
> > > >
>For: The Late Francis Degualle Njie
>
> > > > >
>Please ask that donors include their Name,
> > Address, email info.
> > > etc so
> > > >that
>
> > > > >
>we know who to thank.
>
> > > > >
>A viewing is currently being planned for
> > this Saturday, May 28th in
> > > >Jersey
>
> > > > >
>City, NJ. I will send you the full details
> > to post on your site
> > > as soon
> > > >as
>
> > > > >
>plans are finalized.
>
> > > > >
>Again, many thanks in advance for all your
> > assistance.
>
> > > > >
>-Edward Lloyd-Evans (Eddie)
>
> > > >
>
>
>
>
>
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> >
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