BOAKYE FIE
It is with a heavy heart that I must say a beautiful soul has left to join her Ancestors. My beloved Granddaughter Yaa Yaa Maria Aboagyewa Boakyewa Hunt-Thomas departed this life December 29, 2019 while on vacation in Accra, Ghana. Below is an excerpt from the memorial page for Her on facebook.
In loving memory of our beloved Yaayaa, you are invited to share your condolences and remembrance on this memorial page, created on behalf of her family. Yaayaa-Maria Aboagyewa Boakyewa-Hunt/Okomfo Yaa Nyo Memorial Page
Join us as we celebrate her life.
Funeral services for Yaayaa Maria Hunt- Thomas will be on February 5, 2020 at
JB Jenkins Funeral Home
7474 Landover Rd
Hyattsville, MD 20785
Viewing 9:30-10:30 a.m.
Service 10:30 - 11:30 a.m.
Internment immediately after the service
Lincoln Cemetery
4001 Suitland Rd
Hillcrest Heights, MD 20746
Repast - 2pm-4pm
Adinkra Arts Gallery - 3808 34th St, Mt. Rainer, MD 20712
Condolence cards may be sent to the following address:
Michelle Hunt (Nana Efua Badu)
8608 Girard St Hyattsville, MD 20785
Your support is requested to assist with preparations for the home-going services for Yaayaa-Maria Hunt Thomas (Okomfo Yaa Nyo).
For electronic donations, please send via CashApp to $MichelleEfuaBadu - https://cash.app/$MichelleEfuaBadu
Please consider contributing to this meal train for the family of Yaayaa Maria Hunt- Thomas: www.mealtrain.com/trains/e9oqn2
Your contributions are greatly appreciated.
Obo Kwesi says: "Faith is a talisman. Truth is a talisman. Work brings rewards. Say your prayers with faith then get up and work for what you pray for."
NYAME NNWU NA MAWU
“God never dies, therefore I cannot die”
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The Dinizulu Center for African Culture and Research at Aims of Modzawe, Inc., a non-profit tax-exempt organization, located in the heart of Jamaica, New York, was founded by Nana Yao Opare Dinizulu and Alice Dinizulu, in 1969. For decades it has offered various programs for youth and adults which emphasize instilling a sense of value, pride and purpose through the recognition, development and practice of ones own culture. The center was for thirty years home of the Dinizulu Dancers, Drummers and Singers and The African Diaspora Children’s Museum.
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Thank you for your past and continued support.
Aims of Modzawe Board of Trustees.
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