Bro Oko , Thanks for bringing to light the history of Okan and his football ca rear which he always talked about. Okan was a man of the people and this was evident at his funeral. Despite the heavy rains , people from all cone rs of the globe turned up to pay their respects. We will miss him dearly. May his soul rest in perfect peace .Our condelence to Alhaji Nyang and the entire Starlight old boys who were all present wearing the Starlight vest.
Chi Jamma , 

--- On Fri, 10/3/08, oko drammeh <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> From: oko drammeh <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Re: OBITUARY ANNOUNCEMENT OKAN SAWYER COMMONLY KNOWN AS WALL
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Date: Friday, October 3, 2008, 1:13 PM
> My condolences to the Sawyer family. 
> Okan was a great guy. We played together when Banjul was
> three mini youth teams of what would became a new generation
> of soccer styles, skills and techniques of what modern
> soccer was all about. And that was Young Masco (Inspired by
> The Newly formed Real ), Santos (Inspired by Phantoms and
> Augustinians of Half-die relatives and Starlight (inspired
> by Arrance F.C later named Adonis.
> 
> I went together with all the Star light boy (Young Arrance)
> to Kamal Milky to buy the first light blue and dark blue
> mixed coloured short sleeves vests. 
> 
> Okan was number 5, midfield for Starlight  DAGASEH.
> 
>  I was goal keeper for Brazi- Half Die. All these teams
> started around this time, also the stars to because the
> phenomenal starlight.
> 
> STARLIGHT TEAM:
> Tony Joiner, Libas Jobe, Ban Njoko, Belaye Prom, Alhagi
> Nyan, Fansu Janneh, Laku-Boy Toe, Tijan Sanyang- Mbaga,
> Modou Jatta (santos), Assan Sarr (Charlie boy), Ebou Sanneh
> (doleh). Soldier Town Boys
> 
> SANTOS: Oko Drammeh (goalkeeper), Sol Cham, Nding, Bala
> Jahumpa, Sagu Tipa, Late Falladu Secka, Alieu Kus Kus, Papa
> Lity (Raymond Kopa), etc, etc, The Half Die Boys.
> 
> MASCO TEAM : Assan Sarr (hanson), MB Faye, Peggy Joof,
> Mustapha Ceesay ( Yekal),  Mass Njie, Late Ndongo
>  Cham, etc, etc The Sam Jack Terrace Boys.
> 
> Okan kicked back-kicked my mouth while I was trying to
> scramble for the ground ball and my younger was crying
> behind the post.
> He always shout at me in Public about this joke.
> 
> He was my guy, funny, cool, crazy and generous and the list
> goes on !.
> 
> He lived good, short life but full of adventure.
> 
> May god bless him
> 
> Oko Drammeh\Gordan Banks
> 
> --- On Fri, 10/3/08, Tejan Nyang <[log in to unmask]>
> wrote:
> From: Tejan Nyang <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: OBITUARY ANNOUNCEMENT OKAN SAWYER COMMONLY KNOWN
> AS WALL
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Date: Friday, October 3, 2008, 2:39 AM
> 
> Folks ,
> Regret to announce the death of our dear friend and comrade
> Okan Sawyer who
> passed away last Sunday and will be laid to rest this
> evening .Okan was a good
> friend of 
>  a number of people and he will be missed dearly.We will
> miss him at
> our saturday lunch get together at Hanks house. Our
> condolence to his family and
> members of Starlight football club .
> Chi Jamma .
> 
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