Heartfelt sympathy to the Colley family. Pa Dixon was indeed a journalist and gentleman of the highest order. We will surely miss him. Harona and Fatu. >From: RENBERG ANNIKA <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list ><[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Mr Dixon Colley >Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2001 02:39:58 +0100 > >Indeed sad news! > >I had the privilege of meeting with Mr Dixon Colley first time in 1987 but >already since in the beginning of the 80's I enjoyed reading his newspaper >"The Nation" and throughout the years I collected as many issues I could >lay hands on. To me Mr Colley personified the true journalism and always >kept his integrity and pride. > >Many are the young journalists who got their first taste and knowledge of >the work in his office at Tobacco Road and I have also spent hours there >enjoying his wisdom and good advice. > >In 1993 Mr Colley also participated as a special adviser at the founding >meeting of Boka Loho Organisation of The Gambia and even published the news >in one of his very last issues of The Nation. Even due his body became very >fragile during the last years, his mind was still OK and until the end he >was well aware of both development and constraints of the organisation that >both Mr and Mrs Colley always took a great interest in. > >Mr Colley and his newspaper has had a great impact on the Gambian society >and contributed sincerely to the development of The Gambia. May his soul >rest in eternal peace. > >I will certainly miss him and I know that it is a feeling I share with my >husband, Dumo Sarho. > >Annika Renberg >(Sweden) > > >---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > >To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L >Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html >You may also send subscription requests to >[log in to unmask] >if you have problems accessing the web interface and remember to write your >full name and e-mail address. >---------------------------------------------------------------------------- _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html You may also send subscription requests to [log in to unmask] if you have problems accessing the web interface and remember to write your full name and e-mail address. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------