>From: Oko Drammeh <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list              <[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Re: Josephine Touray of the Danish Womens Handball              Team/Complimentary >Date: Wed, 11 Aug 2004 18:53:03 +0200 > >" If you are born in a Nest you will have to fly some day " >(Ole People saying) >by >Oko drammeh > >The Teacher,the Le >The grandfather of Josephine was Teacher Mike Touray,the former Head >Master of St.Augustine's junior secondary.This was a school that the >church assiged to him to run for the community at lsrge.He was the >best >in maths in the Gambia at one time and had the best handwriting on >paper >and blackboard.He  was an education consultant and ran many after >school >study and work groups.He was blackAfrica intellect of the ordinary >people of the Church and to the missionarie in Face of the Roman >Chatolic Fathers. He had high self esteem and no complex while the >Fathers went on to put other semi-Africans in good business >situations. >Teacher > >Sporting Hero >He was a Footballer, a winger who in The soccer history of the >Gambia >can only be compared to the likes of Biri,Aziz Coker and Eku >Fobes.Only >a full profile of Teacher can reveal his greatness in sports.The >family >has a sporting history. Josephine is blessed. > >Flashback!!! >The late Pa Edu ( Eward Touray,younger brother of Joe Touray) was >the >pride of Hagan street in youth soccer with Ole'man Owens and Pa >Segan >,Yuku, John Njie Monte and Leon Prom they played both for >St.Augustines >junior secondary Young Lions, Hamilton Vous, and the senior Brigette >Vous Team of Baby Rene and Taf Landa The Young one Peter Touray was >a >soccer played with Santos Banjul and at Saints .Joe Touray was not >easy >he was n all rounded .He ran 880 yards for Saints, relay 4x400.He >also >did 440 hurdles and very tempremental and hot tempered.He was a;lso >a >footballer and played for Saint Agustines for both the junior team >and >later at form with little extra height he played for Atomic young >Auustines. Joe is my brothr who spent most of his time at 14,Hagan >street. Later they moved opposite to 70 HAgan street (at Mr >Blain's). It >is good and pleasant to her this progression,which is Naturality. He >wrote letters for many local people who cannot read or write and >also >register every one in his book for reference.People used to flock in >his >house for all purose,from being a berber shop to a palm wine secret >corner. > >With his short trousers and a right shoulder hanging with brown >leather >shoes and a folded sleeve shirt and a box with his reading glasses >on >his top pocket. I can see him at work in the community in my >immagination. He lives in me. > >I wish Josephine Touray and team a lot of success and a gold medal >at >the Olympic 2004 in Athen, Greece > >Blesseth Love >Oko Drammeh >Hagan Street Youth Division. >Soto Koto > >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >To Search in the Gambia-L archives, go to: >http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/CGI/wa.exe?S1=gambia-l >To contact the List Management, please send an e-mail to: >[log in to unmask] > >To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the >Gambia-L Web interface >at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html > >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~