SHOP THIS CHRISTMAS IN HONOR OF 2 SIERRA LEONE ICONS THAT RECENTLY PASSED, RIP

[Kwame Fitzjohn]

Greetings, 

You may have heard from social media reports of the passing of my mother, Rev M. Alice Fitzjohn, three weeks ago. Since then another wonderful soul, John Bankole Jones, Esq. has also sadly transitioned. 

To the memory of the talented and articulate John, a worthy item to obtain this Season for keepsake or to give as a gift are his memoirs, "A Mother's Dilemma: An English Mother. An African Father …" - a fascinating read (PLEASE SEE EMAIL IMMEDIATELY BELOW).

In addition, in honor of my mother, a portion of the proceeds from my sister's Christmas Open House TOMORROW will go to further Sierra Leone girls' education (KINDLY REVIEW OTHER EMAIL BELOW AND ATTACHMENT, AS WELL). My message here is a reminder, too, to the mass online advertising my sister has engaged in for her event - pardon the cross-posting.

Please patronize your own.

May the souls of the faithful departed, thru the mercy of God, rest in peace.

With you always,

Kwame

From: Ade.Daramy
Sent: 11 September 2018 13:09
Subject: John Bankole Jones' autobiography is out

   

John Bankole Jones has just published his autobiography

 

A Mother's Dilemma: An English Mother. An African Father. England,1936.

 

This is the link to the publishers.

https://www.novum-publishing.co.uk/books/biography-politics-current-affairs/history-biography.html

John Edward Bankole Jones

John Edward Bankole Jones was born in England in 1936. He is a coloured man, born illegitimately to an English mother and an African father from Sierra Leone. His mother did not acknowledge him as her son as so he was raised in multiple foster homes and finally an orphanage.

His father collected him from the orphanage and took him to Sierra Leone to live with him and his family. He returned to England in 1960 to study law. While studying he worked in London as a freelance radio and TV journalist. He returned to Sierra Leone in the mid-sixties and worked in the foreign ministry as a career diplomat and later as a practising lawyer. He returned to England in 1988/89 and worked for the Crown Prosecution Service before retiring in 1996. Subsequently, he worked as a volunteer in several charities.
He likes reading and listening to Jazz. He is married with four children.

           The book is now available to buy on Amazon and details are here 

-----Original Message-----
From: houseo...@yahoo.com <houseo...@yahoo.com>
To: Amelia Fitzjohn Broderick <houseo...@yahoo.com>
Sent: Wed, Dec 12, 2018 1:12 am
Subject: House of VANyAH - Christmas Open House, Saturday December 22, 2018 

Dear friend of the House of VANyAH:

We have scheduled a special Christmas Open House [THIS] Saturday, December 22 from noon to 6 pm in remembrance of my beloved mother Reverend Muriel Alice Ayodele Fitzjohn.

My mother taught me the important Life Lesson of Giving Back.  I started the Gallery project to assist women of African descent to market their beautiful creative crafts and Fine Art.  I will dedicate the December 22, 2018 show to the memory of my mother Alice, who joined the saints on November 29, 2018.

The first $500 of merchandise sold will go to projects that my mother appreciated in Freetown and here in Maryland.

We will have guest vendors, in addition to the wide variety of beautiful crafts recently purchased in Eswatini and South Africa.  

I look forward to welcoming you.  17513 Sir Galahad Way, Ashton, MD 20861 (off New Hampshire Avenue between Ednor Road and Rte 108).  See attached flyer for complete details.  Please share with your friends and family. 

Amelia Fitzjohn Broderick 

Life is Good - Enjoy Today! 

"(If) we can do no great things ... 

(let us) do small things with great love." 

(adapted from Mother Teresa)

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