Obituary Announcement

[AIAH FANDAY]

Gary Schulze Officer garyg...@aol.com Hometown: New York, NY PCV Years: 1961 - 1963

Hello everyone, on behalf of the FoSL Board, it’s with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of a Board Member Mr Gary Schulz.

Gary exemplifies the meaning of Servant Leadership. He’ll be missed dearly. 

May his precious soul rest in perfect peace 

More information on funeral or memorial services will be communicated soon.

Thanks Aiah Fanday Co-President 

Gary served in the first group of Peace Corps Volunteers to go to Sierra Leone in 1962. Taught Government, Art, and Civics at the Albert Academy in Freetown. Helped establish the Sierra Leone National Museum. Serves as Vice President of The Magic Penny, an NGO which operates a primary school in the Moyamba District. Was installed as Honorary Paramount Chief Pieh Gbabyior Caulker of Kagboro Chiefdom in 2013. Awarded the Order of The Rokel (OOR), Sierra Leone's highest civilian honor by President Koroma at State House in 2014 in recognition of his tremendous contribution to the development of Education and the History and Culture of Sierra Leone. In 2013, discovered and brought to Sierra Leone the only existing photograph of Bai Bureh, the country's national hero. In 2019, he became a naturalized citizen of Sierra Leone.

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[Susan Shepler]

What a great loss for Sierra Leone and the FoSL family.  May he rest in perfect peace.

-Susan Shepler

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