Review of the book, "History of the Episcopal Church of Liberia Since 1980: A Sequel", Authored by D. Elwood Dunn liberianobserver.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from liberianobserver.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Liberia: Kenneth Best on the Daily Observer Newspaper and Its 40-Year Journey
Liberia: Kenneth Best on the Daily Observer Newspaper and Its 40-Year Journey
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The first thing I would like to do in this brief statement on the 40-year History of Liberia’s Daily ObserverNewspaper is to give thanks to Almighty God for giving Mae Gene and me, in January 1977, as we were coming to the close of our careers in Nairobi, Kenya, the idea of returning home to start Liberia’s first independent daily newspaper.
I remember vividly when we first started dating in 1970 that we conceived the idea of publishing a magazine in Liberia. We were not sure as to whether it would be one on politics or fashion or both. God blessed our relationship with consummation in marriage, on July 17, 1971. July 17 this year will make us 50 years married. To God Be the Glory! And thank you, Mae Gene!
THE LATE REV. DR. MATILDA EELEEN GREENE DUNN
The Rev. Dr. Matilda E. G. Dunn died on Monday, January 4, 2021 at the family home in Silver Spring, Maryland after a long struggle with kidney disease and metastatic breast cancer. Matilda is predeceased by her parents, Judson H. Greene and Rachel Bing Greene, and her eldest brother, Nehemiah Greene.
An ordained Priest in the Episcopal Church, Matilda was born and raised in Greenville, Sinoe County, Liberia. As the only girl and youngest of four children, Matilda enjoyed a charmed position in her family. From a young age, she was affectionately called “G”, an abbreviation of her initials “M.E.G.”, which was a nickname given to her by her brother, Nehemiah. She soon was given another nickname by her nephew, McKinley Greene, Nehemiah’s first son, who was raised along with Matilda and her other two brothers, Rhonney and Judson. Since McKinley and Matilda were so close in age, McKinley thought she was his sister. But when McKinley