BIOGRAPHY Cecilia I’Yamide John fondly known as Mom was born at the Hastings village on the 1st December 1966 to late Mr. William John and Mrs. Ekundayo John both of Hastings She attended the Sierra Leone Church Primary School, Port Loko and the Shelenker Secondary School, Port Loko. In 1993 she enrolled at the Port Loko Teacher’s college in the Home Economics department and gained her Teacher’s Certificate in 1996. She taught at the R E C School, Kossoh Town after receive her Teacher’s Certificate until 1992 when she returned to the Port Loko Teachers College to do her Higher Teacher’s Certificate. She received her certificate in 2002 and applied to teach in the Anglican Diocese of Freetown and was appointed as a senior teacher at the Christ Church Primary School, Pademba Road. In 2013 she was transferred to Masiaka to head the Bishop Johnson Memorial School where she taught until her death. I’Yamide was a devoted teacher, housewife and had a passion for children. She was a devout Christian and created a prayer group Masiaka. She would travel from Masiaka to Hastings to attend church on Sundays and was always the first to arrive. Whenever I skipped attending church she would scold me when she was leaving for church. She was always willing to help whenever asked. She was survived with three children John, Abel and Haja and a very close friend Solomon, sisters, brothers and other relatives. She was a Sunday school teacher, Officers Union Secretary, Member of the Parochial Committee, Townsend member of the Girls Friendly Society, Life Patron of the St Thomas, Hastings Men’s Union, Treasurer of the September – December birthday group, member of the Ladies Working Band of the St Thomas Church. Of all her accomplishments, we are proud that she was a woman of strong Christian faith. We are assured that she is in heaven and we shall one day see her again.
Posted on: Thu, 10 Jul 2014 11:23:28 +0000
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