The Coon Rapids, Minnesota, widow of one of the first Americans to die of Ebola says she and her children cannot get Social Security benefits because the government of Nigeria, where Patrick Sawyer died, is refusing to officially confirm his death. Sawyer came to the U.S. about 15 years ago from his native Liberia, said his wife, Decontee Sawyer. He got a masters degree at St. Marys University, worked as a group home manager, got married and had three kids. Sawyer went back to Liberias capital, Monrovia, in 2008 and had been travelling between Minnesota and his homeland for years. He felt so passionately about Liberia, and really wanted to be part of rebuilding the country, said Decontee Sawyer, who came to the U.S. from Liberia as a child. We had had a 14-year civil war and everything was destroyed.
Posted on: Fri, 24 Oct 2014 14:51:01 +0000
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