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                      ur  friendship  begun  in  the  early      September visiting.   Bea and Kofi were
                      70s,  at  Tema  Food  Complex              scheduled to arrive the day after my return
              OCorporation.    To  be  exact,  we                to the U.S.  When they found out that we
              have been friends for 50 years.  Together          will  miss  each  other,  Bea  urged  me  to
              with Kofi, we were all good friends and             change  my  flight  and  stay  for  an  extra
              disco buddies.  ‘Talk of the Town’ was our         week.    I  did  not  hesitate.    I  called  the
              favorite spot.  After I left Ghana for the U.S     airline and changed my return flight.
              in 1974, we found ways to stay in touch.
              Bea and Kofi became more than friends,              I  can  still  hear  Bea’s  voice  yelling  my
              and subsequently, they tied the knot as            name, “May, May” as she affectionately
              husband and wife.  The rest is history.            calls me, when she got to my house on
                                                                 their  arrival  in  Ghana.      We  had  the
              Bea and I share many things in common:             biggest hug, jumping with joy.  We spent
              we both like posing for pictures because           two  quality  days  together,  dining  and
              we  love  ourselves,  we  both  have  good         wining.     I cannot thank God enough for
              hearts and have open minds.  Incredibly,           that decision I made to wait for my friend.
              God blessed us both, each with three girls
              first,  and  one  boy.    Our  phone                I will forever cherish those last days
              conversations  were  usually  about  our           I miss you, Bea!    REST IN PEACE!
              families and about the good times we had           By:   Mavis  Adjei Bawuah
              in the early 70s.   We would laugh about
              how we walked home bare foot, holding
              our  uncomfortable  high  heeled  shoes,
              after all night disco dancing.
              My  phone  has  been  silent,  I  keep
              checking if Bea has called, only to remind
              myself that she will not be calling.

              Bea  was  a  spiritual  and  motivational
              friend.  In  almost  all  our  phone
              conversations, she would talk about how
              God has blessed us, and the great things
              He  has  done  in  our  lives.    She  always
              emphasized the importance of being kind
              and nice to people.   The last time, I saw
              my friend would have been 2012, 10 years
              ago.      However,  God,  who  knows  our
              future  and  our  destiny,  brought  us
              together few months before Bea took her
              last  breath.    I  was  in  Ghana  last


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