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Tewodros
Tewodros'
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Right after he began nizing ‘committee supporting resolve disputes, call others
publishing, I joined the con-
tributors’ team to write
and publish articles on Dinq
Megazine. I knew Teddy ever
since and I noticed that he
has virtually unchanged be-
havior. Teddy has more of
social interest than politics.
Of course, just like any oth-
er people, he was ambitious
to grow and satisfy his own
business interest.
We meet once in awhile to
discuss about the community
affairs and how to increase the
number of article contributors.
By nature, Teddy was a peace
lover, generous, and enraptured
by the possibilities of the world
around him. That was why he
first said “ሁሉ ሠላም ነው” literal-
ly means ‘everything okay’ be-
fore he engaged into further
discussion whenever he meets
people and when he open his
Radio broadcasting in the faces
of four hour long radio program
and sometimes threw jokes to
warming up his co-host team
and promote holiday food gour-
met and Ethiopian coffee they
sipped in group.
We know for a fact that the
remarkable thing about his dis-
tinguished service ever visible
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was his commitment in serving to give his radio air time to
as a member of the Late Laure- present their cases to listen-
ate Tsegaye‘s association orga- ers and interview them to
in materials and offering his of- to help helpless and invit-
fice as a meeting place for free ed professionals to prevail
with warm welcome embodying peace and justice to defend
the principles he personally ob- the values for which he ad-
sessed. dressed with full confidence
and grace he stood for.
In addition to his day-to-
day work life, he organized
Teddy quietly knew the
and attended several social complexities of our commu-
and professional events and nity in which the Ethiopian
explored their future inter- Diaspora live. Throughout his
ests and concerns about life he tried to address the
their needs in general. With most pressing issues of the
his experience, Teddy himself day and always talks about
who was Tewahedo Ortho- unity. Tewodros Dange was in
dox Christian religion follow- so many ways an exemplary
er took the long view about community devoted individ-
the current bitter disputes ual to helping the Ethiopian
between members of congre- community in general to live
gation and religious leaders by the light and truth that he
in Atlanta that ended up in found in the Ethiopian tradi-
court. Teddy had been curi- tion and that he freely shared
ous to know about the issues with one and all.
of turmoil and worry about Tewodros Dagne was a
the Ethiopian Churches’ fu- proud Ethiopian-American
ture and he remained as a who dedicated to continue
neutral steadying influence the Ethiopian heritage. He
about how to preserve peace was not a man to boast but
and co-exist among church to help others. He was best
members. known to offering his will-
In the days after listen- ingness to assist his coun-
ers asked to air their con- try-men in whatever possible
cerns and disputes, Teddy’s way he can by scarifying his
voice continued to call for time and resources.
the values and commitments
to which he had attempted
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