The management and students of Pope John Senior High School and Minor Seminary in the Eastern region have held a requiem mass in memory of the late Dr Edward Omane Boamah.
He was a proud alumnus of the school and Ghana’s Minister for Defence, who tragically died in a helicopter crash on Wednesday, August 6, which claimed eight lives.
Dr Boamah, one of eight people who perished in the military crash in the Ashanti Region, visited the school just last month as the guest speaker at its 67th Anniversary celebration. His untimely death has deeply affected the school community.
One of the old boys of the school, a Court of Appeal Judge and Director of the Ghana School of Law, Barimah Nana Yaw Oppong Kodie, attended the mass and paid tribute to his late junior colleague.
Recalling their recent interaction during the anniversary event, he said, “Just about a month ago, we were here for the old students’ homecoming and speech and prize-giving day. I met him, we had a chat, and I told myself, this is a very unique person. He has never changed. Even as Minister for Defence, he remained humble and respectful.”
He also praised Dr Omane Boamah’s generosity and contributions to the school.
“I just got to know that apart from helping with the road project to the school, he had done so much more for the students. Things most of us didn’t even know about. You cannot quantify what he has done in monetary terms. It’s a big loss to the nation, to the president, to his family, and to us who knew him from childhood.”
The school’s Senior Prefect, as well as other students, also shared their thoughts on Dr Omane Boamah’s life and legacy.
“I knew Dr Edward Omane Boamah during the speech and prize-giving day. He was a patriotic leader, and as a student leader myself, I’m inspired to follow in his footsteps,” he said. “His death has seriously affected us as a community.”
He noted that Dr Boamah had made promises to support the school’s science lab renovation, assembly hall project, and even pledged to sponsor a Visual Arts student who drew a portrait of him.
“His patriotism and his spirit of giving have taught us a lot. Even in his death, he was on a mission to serve the country. That alone motivates me and my mates to also serve Ghana as he did.”
The Assistant School Prefect also recalled the inspiration he drew from the minister’s recent speech.
“One line from what he said stuck with me, ‘We should build bridges so others should make it through us.’ That touched me. He came here not just as a minister, but to give back and to inspire us.”
He described Dr Omane Boamah as “a powerful and patriotic leader” whose presence at the school had a lasting impact.
“His death has been a very painful one. We’ve learned from him the values of patriotism and the spirit of giving.”
“What I’ve learned from him is to be patriotic. We must remember our roots, our home will always be our home,” he said.
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