BIOGRAPHY

The late Mr. Tetteh Peter Kofi popularly known as Awekye and Tailor Kofi was born on 10 th September

1952 at Abesre, a farming village near Asesewa in the Upper Manya Krobo district in the Eastern Region

of Ghana. At age 7, he was sent to Asekesu to start his education. In 1961 at Asekesu, there was a flood

which led to their relocation to Anyomoni quarters in the upper Manya Krobo district in the Eastern

Region. He later relocated from Anyomoni to Kowhere all in the Upper Manya district in the Eastern

Region for his middle School and completed in 1973. In December that year, his father passed on after

promising to continue his education. After the death of his Father, he then decided to learn a trade in

fashion design [Tailer] His mother sent him a man called Padi Etsu in Subrima near Begoro in the E/R to

train him. Upon completion; because he is a hard worker, he established his own shop with 3 apprentices

at Subrima and then relocated to Nkankama near Begoro. He completed his training before getting

married to his first wife.

He was baptized into the United Christian Church (UCC) at Subrima near Begoro. He married to the Late

Teye Doris Alua and God blessed their marriage with five children during which he was still practicing

his tailoring work as well as farming. He saw that life at Nkankama was getting harder everyday and so

he relocated to Assin Praso to continue both his tailoring work and the farming activities. Upon getting to

Assin Praso, he saw a beautiful and hard-working woman whom they both agreed to marry each other.

The marriage between his first wife was later divorce. He then settled with his second wife and God

blessed them with four children.

He loved fellowship as well as the things of the Lord so when he relocated to Adansi Praso, he joined the

church Of Pentecost Manfi Dove Assembly.

His sickness and death

There is no chronic sickness identified with him but for a few weeks in September 2022, he complained

of heart problem and he was admitted at Assin Praso Presbyterian hospital and battled with the sickness
and on 4th October 2022 he could no longer bear the sickness and gave up the ghost. He left us with eight

children, four men and four women and seventeen grand-children.

Tribute by Wife

For I know that my Redeemer lives, and at the last he will stand upon the earth. And after my skin has

been thus destroyed, yet in my flesh I shall see God, whom I shall see for myself, and my eyes shall

behold, and not another. Job 19: 25-27.

Tailor, as I affectionately called him became my husband some twenty-five years ago. He showed me

such pure love that I had never enjoyed anywhere else in my live. Tailor was a kind and generous person.

He was so generous to my late daughter that no one could not tell that he was not her biological father.

Tailor, stood by me against every protest and would calm me down as and when I became angry or

unruly. Tailor was a peace-loving man who rejected quarrel or fighting in any form or shape.

My biggest challenge with his nature was his strict disciplinarian posture which was sometime difficult to

handle. He was firm and would not change his decisions once made after a lot of reasoning regardless of

who you are.

Oh, Tailor, why have you left me so suddenly, I always tried to make you happy. My biggest task which I

took to heart and did it without hindrance was to always make you happy.

You were very fine until that faithful night at about 12:30 when you fell ill all of a sudden. We took you

to the hospital and ensured that you receive the best treatment. We were told that the problem was just

malaria so they put you on the malaria tablet. Little did we know that it was a disastrous journey we had

started and that in a month’s time you would be gone for good. You were hospitalized for a few days and

discharged. But the issue happens three times which got us all worried.

On that faithful Tuesday, you ate well and took all your medication. We had our usual chats until your

son returned in the night and we had more chats. Little did I know that this was the last moment we would

have together as father, mother and son.

Tailor, I am heartbroken, why didn’t you tell me anything. Why did you leave me in the dark? You have

left me speechless. What do you want me to do?

Tailor, I know that your father has called you home. I pray that we will meet again one day.

Demirafa Due!
Tribute by Children

I Corinthians 15:50 I declare to you, brothers and sisters, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom

of God, nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable. 51 Listen, I tell you a mystery: We will not all

sleep, but we will all be changed- 52 in a flash, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the

trumpet will sound, the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed. 53 For the perishable

must clothe itself with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality. 54 When the perishable has

been clothed with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality, then the saying that is written will

come true: “Death has been swallowed up in victory.” 55 “Where, O death, is your victory? Where, O

death, is your sting?” 56 The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. 57 But thanks be to

God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. (1 Corinthians 15:50-57)

Dad, where are you, where have you gone to without telling us? Where can we find you? Why did you

not tell us anything, even in the last moment when we sat and talked about what you had eaten & your

back ache and the tea we forced on you, why didn’t you say good bye Dad?

Dad, just a few months ago, you were very strong, you joined the family in giving a befitting burial to

your mother and our grandmother the late Yaa Doe as we all call her. Where is all that vitality and all that

zest for life.

Papa you did not alert us that you were leaving. You did not tell us anything. Why depart so suddenly?

Dad, your silence is too difficult to bear. We knew a day like this would come but we did not know it

would be so soon. You were the model father we knew. The first thing you instilled in us so strongly was

the fear of God. This is evident in our lives today.

You reached out and cared for people. But that is the way of the mortal man, one minute he is a flower

blossoming, so beautifully and so firm, the next minute, she withers away and never to be seen again.
Except for the prophesy, it would have been difficult to understand why the Lord called you so early and

so suddenly.

Like our father in heaven, you were an epitome of discipline. You never spared any rod regardless of age,

potential or stature. Your YES was a YES and your NO was a NO. In this crooked and difficult world,

this only resulted in pain for some and blessings for others. It is for this purpose that no calamity befell

you and you lived such healthy life till the end (i.e. your first admission at the hospital was your journey

of departure from earth within a month, you were gone).

Your personality and status in life didn’t matter to you at all, a YES to the Pope was an equal YES, to the

President of the United States. You would maintain that position regardless of the personality involved

and we had secretly admired this.

Similarly, you loved so genuinely and deeply, it didn’t matter what the consequences were. You would

stick to your decisions “though the heavens fall”. The evidence of this assertion is replete in the two

marriage ordinances you contracted in your life here on earth. In these two cases, you vehemently refused

counsel from some members of the family against the marriages of these our two mothers.

Brevity, was part of your DNA. You did not like talkative. You loved us going straight to the point

without mincing words. So you practice by great example, none of us could mistake your happiness or

displeasure about an issue. Even if you did not open your mouth about it, your gestures were enough

evidence of your stand on the matter and we would have to advise ourselves appropriately.

You were selfless and lived a simple life. You hated opulence. Anytime you see the open display of

wealth, you dislike it so much you would not want to have anything to do with it. You trained us to love,

to support others and be simple. These are values we cherish and would live with us forever.
Oh…hmmmm…. There are some people who cross your life, and you know that it is a privilege to share

the same time and space with them. Dad was one such person. We are fortunate to have had him as our

father and to have lived under his tutelage. We are indeed fully prepared now for the life ahead of us.

Knowing that the values we have received are time tested ones.

We quote from one of Shakespeare’s works where Mark Anthony describes Brutus, one of the

conspirators against Julius Caesar:

“Only he acted from honesty and for the general good. His life was gentle, and the elements mixed so

well in him that Nature might stand up and say to all the world,” ‘This was a man!

Dad, you were the MAN in our lives and in the lives of so many. You lived a full life. Go, rest well with

your maker. We shall meet again.

Demirifa Due
Tribute by Grandchildren

The sudden death of our dear grandfather has brought us to the understanding of what Paul says in

Philippians 1:21 that “for me to live is Christ and to die is gain.” O Papa, we miss you so much. The

Emptiness of the space you have left in our lives is so deep. You left without saying goodbye. For this

reason, we console ourselves that because you lie in the bosom for the Lord, we shall see you again.

Granddad, you were a wonderful living experience. To us your grandchildren, you were a grandfather, a

mentor, a counsellor and a pillar of support.

So strong and certain was your hand in showing us the way. We grew up thinking that every grandfather

was like you. But we discovered in conclusion that there were grandfathers, and there were indeed

grandfathers. Your rich experience of life and its different cultures filled our home with exotic stories.

This ensured that we constantly gathered around your feet. All grandchildren love stories, and we were no

exception. Our ears tingled, our heads stood on, our noses twitched, and our eyes stayed wide open for

your thoughtful stories. In paying tribute to our grandpa, we sincerely wish to praise the name of our Lord

God Almighty for a wonderful grandpa. We will remember you always and your memory will bring

refreshment to our hearts and strengthen us in times of trouble. Grandpa, your grandchildren say: Rest in

perfect peace. We will one day meet you in heaven.

Demirifa Due