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Death notices and obituaries
Graduation Year: 1974
Obit day: Friday, November 29, 2019
Graduation Year: 2004
Obit day: Friday, November 29, 2019
August 29, 2019
Graduation Year: 1975
Obit day: Friday, November 29, 2019
March 3, 2019
Graduation Year: 1970
Obit day: Friday, November 29, 2019
June 27, 2019
Graduation Year: 2011
Obit day: Friday, November 29, 2019
April 28, 2019
Graduation Year: 1969
Obit day: Friday, November 29, 2019
March 21, 2019
Graduation Year: 1988
Obit day: Friday, November 29, 2019
August 14, 2019
Obit day: Friday, November 29, 2019
May 10, 2019
Graduation Year: 1961
Obit day: Friday, November 29, 2019
March 20, 2019
Obit day: Friday, November 29, 2019
October 10, 2019
Graduation Year: 1997
Obit day: Friday, November 29, 2019
August 14, 2019
Graduation Year: 1972
Obit day: Friday, November 29, 2019
April 15, 2019
Graduation Year: 1975
Obit day: Friday, November 29, 2019
September 5, 2019
Graduation Year: 1997
Obit day: Friday, November 29, 2019
September 11, 2019
Graduation Year: 1953
Obit day: Friday, November 29, 2019
March 6, 2019
Graduation Year: 1975
Obit day: Friday, November 29, 2019
July 19, 2019
Graduation Year: fall2019
Obit day: Friday, November 29, 2019
Momodou Sabally is the former Secretary General and Minister of Presidential Affairs, The Gambia
As one of the first graduates of the Saint Mary’s University Extension Programme in The Gambia (SMUEP), I was privileged to have been a student of the late Professor Kathleen (Kay) Tudor.
The SMUEP, which served as the nursery bed for the creation of the University of The Gambia, started off with three major courses from late 1995 to early 1996. The first two courses were Calculus taught by the late Professor Ken Dunn and Global History, taught by Professor Jim Morrison. The two classes merged into one big class in early 1996 to study Introductory English and the professor identified to fly to Banjul to teach this course could not have been better chosen.
Professor Kay Tudor came in with her royal stature and unmatched academic brilliance, ready to deliver the academic goods.
Many bright students, renowned for their proficiency with the language were shocked with the strict marking and attendant unflattering comments the professor made on our assignments. I still remember those remarks for they became catchwords we, henceforth, played with: “wordiness,” “awkward,” “tautology.” The lessons learned were well worth the trouble and the improvement in our language skills was remarkable.
I never had plans or thoughts of becoming an author when I studied under Professor Tudor, but when I decided to pursue writing as a passion and a trade, the knowledge attained through her class became a golden treasure.
Adieu, Professor Tudor. I am a witness to your distinguished service to humanity. I am not sure if this tribute itself would meet your exacting standards, but I am confident you would be pleased that the seeds you sowed many decades ago were not planted into barren soil. Your lessons endure and their fruits will surely mature in time. Rest in peace, our dear old Professor.
Graduation Year: 1965
Obit day: Friday, November 29, 2019
September 26, 2019
Graduation Year: 2004
Obit day: Friday, November 29, 2019
May 10, 2019
Graduation Year: 1988
Obit day: Friday, November 29, 2019
August 19, 2019
Graduation Year: 1972
Obit day: Friday, November 29, 2019
August 2, 2019
Obit day: Friday, November 29, 2019
May 10, 2019
Graduation Year: 1959
Obit day: Friday, November 29, 2019
May 2, 2019
Graduation Year: 1971
Obit day: Friday, November 29, 2019
February 16, 2019
Graduation Year: 1990
Obit day: Friday, November 29, 2019
May 30, 2019
Graduation Year: 2000
Obit day: Friday, November 29, 2019
May 14, 2019
Graduation Year: 1954
Obit day: Friday, November 29, 2019
July 27, 2019
Graduation Year: 1960
Obit day: Friday, November 29, 2019
July 31, 2019
Graduation Year: 1946
Obit day: Friday, November 29, 2019
July 11, 2019
Graduation Year: 1997
Obit day: Friday, November 29, 2019
May 17, 2019
Graduation Year: 1977
Obit day: Friday, November 29, 2019
September 6, 2019
Graduation Year: 1997
Obit day: Friday, November 29, 2019
June 27, 2019
Obit day: Friday, November 29, 2019
July 19, 2019
Graduation Year: 1976
Obit day: Friday, November 29, 2019
May 16, 2019
Graduation Year: 1969
Obit day: Friday, November 29, 2019
July 3, 2019
Graduation Year: 1940
Obit day: Friday, November 29, 2019
June 27, 2019
Graduation Year: 1969
Obit day: Friday, November 29, 2019
May 23, 2019
