Romans 14:8 “For whether we live, we live unto the Lord; and whether we die, we die unto the Lord, whether we live therefore, or die, we are the Lord’s.”

Madam Regina Yawa Gomado, whose mortal body is before us was born on December 16, 1948, at Dian Dodo-Amanfrom in the then Volta Region, to Torgbui Ben Kofi Gomado and Madam Awo Tetteh, all of blessed memory.

She started her basic education in 1954 at the Roman Catholic School, here in Dodo-Amanfrom. At age ten, she proceeded to Kwamekrom to stay with her paternal aunty, Yawa Dadi Gomado, also of blessed memory, due to the demise of her mother. At Kwamekrom, she continued her elementary education at the E.P Basic School and completed her middle school in the year 1965.

After completing her basic education, she moved to Tema upon the invitation 6 FUNERAL & BURIAL SERVICE FOR THE LATE REGINA YAWA GOMADO of her senior brother, the late Mr. Paul Gomado (a.k.a Ada Kofi). She was later employed by the PZ Company Limited in Tema in the year 1969 where she worked as a sales girl. Whilst in Tema, she met her life partner, Mr. Herman Kwame Yeboah Kumatsey, of blessed memory, in 1972. They lived together as husband and wife and were blessed with four children; a female and three males.

Due to the transfer of her husband in 1980 to Agogo, Daa Regi, as we affectionately called her, resigned from the PZ Company to join her husband at Agogo in the Ashanti Region. She later became a trader of all standards. The nature of her husband’s job compelled them to tour the length and breadth of the country notably Agogo, Jamasi, Sankore, Takoradi etc.

While in Takoradi, her husband became very sick. Daa Regi and the whole family had to move to the husband’s hometown, Anfoega- Wadamaxe in the Volta Region.

After the demise of her husband in 1992, Daa Regi had no choice but to go back to Tema to start life afresh but she later decided to relocate to Kwamekrom, where she continued with her trading until her death.

Daa Regi was a woman of few words but with loud actions; a woman hardly noticed but whose footprint is proudly noticed; a woman who always associated herself with the youth in the family etc.

She was born and baptized into the ARS Church, where she served her Maker diligently. She later joined the Spoken Word Church in Tema and finally settled at the E.P Church at Kwamekrom. She made a huge impact especially for the youth to emulate. She was indeed an inspiration to anyone who came her way.

The family was shocked on the 19th of April, 2022, to hear the news of her death at Tema General Hospital. Her death was so devastating. The entire family totally broke down but had to console themselves with the fact that everything God does is good.”

She left behind three surviving children; Beauty, Eric and Francis. Daa Regi, your friends and chiefs that you worked with, your children whom you affectionately loved so much, your church members whom you served the Lord with and the entire GOMADO and TETTEH families, which you were one of the outstanding pillars, gather today, 16th July 2022, by your mortal remains saying “we do know that, death is inevitable, and believe strongly that at the sound clarion call, we will meet again with one voice singing.” 2 Timothy 4:7-8

Uliuli nyuie laye me uli, Mewu nye mor zorzor nu, Male nye xorse mede asi(2x) Esia nuti wodzra dzordzoenyenye fe fiakuku la do di nam(2x) Esi wo mele xorxorge l’asi nye o Esi wo mele xorxorge l’asi nye akpor ooooooo....... Daa Regi! The family will forever miss you. We loved you, but your creator loves you most. Fare thee well Xede nyuie Mawu ne norpkliwo Miaga dogo kokoko

‘’…how such holy memories cluster, like the stars when storms are

past. Pointing up to that fair heaven. We may hope to gain at last.’’

The night before your death, during our evening devotion, we prayed:

“God, we soak grandma in the blood of Jesus.”

We prayed for you because daddy told us that grandma was ill. We hoped that

Jesus would heal you so that we would talk to you when you call. The next

morning when we asked mummy of daddy’s whereabouts, she said “he has left

for the hospital”.

After our morning devotion, mummy had news for us because she had been

briefed about your condition. She said: “Kids, today is a different day for us.

Please, do not misbehave; don’t disturb daddy when he comes back’’.

Mummy did not sound happy when she was talking to us. After entreating us to

be of good behaviour, she said “we have lost grandma’’.

We asked her what happened. She replied “grandma is in Heaven with God; we

cannot see her or talk to her again’’.

Why so soon grandma? We didn’t spend enough time with you. We will miss you

dearly. It is sad that we can’t talk to you anymore. You always told us to be good

and obey our parents. Surely, we will do so.

Grandma, you always promised to visit us. We were expecting to see you soon

but you are gone. We know you are with God and even though we cannot

see you nor hear from you, we believe you are still with us. We will always

remember you.

Grandma, we pray that God will keep you safe.

Rest In Perfect Peace.

“Death, a necessary end, will come when it will come” ― William Shakespeare, Julius Caesar

We would call you once and you’d hastily respond, ready to listen to us and offer assistance where necessary. Unfortunately, death has laid its icy hands on you at the time we least expected and no matter how many times we call you, there would be no response – for you’ve left us and are now with your Creator.

Your death has left us with indelible scars; we are shattered and shocked to the marrow. We are devastated by your demise so much that how we feel is indescribable. Your death has left a gnawing pain that nothing can heal. It hurts so badly.

Your last words with us can never be forgotten. As always, those were nuggets of wisdom, so priceless! Little did we know you were bidding us farewell.

You were a mother for all. You thought of your children and those of others, you were not selective, neither were you hypocritical in your judgement. And although you were not perfect, you exuded traits worth emulating. Your love for family values was inestimable.

You were very much concerned about your children, grandchildren, in-laws and the family as whole. You thought us to love and trust in the Lord as well as to be kind and respectful to humanity. Your care for all and the way you checked on people you met in life were enviable traits that never went unnoticed.

Following the demise of our dad, you were there for us. There was never a single moment you turned your back on us. You were so diligent, indefatigable and focused. You put in your all with the utmost aim of ensuring we succeeded in life and it is heartwarming to say that none of us is a burden. By the grace of God, we are successful because you fought for us. You made us who we are today; we owe a lot to you.

Your words of encouragement, your pieces of advice and your motherly affection lifted our souls when we were weak and puzzled. They were so comforting.

You were a disciplinarian. As a mother, you did not discriminate against any of your children and you always mentioned to us that treating us with kids’ gloves will not be in our interest. That is not to say you were hostile. It is to say that even when you were mad at our actions, you ensured you corrected us with love. You had a fantastic relationship with everyone.

Mummy, there is a part of you some never knew. You were fluent in many local languages but would speak Pidgin with us when you were happy. That was one of the ways you expressed how excited you were. You never called without asking about our immediate family, work, spiritual and moral growth, human relations, as well as efforts we are making to secure our future despite being adults. These showed the extent of your love for us all. Oh, how we will miss these moments!

This is a painful loss. We, however, take solace in the fact that you are with your Maker. Mummy, we will continue to hold on to the values you instilled in us. We will continue to raise your grandchildren properly. And we will forever miss you.

We love you mummy. We are proud to call you our mother.

A thousand words won’t bring you back. Neither will the tears. Regardless, we continue to shed uncontrollable tears and emit the pain your demise has caused us. How we wished you never left this soon, mother-in-law!

Here lies the mortal remains of a woman with a kind heart. Mommie, as we affectionately called her, has ran her race and all that is left is for her to receive her crown and reward from her Maker.

Mommie, the very short time you spent with us will forever remain in our hearts. We always admired your strength and calm demeanour. You were always down to earth and very supportive. It was always a pleasure seeing you.

Simplicity was your hallmark. The first impression your children gave us about you was that you were of a “woman of steel” and indeed, that is what you are. They said you were difficult and uncompromising. Maybe they saw you as a very strict person because of the discipline you instilled in them.

Indeed, you shaped our husbands well and we are appreciative of everything you did for them.

A mother-in-law with a warm and welcoming heart. We have lost a great woman. How painful it is to lose such a genius, a gem, an in-law with unparallel qualities.

Although you were a bit unwell, you always came around when we delivered our babies. You did virtually everything - from taking care of babies to taking care of us. We always insisted that you relaxed but you vehemently resisted that. Oh! What precious memories and how they make us feel when thoughts of you run through our minds.

You were so selfless. Hmmm! Your priceless pieces of advice anytime we had conversations with you about marriage and child upbringing will still ring loudly in our ears. When your children are on the phone with you, you always made it a point to speak with us as well to find out how we are faring and asked God to strengthen us.

We will miss our video calls with you. Those moments were priceless. You would commend us for taking very good care of your grandchildren describing them as ‘’soldiers’’. They never returned without smoked fishes and food stuffs from you. All these memories we would forever cherish. We love you but God loves you more.

Rest Well Mommie. ‘’Hede Nuyie’’

Rest peacefully in the arms of the creator.

May God keep you till we meet again