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In Memoriam
Samuel Osei
Williams (Izzo)
(December
4, 1956 - December 11, 2010)
Santaclausian:
Jubilee House, 1970-1977 ('75 Year Group)
With approval from the Great
Santaclausian Izzo's sister Joyce
Asamoah, based in the United Kingdom, we deeply regret to
announce the death of Samuel
"Izzo" Osei Williams - Jubilee House 1970-1977
(75 Year Group)
Funeral
service was held December
26, 2010 at 3:00 pm at Roy Davis Funeral Home Chapel (481
Bramlett Way Powder
Springs, Ga. 30127) with
Rev. Michael Crawford officiating.
Mr. Samuel Osei Williams, age 54 of
Powder Springs, died Saturday,
December 11, 2010 at Wellstar Kennestone Hospital. He is survived by
his wife, Regina Williams;
son, Michael Williams
of Powder Springs;
daughter, Denise Williams
of Powder Springs; mother, Rose
Arthur of
Ghana; brothers, Osei
TuTu of Ghana, Emmanuel
Asamoah of NJ; sisters,
Grace
Osei TuTu of Boston, Mary
Asirifi of Ghana, Elizabeth
Asamoah of
Ghana, Joyce Asamoah
of UK.
Izzo
was
very popular during his Adisco days especially during track and field
events (Inter-Co) where he brought so much joy to Santaclausians and
generally all
of Cape Coast because of his speed in the sprint events.
Inter-
House competitions were no exception when it came to the 100m, 200m and
the
4x100m relay races. There was always some action between Izzo, Sasta and
Travis (Izzo's
brother who was in Quaque House).
In
1976
Adisco won the Cape Coast champions with a team (see below) that beat
Kwabotwe as they celebrated their centenary and had vowed to beat
Adisco because it was their centenary year....That year Santaclausians
matched to the fields of Kwabotwe and made sure they ate their
words...prominent among the team were Izzo and Travis....it was a
great
achievement! These guys made Adisco proud. Indeed we have lost a great
Santaclusian.....
May He
Rest in Perfect Peace
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1976
Cape Coast Champions from Adisadel College. The picture shows Izzo and
among others his brother Travis and other stars like Sasta,
Rosa (of blessed memory), Gorman,
Tommy Smith,
White Apple and Rawlins. This group of
athletes was indeed one of the finest in
the sporting history of Adisco! The above picture is from the library of Dr. Bernard "Brother Chu" Rawlins (#23) who happens to be the "Latest Profile" on this website. This picture was taken by the one and only Phobia (official photographer on the Hill) .
One athlete missing in the photo is John Attiogbe Atayi aka John John...his comments..."I was part of the team but I missed out on the photo because I went to HOLY that day".
#10 Nakai Nettey was the Team Manager.
#12 Attafuah aka Tosoo came to Adisco (mid-stream) from the USA.
#20 Sampson aka Pee Wee came to Adisco for his 6th Form. He brought the jama song "libilibi hey, libilibi hey" with chorus "wapioo.... wapi kele wa"
#24 G.A. Frempong aka Fire is the only guy to have won 2 raffles (back-toback). His prize for one raffle - 2 boxes of 12-pack Kellogs Cornflakes.
If you can identify any of the members in this squad please send an email to webmaster@adisadelonline.com.
Tribute by
Kojo
Acquaah-Harrison
Friend in Jubilee House, 1976
Year Group - Jubilee House Prefect 1978
In
September 1970, a phenomenon in the form of
the Asamoah brothers, Samuel and Travis; the junior of the two, entered
the
gates of Adisadel College in Cape Coast Ghana. This in itself was not
too unusual,
as there were other brothers in the school, which had a great tradition
of
family members being students and old boys. The phenomenon here, was
that
throughout their stay for seven years, these brothers competed in many
areas
and successfully achieved similar feats. I need to list some of these
for the
real impact of their greatness to be understood.
- They
were both very friendly and likeable
characters.
- They
were both studious.
- They
both had a following.
- They
were both popular with the ladies.
- They
were both athletes, who run the 100 and
200 metre events, amongst others, for the school.
- They
both became
school prefects.
Through all
this competition,
they remained
good brothers.
In the first
week of his first
year, Samuel was
chosen to be the fag (aide de camp) of the Protocol prefect. This was a
job he
took seriously and was something that helped him to undertake future
responsibilities in his stride. His friendly character endeared him to
seniors,
class mates and juniors.
Izzo
always
made light of things, but inside, he was a very serious guy. He was an
all-rounder, a guy who was a “Jack of all trades”, but in his case, he
was a
master of some of those trades too. He joined the school track and
field team
as a junior boy, but really excelled in his senior years, 4, 5, lower
and upper
sixth forms.
He
was a
sharp dresser and always felt the need to look cool, even in his khaki
shorts
and blue cotton shirt school uniform. If there was a way of jazzing up
the
basic uniform, Izzo would find it. He then set a trend for many of us
to
follow.
Izzo’s
main claim to fame
was undoubtedly in the sports arena. He
was a king in Cape
Coast and it is not an exaggeration to say that everyone knew of him.
Indeed I
was with a friend who attended Mfantsipim School (our bitter rivals)
when I
heard the sad news about his death and, to see the pain on my friends
face,
whilst he listed a series of great moments Izzo had given us all in
Cape Coast
in the 1970s, told a story of its own.
I
can
only say that the members of Izzo’s family, wife, children, brothers
and
sisters should be proud to have been close to a great Santaclausian,
who will
never be forgotten by thousands of other Santaclausians, who were
privileged to
have been touched by his life and services to Adisco.
Izzo,
we
salute you and pray that you rest in peace with other great
Santaclausians gone
before you.
To
Regina,
Michael and
Denise. To the Asamoah
brothers, sisters and family, we
share in your pain.
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1976 Adisco Track and
Field Team 1. Thomas Quayson (Flashe) - High Jump - Ebiradze '76
2. Kwabena Ahenkorah - Canterbury '77
3. Stephen Adom - Quaque Hse
4. Mr. Agortey - Sports Master
5. Kofi Osei (Sasta) - 100m, 200m - Aglionby '76
6. Samuel Fenteng - Marathon - Aglionby, '76
7. B.C. Sampson-Davies (Samidi) - Quaque '76
8. Stephen Odei-Tettey - Elliot '76
9. Akuffo (Caution) - Javlin - '74
10. Akai Nakai Nettey -Team Manager - Quaque '74
11. + Samuel Asamoah (Izzo) - 100m, 200m, 4x100m - Jubilee '75
12. Attafuah (Tooso) - Ebiradze Hse
13. Paul Poku (P-Squared) - Aglionby '75
14. A.K. Acheampong - '74
15. Azanu - Cantabury '76
16. Arthur Naabayin Simpson -Hamlyn '76
17. Emmanuel Asamoah (Travis) - Long Jump, Triple Jump, High Jump, 4x100m - Quaque '75
18. Enoch Donkor '77
19. + George Dadeboe (Aki Bua) - Knight, '76
20. Sampson (Pee Wee) - Pole Vault - Jubilee '75
21. Osei (Impo) - Knight '74
22. Emmanuel Quaye Mensah Bruce-Adjei (Tommy Smith) - 400m - Head Prefect - Elliot '74
23. Bernard Rawlins (Brother Chu) - Shot putt, Discus - Knight '76
24.
G.A. Frempong (Fire) - Knight '76
25. D.K. Opare (Achisco or Scorose) - Canterbury '74
26. G.B. Arko (White Apple) - 400m - Aglionby '74
27. + Eric Layea (Rosa) - 400m - Sports Prefect - Quaque '74
28. Laud Addoquaye Ankrah (Gorman) - Javlin & Discus - Hamlyn Hse
29.Quartey - Quaque '74.
Not in Picture
30. John Attiogbe Atayi (John John) - Ebiradze '77 + means they have passed on. |
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