Family and Academic Community to Honor Late Prof. D. K. Yeboah-Amankwah at Legon Requiem Mass

The family of the late Professor D. K. Yeboah-Amankwah has announced that a Requiem Mass will be held in his honor to celebrate his life and significant academic contributions. The service is scheduled for Saturday, September 26th, at the Christ Anglican Church, located within the University of Ghana, Legon campus. The ceremony is slated to begin promptly at 9:00 am, and the family has requested that all friends, sympathizers, and well-wishers observe a formal dress code of black and white for the occasion.

The announcement is supported by a distinguished group of traditional leaders and professionals, reflecting the late professor's deep cultural and societal ties. Leading the invitation are Nana Mensa Abrampa, the Abakomahene of the Sunyani Traditional Area, and Nana Ansu Gyeabour and Nana Yaa Kyeremaa, the Nkonwasoafohene and Nkonwasoafohemaa of the Dormaa Traditional Area respectively. Additionally, Albert Kofi Owusu, the Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana News Agency (GNA), is among the prominent figures listed as part of the grieving family and organizers.

Professor Yeboah-Amankwah’s immediate family, including his widow, Mrs. Rose Yeboah-Amankwah, and his children—Naomi Gyamfi, Nana Kumi Somuah, Safurdu Yeboah-Amankwah, and Asuama Yeboah-Amankwah—will be joined by his sister, Grace Asuama, and Mrs. Elizabeth Tabi, a retired nurse from Accra. The gathering at Legon is expected to draw a wide array of colleagues from the university community and beyond, providing a space for the public to pay their final respects to a man whose legacy remains embedded in the institutions he served.

This Requiem Mass serves as a formal opportunity for the community to reflect on the professor's impact before his final transition. By bringing together traditional authorities from the Sunyani and Dormaa areas alongside the academic elite at the University of Ghana, the event highlights the broad spectrum of lives touched by Prof. Yeboah-Amankwah. The family encourages all who knew him to attend this spiritual send-off and join in the collective celebration of his life's work.