Ms Mercy Amoah, the widow of Sergeant Ernest Mensah Addo, Friday, August 15, 2025, described his late husband as one who exemplified humility, hard work and pure dedication to service, which earned him the name: “Adwumawwura”.
Reading her tribute at the Black Star Square in Accra, she said: “You gave me the experience of being deeply understood, genuinely supported and utterly loved.”
“You often said, Manye, I will give us a life that many people will wish to be in your shoes.”
“But now, these shoes you’ve put on me, no one wishes to wear. Should I say you lied? No, because I know if you had control over life, you would choose to live a thousand years to make me happy.”
Ms Amoah said her late husband’s love for God was unmatched, “for which I affectionately called him ‘My Apostle.“
“Mantse, it has been days, and you have not called at 5am for us to pray. Ah, death, shame on you! “You have not won; Christ has, because Ernest died knowing Him as his Lord and saviour,” she said.
The widow of Sergeant Addo said she was oblivious that death would take her husband so soon, but meeting him had shown her that angels truly existed in human form.
“You will forever be my hero. Forever in my thoughts, never to die. Continue to rest in the bosom of our Lord till we meet again. Goodbye, my love,” she said.
The family of the late Sergeant described him as polite, respectful and exhibiting genuine care for everyone around him.
The tribute from the Ghana Armed Forces extolled his virtues and said he showed true passion in his line of duty.
“He always had a smile on his face even when things looked a bit difficult,” the Forces said.
Sergeant Addo was among the eight distinguished personalities who died on August 6, 2025, in the helicopter crash.
