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Francess Danquah Obituary
1958-2022
Dr Francess Danquah, PhD, ANP-C, GNP-BC was born on July 19th 1958 in Freetown, Sierra Leone to Francis Sowah and Elizabeth Smith.
She is survived by her mother Elizabeth, only child Hazel; her grandson Danny, siblings (Monica, Josephus, Cecelia, Patricia, Donald and Louisa), numerous friends and the Smith and Sowah families in Sierra Leone and abroad.
Francess attended the St Anthony Girl School and the St Joseph Secondary School in Freetown, Sierra Leone. She joined the Sierra Leone Military Forces at age 19 and was among the first female combatant officers in the country's armed forces.
She received the award for the Best Academic Student at the Ghana Military Academy and was featured in that country's newspaper for that award.
Francess served her country well and came to the US on a study leave to pursue further education in accounting.
During the civil war in Sierra Leone and the army takeover, she and other colleagues who were abroad were retired from the force. Her last rank was a major.
Francess graduated from Texas Woman's University with honors with a BSN in Nursing. Her love for the elderly and indigents encouraged her to pursue her MSN as an Adult and Gerontological nurse practitioner at the University of Texas at Medical Center in Houston. She later obtained her PhD in
Nursing at the same university where she taught for a while. Her love for bedside nursing moved her to work with skilled nursing, nursing home patients and patients at home and her service to the elderly and indigents was the highlight of her life. Presently she is working for Contemporary Medicine Associates seeing patients in Mental Health Facilities and enjoyed her job very well. Her love for people was the main driver of her hard work.
Francess is very grateful to God for the life she has lived because coming from a very poor and humble family, she experienced a life that was far beyond what she had dreamt of.
A funeral service will be held at Forest Park Westheimer, 12800 Westheimer Rd., Houston, Tx 77077, at 2:00 pm. Fond memories and condolences can be left for the family at www.forestparkwestheimer.com.
This obituary was written by Francess before her passing.
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Yvonne McEwen
February 17, 2024
Francess, may you continue to rest in peace, my dear friend. It seems like just yesterday that you passed. Fond memories linger. You are gone but not forgotten. May light perpetual continue to shine on you. Sleep on & take your rest.
Yvonne McEwen ( French)
Members of The First Trained Female Combatant Soldiers 1979
February 26, 2022
Members of The First Trained Female Combatant Soldiers 1979
February 26, 2022
Members of The First Trained Female Combatant Soldiers 1979
February 26, 2022
Members of The First Trained Female Combatant Soldiers 1979
February 26, 2022
Members of The First Trained Female Combatant Soldiers 1979
February 26, 2022
Members of The First Trained Female Combatant Soldiers 1979
February 26, 2022
Members of The First Trained Female Combatant Soldiers 1979
February 26, 2022
As our Senior Office and Colleague from Different units of the RSLMF namely AMS, SLSS, AOS, APS, ARS,MIB and Barracks Serviced.
We will all missed you Major Francess Sowa as your were a good and caring officer who cares for ever.
You were that special officer who doesn´t care about ranks within the Army and treated us all as one.
May you go well and rest well in the bosom of the Lord. Rest in perfect peace my dear Officer.
On behalf of the entire members of the First Trained Female Combatant Soldiers 1979 Squad and myself I extend my sympathy and condolences to Hazel, Danny, The Sowa and Smith Family at home and abroad. May her soul rest in perfect peace
Capt Jacqui Amie Y Sanu Sesay
February 26, 2022
Capt Jacqui Amie Y Sanu Sesay
February 26, 2022
Capt Jacqui Amie Y Sanu Sesay
February 26, 2022
As the days and weeks pass, and as you return to life's routine, may you continue to feel comforted by the love and support of family and friends.
Capt Jacqui Amie Yeanoh Sanu Sesay
February 26, 2022
Capt Jacqui Amie Yeanoh Sanu Sesay
February 26, 2022
Capt Jacqui Amie Yeanoh Sanu Sesay
February 26, 2022
Capt Jacqui Amie Yeanoh Sanu Sesay
February 26, 2022
My dear Sister Friend Colleaque and my my close next door neighbour, who I grew up with as an elder sister.
Francess you were a very caring and loving person who I always adore whiles growing up. Remembering those days when I used to say to you and Mama Joko to pay me to look after Hazel whiles you people are busy. Those days living next door to The late Mama George house where I used to lived was just for me to passed near the fence.
I will missed you greatly and I quiet remembered after you joined the Army and you met me at the Benguema Training Centre. Yours words to me was Doya Amie ah beg you doya bear the training ah know say E nor easy. As you said those words to you was Francess I would not let you down neither the Brookfields Community. I stuck to those words until I passed out from the Benguema Training Centre.
My heartfelt sympathy and condolences to the entire family in Brookfields and at home and abroad
First Female Trained Combatant Soldiers 1979 Squad
February 26, 2022
First Female Trained Combatant Soldiers 1979 Squad
February 26, 2022
First Female Trained Combatant Soldiers 1979 Squad
February 26, 2022
First Female Trained Combatant Soldiers 1979 Squad
February 26, 2022
First Female Trained Combatant Soldiers 1979 Squad
February 26, 2022
First Female Trained Combatant Soldiers 1979 Squad
February 26, 2022
Major Francess Sowa go well and go in peace. We love you but God loved you the most.
We were that caring Officer who cares for everyone but don´t talk quiet a lot.
You were loved by all those you come across
On behalf of the entire members of our he First Female Officers Cadets and First Trained Female Combatant Soldiers 1979 Squad and muse your sister and close neighbour. I send you heart felt sympathy to the entire Smith and Sowa family for this great loss. May her soul rest in perfect peace. Capt. Jacqui Amie Sesay
Rtd Maj Euphemia Oluremi Cole
February 26, 2022
My deepest condolences to the bereaved family at home and abroad. May her gentle soul rest in peace.
Sammy A. Conteh
February 26, 2022
Your span of life has ended. Rest safely in the Lord.
Emerica Cham
February 25, 2022
Safe transition to a sister in arms. Hope to meet you on the other side. We will remember you. Deepest condolences to the bereaved family.
Yvonne McEwen (French)
February 25, 2022
Francess, my dear friend , I cannot believe that you are no longer with us. I thank God for bringing us together. I thank God also for your life. You were a loving and kind person.
They say that the quality of a person´s life doesn't depend on the number of years they lived but the quality of life lived. Well my friend, you made sure of that. What you achieved in life , your academic achievements in particular does call for a round of applause . Francess, death is only temporal, that is why I know that you are not dead but only sleeping in the arms of our Lord. Sleep on dear friend, sleep on and take your rest. May light perpetual continue to shine on you beautiful one. Continue to rest in peace.
Deepest condolences to Hazel, Danny, the rest of the Smith & Sowah family as well as hernumerous friends & church members. God will comfort you all.
Yvonne McEwen ( French)
Miatta Lamboi
February 23, 2022
Francess, our darling sister and friend. My heart is broken. You went too soon.
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