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120 lives remembered from around the world.
Andrés Felipe Cárdenas Rojas
“Pipe”
1987 – 2024
Páramo ecologist and Universidad Nacional lecturer who made frailejones loved by freshmen
Bogotá, Colombia
Peter Otieno Ouma
“Boss Pita”
1958 – 2024
Mmiliki wa matatu za Eastlands, shabiki wa Gor Mahia na baba wa wengi
Nairobi, Kenya
Zuhura Said Khamis
“Bi Zuhura”
1944 – 2023
Taarab voice of Stone Town who sang through weddings, monsoons and half a century
Zanzibar City, Tanzania
Soon-ja Kang
“Mama Kang”
1944 – 2023
South LA grocer who kept a green notebook of neighbors' debts and forgave every one
Los Angeles, United States
Abdurahman Achmat Salie
“Oom Abdu”
1938 – 2023
Long Street master tailor who dressed Cape Town and never forgot District Six
Cape Town, South Africa
Boubacar Mor Gueye
“Baba Kora”
1950 – 2023
Kora master of Saint-Louis, griot, music teacher and keeper of the river's stories
Saint-Louis, Senegal
Gwenllian Mair Prosser
“Gwen”
1946 – 2023
Cardiff Crown Court judge, Citizens Advice volunteer and second soprano for forty years
Cardiff, United Kingdom
Ibrahim Halil Yılmaz
“Ibo Abi”
1941 – 2023
Volkswagen worker, works council member and bridge-builder between Wolfsburg and Kayseri
Wolfsburg, Germany
Patrick Michael Dolan
“Big Pat”
1951 – 2023
Chicago Fire Department lieutenant, South Side Irishman and the block's fix-it man
Chicago, United States
Kenji Sakurai
“Taisho”
1944 – 2023
Sushi master of eight seats, fifty years and one famous tamago, from Tsukiji to Ginza
Tokyo, Japan
Marie Claire Uwimana
“Mama Marie”
1955 – 2022
Teacher who wove peace baskets and a cooperative of widows into Kigali's quiet strength
Kigali, Rwanda
Antônio José Ferreira dos Santos
“Seu Tonho”
1934 – 2022
Ferroviário e fundador da Unidos de Cavalcanti, mestre da bateria por sessenta anos
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Kwadwo Asante Boakye
“Nana Boakye”
1940 – 2022
Cocoa farmer, Nkosuohene of Besease and a patient man who built a village's future
Kumasi, Ghana
Dong-sik Choi
“Director Choi”
1952 – 2022
Samsung chip engineer, weekend hiker and quiet father whose love arrived as dinner
Suwon, South Korea
Ronald Mukasa Ssebunya
“Roni”
1988 – 2022
Kadongo kamu singer-songwriter who taught Kabalagala's children music every Saturday
Kampala, Uganda
Ernesto Salinas Villarreal
“Neto”
1947 – 2022
Vietnam veteran, refinery pipefitter and the boxing coach who taught kids to lose well
Houston, United States
Remedios Alcantara Dela Cruz
“Nanay Remy”
1954 – 2022
Nurse, OFW and Nanay who raised a family from Riyadh, one balikbayan box at a time
Quezon City, Philippines
Syokau Mutheu Nzioka
“Mama Syokau”
1941 – 2022
Mfumaji wa kiondo na mkulima wa Machakos aliyeinua wanawake mia moja kwa mikono yake
Machakos, Kenya
Anand Shivram Parab
“Anand-kaka”
1941 – 2022
Hand-painter of Bollywood sets and film hoardings, Girgaum's beloved Anand-kaka
Mumbai, India
Rafiatu Adunni Oyelade
“Iya Alata”
1948 – 2022
Iyaloja of Mushin's pepper sellers who fed a neighbourhood and schooled sixty girls
Lagos, Nigeria
Beatrice Achieng Odhiambo
“Mama Achieng”
1948 – 2022
Kibuye Market fish trader who fed Kisumu and put seven children through school
Kisumu, Kenya
Slamet Prayitno
“Pak Slamet”
1948 – 2021
Former Buddhist monk turned geography teacher and guide to Borobudur's quietest corners
Magelang, Indonesia
Obiora Ndubuisi Ezeugwu
“Obi Guitar”
1942 – 2021
Highlife guitarist and bandleader who kept Enugu dancing for half a century
Enugu, Nigeria
Calvin Roosevelt Hobbs
“Cal”
1944 – 2021
Ford Rouge autoworker by day, Detroit jazz trumpeter by night, teacher to a hundred kids
Detroit, United States