Who Was Korboi E. Howard?
At the youthful age of 34, an affable Liberian professional, Korboi E. Howard took his final earthly journey from the Lakpazee Community Church in Airfield Sinkor to the Bentol Memorial Garden cemetery in rural Montserrado County, after a big funeral service punctuated by an outpouring of grief and tributes hailing the exemplary life he had lived.
A snapshot of who this fallen young emerging giant was is captured in his life sketch seen below:
Life Sketch of the late Korboi E. Howard
Read by Willie Howard, son of the deceased
Indeed, our young emerging giant, Korboi E. Howard has gone from labour to reward.
The late Korboi E. Hoqard was born unto the union of Mr. Eric Howard and Ms. Evon F. Sainworla on October 9, 1989 in Monrovia, Liberia.
He started his primary education at the Isaac A. Davies Memorial Academy in Paynesville and later enrolled at the Barnes Foundation Elementary and Junior High School in Lakpazee, Sinkor Airfield briefly before beginning his Junior High studies at the Salvation Army School System (Len Miller) High School. Upon completion of his junior high studies, the late Korboi E. Howard enrolled at the J.J. Roberts United Methodist High School in Monrovia, where he successfully completed his secondary education in 2010.
Korboi and his mother Evon Sainworla
After obtaining his high school education, Korboi gained admission at the Stella Maris Polytechnic University to study Management and Accounting. After spending a few years at that institution, he transferred to the United Methodist University on Ashmun Street, where he later earned a Bachelors degree in Business Administration and Management.
In 2023, Korboi enrolled at the Cuttington Graduate School, where he sought to obtain a Masters degree in Management, a dream he sadly was unable to achieve.
Korboi and some of his former workmates
He did not only drink from the fountain of Academia, the late Korboi E. Howard was able to build job experience in the last years of his youthful life through employment at the Lone Star Cell Telecommunication Company and the National Port Authority (NPA).
Between 2011 and 2015, he worked with Lone Star Cell. He was subsequently employed with NPA in Monrovia, where he served his country in the Internal Audit Department up until his demise.
My Father who lying here today, your son, brother, nephew, cousin and friend—OUR ALL TIME HAPPY KORBOI E. HOWARD—succumbed to the cold hands of death during the evening hours of March 28, 2024 at the John F. Kennedy Memorial Hospital in Sinkor, where he had been admitted for some two weeks.
Yes, this our young emerging giant passed peacefully. Yes, the Lord giveth and the Lord taketh. Korboi may not be here with us in flesh, but he’s certainly with us in spirit. And through the eyes of faith, he’ll continue to remain with us in spirit until we shall meet on that great getting out morning.
When Korboi was alive, he played basketball well
The late Korboi E. Howard leaves to mourn his loss, his father, Mr. Eric Howard; his mother, Ms. Evon F. Sainworla; two sons, Willie Howard and Hector Evin Howard; his sister, Erica Howard and Richard W. Dolo; Uncles John Wesley Sainworla, Sr., Frank Sainworla and Oscar Venbayah; Aunts, Merma Sainworla, Garmai Epoho, Massa Clemens-Isaac, Joe, Elvida Neblett, Grace Norwu Howard, Kolu Mai Dennis and Mazwe Gibson as well as a host of other relatives and friends in Liberia and abroad.
Sleep on our dear happy Korboi E. Howard; sleep on our beloveth. God be with you till we meet again!!!!
Tribute sent from the USA by his UNCLE, John Wesley Sainworla, Sr.
Tribute From the Sainworla, Clemens and Baird Families Delivered by Frank Sainworla, Jr., UNCLE
Tribute to Our Bigger Boy, Our Young Emerging Giant, Korboi E. Howard
By the Sainworla, Clemens and Baird Families
Delivered by Frank Sainworla, Jr./UNCLE
April 13, 2024
Amen everyone, to God be the glory in good times as well as the bad times!
Ever since my dear nephew, Korboi E. Howard breathed the last breath of life recently, this powerful hymn has continued to ring through my spine—“Father alone knows all our troubles. We’ll understand it better bye and bye.”
May the Choir help me in leading the singing of few stanzas of this song:
CHOIR & AUDIENCE
Initially, as I sat behind my lap top to put a tribute together, I thought a sing-spiration alone would suffice, but I just mustered the courage put these few lines together.
Why Korboi, Why? Why did you have to leave us this early?
You have left our hearts bleeding. Polo, our Bigger boy, our Emerging giant, your passing has shattered the family.
Although we are in deep pain and sorrow about your demise, as a family with a strong belief in the Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ—the foundation of our Christian faith—we can only take solace in the fact that only God knows why you have left us at this time and in this manner.
Because of the bond and sweet memories of you—both the ones in your infancy that I personally can recalled in that red and white strappy T-shirt to your manhood years—tears will continue to flow from our eyes months and years beyond your internment later today.
But this is understandable as the great book, the Bible says in Revelation chapter 21:
To Evon, my sister and your loving mother, Erica and the children, cry as much as you can, but don’t cry without hope, because as believers, we know that we’ll see him on that getting up morning with the second coming of Christ.
Korboi remember, your mother said one of the last things you told her was that you missed her and that you love her. And indeed, you knew that she loves you.
Korboi, our bigger boy, Polo you have left good legacy that your family will forever cherish, but above all—your affable personality and your incurable smiles and laugher that brightened the room or gathering you were in. Yes, your incurable smiles and laughter was contagious and it helped to rejuvenate family members and friends, giving them a positive outlook of life. I personally saw in you traits of an emerging giant in the family, but again, ONLY GOD KNOWS.
We are very sure that the two beautiful children you have left behind are an extension of your legacy, which we all must do everything the preserve.
Finally, at the small age of 34, our bigger boy, Polo, our young emerging giant, Korboi E. Howard achieved a lot of big positive things that many in his age group could not.
Though his earthly journey was relatively short, he was able through the grace of the Almighty God to begin building a professional financial career, climbing the academic to obtain his Masters and had many years of work experience under his belt when the cold hands of death snatched him away from us. BUT AGAIN, ONLY GOD KNOW.
To our families, let our bigger boy, Korboi’s death be a rallying point to unite us, rather than divide us.
Yes indeed, this our young emerging giant lying here is this casket has left a legacy. And listening to a conversation some of his workmates had at the family’s residence the other day, Korboi had got to know and develop a special relationship with the Almighty God, who is the Alpha and Omega—the beginning and the end. Let’s remember, as the great book, the Bible says at the end, “all is vanity”. And remember as the Gospel song writer says, “he’s all that matters!”.
As we pay our last respect to you on your earthly journey today, Korboi, we love you and miss you so dearly. But of course God loves you best our young emerging giant.
Well, as I take my seat, may the Lakpazee Community Church Choir please join me and again lead in the singing of a few stanzas of this great song:
“Father alone knows all our troubles. We’ll understand it better bye and bye.”