Patrick K. Manjoe

Patrick Kolubah Manjoe was born on October 8, 1960 in Boi, Lofa County, Liberia, unto the union of Mr. Taylor Manjoe and Mrs. Yongour Kolubah. One of several siblings, he was a joy and blessing to his family growing up.
Patrick Manjoe began his early education in 1966 at the Division 24 Elementary School in Firestone, Margibi County, Liberia. Upon moving to Monrovia, he attended a number of schools, including the Seventh Day Adventist School and William V.S. Tubman High School, before transferring to Boatswain High School, from where he graduated in 1981.
While he was in the senior class, Patrick became a reporter for Boatswain High on the program called School Special, which was aired on national radio, the Liberia Broadcasting System (LBS). School Special was a program during which reporters from various high schools in Monrovia and parts adjacent filed reports from their respective schools. Other pioneer reporters of the School Special program included the late Gabriel Gworlekaju, Jr., and Gabriel I.H. Williams, with whom Patrick had very good personal lifelong relationships.
Prior to becoming a School Special reporter, Patrick Manjoe and a few friends in the Logan Town community in Monrovia, including the late Gabriel Gworlekaju, founded “The Voice of We Five,” an amateur broadcasting organization through which they commentated soccer games, news broadcasts, among other programs. Because of the impressive qualities he demonstrated as an amateur broadcaster, he was recognized as the best reporter on the School Special program.
It was through the School Special program that Mr. Patrick Kolubah Manjoe met the love of his life, Ms Gwendolyn Peabody, now Mrs Gwendolyn Manjoe. Gwen was a reporter for Wells-Hairston High School on the School Special program.
Because of his deep radio voice and impressive qualities, Mr. Patrick Manjoe was employed immediately upon graduation from Boatswain High School by LBS, where he rapidly rose through the ranks to become a household name in Liberia. Because of the competence he demonstrated, the Management of LBS was pleased to send him to the United States in 1983 for advanced training at the headquarters of the Voice of America (VOA), the official U.S. government broadcast network in Washington, D.C.
Upon his return home from the United States, Patrick served in various capacities at LBS, including Deputy Director General of LBS, before he fled Liberia during the civil war when his life was threatened like many journalists in the country during that period. It was at LBS that he struck up a very strong lifelong personal and professional relationship with another iconic and famous broadcast journalist, Mr. Cyrus Wleh Badio. For many years before the civil war, Cyrus and Pat, as they are affectionately known, were inseparable. The two enterprising journalists started the first interactive radio talk show, the Cyrus-Pat Show, which was one of the most popular radio programs in Liberia before the civil war. A consummate broadcaster and a very good script writer, Patrick was the producer and presenter of several programs at LBS, including Infomix, the Morning Magazine, and sports, while he was also exceptionally skilled at conducting live commentaries of games and other national events.
On January 30, 1993, Mr. Patrick Kolubah Manjoe married the love of his life, Mrs. Gwendolyn Peabody Manjoe, in Monrovia, Liberia. This union was blessed with three children, namely, Mo, Darlene, and Janet Manjoe, as well as his nephew Alphonso Manjoe, who he raised as his own son, He also served as a guardian to Madia Ricks, Lucy Wisner, and Banja Smallwood.
After fleeing to the United States due to the civil war in Liberia, Mr. Manjoe worked at Ogden, Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport in Texas, and AT&T. He was pursuing further studies at Westwood College, while he was also a member of the United Methodist Church in Watauga, Texas, when his illness began.
Following a protracted period of illness, Mr. Patrick K. Manjoe, 62, transitioned from labor to eternal rest on Friday, January 13, 2023 at the Harris Methodist Hospital in Fort Worth, Texas, USA. He was surrounded by his wife, Mrs. Gwendolyn Manjoe, as well as other family members and friends.
The late Mr. Patrick Kolubah Manjoe leaves to mourn his loss his wife, Gwendolyn Manjoe; three children, Momo, Darlene, and Janet Manjoe; one grandson, Noah Kolubah, who he affectionately called Nono; and his nephew, Alphonso. He is also survived by several siblings, including his sisters, Paulina and Rebecca Manjoe of the United States, Augustine, Morris, Jartu and several others of Liberia, as well as several other sisters and brothers in-law, nieces, nephews, a host of other family members, close friends, and colleagues.
In the passing of Mr. Patrick K. Manjoe, the family has lost a pillar; the Liberian media has lost an iconic broadcaster and a mentor, and Liberia has lost one of the best journalists of this era. He will be greatly missed.
May his soul and the souls of all the faithful departed in Christ, rest in perfect peace.
Amen!

Visitation will be held at from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M., Friday, February 3, 2023 at Lucas Funeral Home Chapel located at 1321 Precinct Line Road, Hurst, Texas 76053.
Funeral Service will be held at 10:00 A.M., Saturday, February 4, 2023 at Ash Lane United Methodist Church located at 1001 W. Ash Lane, Euless, Texas 76039 with interment to follow at Bourland Cemetery in Keller, Texas.
A Repass with reception will be held following the services at Hurst Banquet Hall located at 414 W. Bedford-Euless Road, Hurst, Texas 76053.