The Press Union of Liberia (PUL) in collaboration with one of its auxiliaries, the Sports Writers Association (SWAL) and the Liberia Football Association (LFA) will today, Tuesday, August 3, 2021 open a Book of Condolence in memory of Horatio Bobby Willie in Monrovia.
The PUL is calling on media practitioners and members of the public to turn out to sign in memory of a fallen journalist, and public policy communications expert.
Bobby died on Tuesday, July 13, 2021 at the John F. Kennedy Medical Center after a period of illness and as the PUL is deeply saddened by the death of the bright sports writer and communication practitioner, it again extends its deepest regret to the Willie Family, describing it as another irreparable loss to the media and the country.
“Nesta” as he was affectionately called by professional peers, started his career as a sports reporter at Radio Veritas and later joined the Independent Star Radio where he became an Economic Affairs Reporter.
Bobby played a pivotal role in the founding of the Economic Journalists Association, a network of specialized reporters on economic reporting in Liberia and he later entered the public service as Director of Information Services at the Ministry of Finance and moved on to becoming Assistant Minister for Public Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Bobby also worked for the Gender Ministry as Director of Communications and of late served in the Communications Department of the Liberia Telecommunications Authority (LTA).
At some point, he provided communication consultancy for the Liberia Football Association and served the Sports Writers Association of Liberia as Assistant Secretary General and Vice President respectively.
Members of the SWAL, the LFA, the Ministries of Finance, Foreign Affairs and Gender as well as the entire journalism and the religious communities along with other sympathizers are kindly asked to be seated before 11:30 A.M. at the PUL headquarters on Clay Street in Monrovia.