The late Professor Emmanuel D. Weiah, who was affectionately called “Borbor” by his family, “EDW” by his friends and acquaintances, and “Papa Weiah or Experience Koko” by his student, was born on September 25, 1939, in Jaquikan, River Gee County, South Eastern Liberia, unto the union of Mr. Jimmy Jolocon Weiah and Madam Mabel Noiyeh Weiah. His both parents and his son Richard S. Weiah, predeceased him.

At a tender age, young Emmanuel embraced the Christian faith and became a devout member of the Methodist denomination. During his early childhood, the deceased was entrusted to the care of the late Mrs. Mary C. Jones, a classroom teacher in Nyanyanken, Webbo District No. 1 at the age of twelve in 1952.

The late Professor Emmanuel Doe Weiah commenced his primary education at the government Morning School in Webbo No. 1 District, River Gee County from where he obtained his primary education in 1960. Thereafter, he relocated to Harper City, Maryland County and enrolled at our Lady of Fatima High School in Harper, and graduated with Diploma in 1964. Still saturated with the passion for his educational advancement, the deceased matriculated to the University of Liberia and obtained a Bachelor of Science (BSC) Degree in Mathematics with minor in Economics in 1972.

The late Professor Emmanuel Doe Weiah remained resolute in his pursuit and embarked on a training opportunity at the University of Lagon, Ghana and Port Loko in Sierra Leone respectively, acquiring certificates in modern Mathematics (Ettibe Mathematics).

The late Professor Emmanuel Doe Weiah embarked on his teaching career in 1972 and commenced his valuable public service career as a Regional Statistician with the Ministry of Education in 1979, making substantial contributions for fifteen consecutive years, seeking to transform the educational system of the country through the tool of statistics. His protracted service with the Ministry of Education with a solid background in statistics encouraged the Ministry of Education to support policy actions designed by him which led to the development of the first mathematics test book introduced to the Liberia education system. Additionally, the deceased worth of experience and knowledge acquired from the University of Lagon and Port Loko in Sierra Leone respectively qualified him to have served as one of the West African Examination Council’s testing officials responsible to draw-out test questions for the council’s (WAEC) regional body.

Thereafter, in 1981, the deceased set into motion his visionary desire and commissioned the establishment of the Andrew Young Elementary School; now Jimmy Jolocon High School named after his late father’s nickname Jimmy Jolocon, famous for inculcating moral direction, discipline and quality education to hundreds of thousands of Liberians across the country. The late Professor Weiah with the invested passion to achieving this noble objective commenced the establishment of the school in four (4) classrooms and with initial enrollment strength of 27 students. Subsequently, between 1982 to 1985, during the execution of this noble vision, the deceased upgraded the school to Junior High level and finally in 1996, the institution through the intervention of God and selfless independence effort by the late Professor Emmanuel Doe Weiah, attained the full high school capacity providing access to community residence and Liberians from all works of life some of whom today, credit to this noble and veteran educator, who independent, selfless and visionary initiative brought you thus far.

A few of the beneficiaries of this noble institution can be recognized as Honorable Charles Allen, Minister Counselor, Liberian Embassy, Republic of Germany, Liberia National Police, Jimmy Moko Weiah Director, Internal Audit Agency, Nimba County Treasury, Jamel Christopher Dethol, Associate Dean, Louis Arthur Grimes School of Law, University of Liberia, etc.

As part of his moral philosophy of inspiring people, the deceased promoted the concept that “helping others meant more worldly possessions,” “that education reflects the hope and aspirations of a nation,” and that “thoughts are abstract but become meaningful when they are put in images.”

In recognition of his distinguished and enormous contributions to the cause of humanity, as well as his determined efforts to achieving the establishment of an academic infrastructure that provided professional capacity enhancement to hundreds of thousands of Liberians across country, consequently, impacting the educational sector of the country, Her Excellency Madam Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, former president of the republic of Liberia, by virtue of the authority vested in her as Grand Master of the order of distinction of the republic of Liberia, admitted Professor Emmanuel Doe Weiah into the humane order of African redemption (HOAR) and conferred upon him the grade of knight commander.

The late Professor Emmanuel Doe Weiah was joined in Holy Matrimony to Madam Martha Jimmy in 1987. The union was blessed with eleven (11) children, thirty two (32) grandchildren and two (2) great grandchildren.

The late Professor Emmanuel Doe Weiah was a great patriarch, a loving and caring father of great humility and inspiration.