We will never say goodbye to you 
because we know this is not the end for us to see each other.
You will only be going to a place where there’s no pain nor suffering.
We are happy for you, for you will be with God.
For now we need to go in separate ways.
We will always remember how your arms held us and give us strength.
You were always there to listen, love, and defend us in everything.
You were... our very best friend. 
In our triumphs you were always proud.
We’re forever and very grateful and proud to call you our dad.
Here deep inside our hearts you’ll always be.
We would give up everything we have just to hug you one more time.
We felt the world stop and our heart stop beating when they told us you’re gone…….
How we wish we were only dreaming.
Just like the rain; tears fell down from our eyes,

Thank you Dad…. 
for always understanding, listening, caring, and loving us for the rest of your life.
The greatest gift God gave us was YOU…….. Our Dad…
It’s difficult to let you go but we must…
we must return the gift God gave us…
Till then; See you in Heaven………

Love Jacklyne & Tonia

Our beloved Husband, Father, Brother, Uncle, Grandfather, and Deputy Minister of Planning and Economic Affairs, Jackson N. Wonde died on Saturday, June 16, 2012 at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.  Honorable Wonde met his untimely death shortly after representing the Government of Liberia at a World Bank meeting in Washington DC. 
 
Honorable Jackson N. Wonde served the Government of Liberia in several capacities, including serving as Deputy Minister of Sectorial Planning at the Ministry of Planning and Economic Affairs of the Republic of Liberia, the position which he held up to his death.

Jackson was born December 5, 1956, in Pouh Town, Grand Gedeh County, Liberia, to Chayee Wondee and Martha Zlih Chayee.  He obtained his high school diploma from Thomas Wilson Institute in Grand Gedeh County and graduated from the University of Liberia with a bachelor's degree. Jackson went on to advance his education receiving a master's degree from Ghana, West Africa, and later a Masters of Public Administration degree from Harvard University-John F. Kennedy School of Government (USA) in 2006.

During the mid-1990s, he served as Director of Carter Center in Liberia.  Jackson and his family relocated to Massachusetts, USA, in the late 1990s and settled in the town of Lynn. He worked for the American Red Cross Organization from the late 1990s until 2007 when he returned to serve his country Liberia. While residing in the USA, he was an active member of the Grand Gedeh Association in the Americas.  He was the association’s General Secretary from 2001 through 2005.

Honorable Wonde is survived by his wife, Mymah Massaquoi Wonde; three children – Jackson Wonde, Jr., Jacklyne Wonde, and Tonia Wonde; two grandchildren, several brothers, sisters, nieces, nephews, cousins and other relatives of the USA and Liberia. Jackson is preceded in death by his son (Steven Kayee Wonde), father (Chayee Wonde), mother (Martha Zlih Chayee), brother (Nemo Wonde), and sister (Nora Wonde).

A night of wake-keeping and funeral service in the USA are planned for Friday, July 20, and Saturday, July 21, respectively, in Lynn, Massachusetts.  Please see the homepage for specific details regarding wake-keeping and funeral service.