William Nlend Natty affectionatley known as Pa Willie or simply Willie was born on the 27th of July 1966, in the beutiful twon of Kumba , Cameroon . Willie was the third of seven children . The late Pa Natty was a customs officer , therefore the bfamily travelled around the country quite a lot , which soem times mearnt late Ma Natty had to hold the foret in the nearest urban town , which was the most often Kumba , whilts Pa was working ihn some border villages and towns .

  Willie attended the government primary school Bepanda Douala and then went on to PSS Kumba for his secondary Education . H e completed his high school studies   GHS Limbe whilst living with auntie Susan Natty who has been a supportive  and loving surrogate mom to him and his siblings since the passing away of their mother , later in their lives .

Willie had a great love for words and was known to be a wonderful debater who could discuss any subject , thios had been evident since  his childhood . This talent endeared him many friends as he could talk about any subject eloquently . It was no wonder that hje studied law at the university of Yaounde . While at the , he engaged in a number of of extra curricula activities , however , it,s the his love of football thaqt shone the most .He was an avid amateur player , who later turned his attention to coaching at the junior league level , when prospects for a career dwindled .

   He eventually became part owner of a team called Juventus ,which won the league title one year .

 It was also while he was at the university that the beautiful Evelyn Elokbi captured his heart [more to follow] .

In 1994 Willie decided to join his sibblings Eric and James in the USA . A year later he moved to Atlanta Georgia , deciding it was a better environment for bringing up the family he was believing for . Three years later he got married to his sweet heart Evelyn , who joined him in 1999. They were blessed with two children , Zidane and Zelda . Whilst living in Atlanta , Willie the excellent leader and community activist got involved  with many clubs and societies .He had the the highest honor of being elected president of CAMSA Georgia ,  the post he was passionat about , serving with an uncommon zeal to see both young and old , male and female  fulfil their highest potential .

Desiring to further  his studies , Willie moved to Denver Colorado in 2004  to study environmental law at Msc level . Evelyn and the children joined him in 2005, the same year he also graduated and in 2006 , they were blessed with their last child Kayla . As  a family oreinted man , Willie decided to move his family back to Maryland as he wanted his children to grow up around  their  other family members . Their uncles Eric , James  and Bello and their families all lived there . Willie putting others first , thought it would be best for his brothers Ekoma and Ngan to make one stop trip , to see every one and their family when ever they came visiting from Europe .

 Whilst In Maryland , always the the visionary , Willie decided to retrian in IT consulting  and was working in that field until his untimely death last month .

Willie leaves behind his wife Evelyn , children ; Zidane , Zelda & Kayla ; brothers Erick , Ekoma , Ngan , James  and Eugene  and their families ; cousins , nieces , nephews , aunties , uncles , in-laws  and great friends . To these precious ones , Willie was a loving coach , caring family leader and champion for their common good , who galvanised every one into action when needed , an avid cook  who loved the lord . Only God can bring the much needed comfort and fill the void his death has left

 WILIIE will be missed .

         NATTYS