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A book of tributes
Somewhere along the way, Derrick touched a life you know. Leave a prayer, a memory, or a few words.
Derrick Antwi
5 May 1990 · 26 April 2026
“Be kind. Everyone is carrying something.”
Write your tribute
Say the thing you wish you could say.
The wall
What people are saying about him.
Notes from friends, family, and strangers whose lives he touched.
Derrick was the first person to make me feel seen at university. He would ask how you really were, then actually wait for the answer.
Ama Boateng
Classmate at KNUST
12 May 2026
He paid my school fees for two terms and told me to tell no one. I am telling everyone now. Rest well, my brother.
Kwaku Mensah
Childhood friend from Kumasi
9 May 2026
Every Sunday he would call just to check in. No agenda. That was Derrick. Kind for no reason at all.
Adjoa Owusu
Cousin
3 May 2026
I met him once at a coffee shop in Accra. We spoke for twenty minutes. I have thought about that conversation ever since.
Nana Yaw Frimpong
A stranger he made feel like family
28 April 2026
He taught me that gentle men can move mountains. I will spend the rest of my life trying to be half the man he was.
Selorm Agbeko
Younger brother
27 April 2026
Derrick believed in me when I did not believe in myself. The foundation is proof that his belief keeps working, even now.
Efua Sarpong
Mentee
26 April 2026
Derrick was the first person to make me feel seen at university. He would ask how you really were, then actually wait for the answer.
Ama Boateng
Classmate at KNUST
12 May 2026
He paid my school fees for two terms and told me to tell no one. I am telling everyone now. Rest well, my brother.
Kwaku Mensah
Childhood friend from Kumasi
9 May 2026
Every Sunday he would call just to check in. No agenda. That was Derrick. Kind for no reason at all.
Adjoa Owusu
Cousin
3 May 2026
I met him once at a coffee shop in Accra. We spoke for twenty minutes. I have thought about that conversation ever since.
Nana Yaw Frimpong
A stranger he made feel like family
28 April 2026
He taught me that gentle men can move mountains. I will spend the rest of my life trying to be half the man he was.
Selorm Agbeko
Younger brother
27 April 2026
Derrick believed in me when I did not believe in myself. The foundation is proof that his belief keeps working, even now.
Efua Sarpong
Mentee
26 April 2026
While you are here
His life still opens doors.
The foundation continues the work he had been doing for years.