MURFREESBORO — An
account has been established at SunTrust Bank to help defray funeral expenses for
an MTSU graduate killed in a highway accident.
Philip Akoto, a 33-year-old mathematical sciences major who
received his master’s degree in May, died when his car collided with a
tractor-trailer Dec.14 at the intersection of Joe B. Jackson Parkway and Elam
Road in Murfreesboro.
Akoto, a native of Kumani, Ghana, was on his way to work at
Amazon Fulfillment Center on Joe B. Jackson Parkway when the incident occurred.
The cause of the accident is under investigation.
He is survived by a sister, who lives in Ghana, and an
uncle, who lives in New York, N.Y.
Richard Ewool, a graduate teaching assistant in the Center
for Computational Sciences, and George Obeng, an instructor in the College of
University Studies, have established a fund to raise money to send Akoto’s body
home to Ghana.
Contributions may be made to the Philip Akoto Benefit
Account at any branch of SunTrust Bank.
“Philip was a gentle and kind young man,” said Dr. Rebecca
Calahan, one of Akoto’s professors. “As a mathematics graduate teaching assistant
from August 2011 to May 2013, Philip worked as a mathematics tutor and helped
many MTSU students.”
“He kept to himself,” said Obeng. “He loved soccer and
sports and was very generous.”
Ewool, who was Akoto’s roommate, shared a quote Akoto had
posted on his Facebook page that Ewool said revealed Akoto’s love of God. It
reads, “The loss of gold is great/The loss of health is more/But losing Christ
is such a loss/As no man can restore.”
For more information about the fund, contact Dustin Vernon
at SunTrust Bank at 615-848-2447 or dustin.d.vernon@suntrust.com.
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