The wife of the late Sergeant Ernest Mensah Addo, Mercy Amoah, has paid an emotional tribute to her husband and seven other fallen heroes who perished in the August 6 helicopter crash.

Her heartfelt words were heard during the state funeral held at the Black Star Square on Friday, August 15, 2025.

They only got married on July 5 this year.

Speaking at the solemn ceremony, she began her tribute with deep emotion. “My biggest cheerleader, the kindest of hearts, my big brother, and my Mantse, putting words together for your tribute is the hardest task I have ever been given. My heart aches beyond words thinking of not seeing your beautiful ‘receptionist smile,’ as you called it, or hearing you call me ‘Manye’ a hundred times in a day.”

She reflected on the love and understanding they shared, saying, “You gave me the experience of being deeply understood, genuinely supported, and utterly loved. You often said, ‘Manye, I will give us a life that many people will wish to be in your shoes,’ but now, these shoes you’ve put on me, no one wishes to wear. Should I say you lied? No, because I know if you had control over life, you would choose to live a thousand years to make me happy.”

She described her husband as a man of exceptional humility, hard working, and dedicated to service—traits that earned him the name ‘Adwumawura.’ She fondly recalled his attachment to the Z9, “like your first child,” and his habit of spending long nights researching ways to care for it.

His faith, she said, was unmatched. “I affectionately called you ‘My Apostle.’ Mantse, it’s been days, and you have not called at 5 am for us to pray. Ah, Death, shame on you! You have not won; Christ has, because Ernest died knowing Him as his Lord and Saviour.”

“I was oblivious that death would take you so soon, but meeting you has shown me that angels truly exist in human form. You will forever be my HERO. Forever in my thoughts, never to die. Continue to rest in the bosom of our Lord till we meet again. Goodbye, My Love,” she concluded.