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Family of Elita Borbor Weah, Brussels Victim, Mourns One Loss, Then Another Family of Elita Borbor Weah, Brussels Victim, Mourns One Loss, Then Another
(about 7 hours later)
Before Elita Borbor Weah set foot in Brussels Airport on Tuesday, her family was already in mourning. AMSTERDAM — Before Elita Borbor Weah set foot in Brussels Airport on Tuesday, her family was already in mourning.
A native of Liberia who lived in Deventer, the Netherlands, Ms. Weah was on her way to the United States to attend a funeral in Rhode Island when she was killed in the attack on the airport.A native of Liberia who lived in Deventer, the Netherlands, Ms. Weah was on her way to the United States to attend a funeral in Rhode Island when she was killed in the attack on the airport.
A member of a large family spread across the world, Ms. Weah, 41, was one of eight siblings. Many of her relatives were to meet in Providence to attend her stepfather’s memorial. Her death was confirmed by a family member in Rhode Island.A member of a large family spread across the world, Ms. Weah, 41, was one of eight siblings. Many of her relatives were to meet in Providence to attend her stepfather’s memorial. Her death was confirmed by a family member in Rhode Island.
In the moments before her death, Ms. Weah posed for a photograph in the airport, bundled up in a black winter coat and scarf. Her brother, Oscar Weah, said the photograph was taken around 8 a.m. on Tuesday. He had planned to pick her up from the airport in New York later that day.In the moments before her death, Ms. Weah posed for a photograph in the airport, bundled up in a black winter coat and scarf. Her brother, Oscar Weah, said the photograph was taken around 8 a.m. on Tuesday. He had planned to pick her up from the airport in New York later that day.
In Deventer, Ms. Weah has a 13-year-old daughter, who family members said was currently in the care of a relative. In Deventer, Ms. Weah was a single mother with a 13-year-old daughter, whom family members said was currently in the care of a relative. Ms. Weah and her daughter were close and were always together, according to Ambrose Ajala, a family friend who shared an apartment with Ms. Weah for four years.
Like many of the victims’ relatives, Ms. Weah’s brother was frustrated by the time it took to confirm who had died. Ms. Weah was a talented cook who often made traditional African dishes like Jollof rice, Mr. Ajala said. She had been living in the Netherlands since 1999, after fleeing Liberia as a refugee, he said.
“We’ve been waiting for information, but nobody has given us information. I’ve talked to the police, in Belgium, Brussels, and talked to some hospitals, nobody is giving me information,” Mr. Weah said, more than 48 hours after the attack. “So where’s my sister?” She spent three days a week as a volunteer for a city organization that provided social services to residents, he said. She worked mostly with older Dutch people, and she was taking lessons in Dutch to speak with them more fluently.
“She usually gave a helping hand to help elderly people get around town,” he added. “She was very much involved in church activities and humanitarian help. I wouldn’t call her a religious person but just a good Christian.”