Decontee Sawyer

Medical staff put on protective gear in the Kenema government hospital before taking a sample from a suspected Ebola patient in Kenema, Sierra Leone.

Decontee Sawyer remembers the life of her husband — the first American victim of Ebola’s latest outbreak

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Liberian American Patrick Sawyer died this week of Ebola virus in Lagos, Nigeria. His wife, Decontee, remembers him as a passionate advocate for Liberian democracy and a man who was “bigger than life.”Liberian American Patrick Sawyer died this week of Ebola virus in Lagos, Nigeria. His wife, Decontee, remembers him as a passionate advocate for Liberian democracy and a man who was “bigger than life.”