20/02/2026
Tribute to Charles Philip Taylor
Her Excellency Madam Jewel Howard-Taylor; our sisters Zoe and Chelene; siblings; and the entire Taylor and Howard families.
Chairman Mulbah, Distinguished Caucus Members, National Executive Committee members, stalwarts and partisans of the NPP, and representatives of other political parties.
Government officials, members of the Fourth Estate, distinguished ladies and gentlemen.
It is with deep sorrow and a heavy heart that we have navigated the dark clouds of these past weeks. The demise of Charles Philip Taylor—a son of the NPP, a son of our founding father, and a son of our beloved Standard Bearer.
This loss has shaken the very foundation of our partisans, families and friends.
It is a loss felt most acutely by his mother, his father, his children, his siblings, and the extended Taylor and Howard families.
As the most formidable Caucus of the NPP, we stand here today to extend our heartfelt condolences. We share in the grief of our leaders and the pain of every partisan who saw in Philip a shared NPP values, history and future.
A Legacy of Remembrance
To lose someone of such significance is to feel a void that words cannot easily fill. In moments of such profound grief, we are reminded of the words of the poet Thomas Campbell:
"To live in hearts we leave behind is not to die."
Charles Philip Taylor may have departed from this earthly stage, but he remains eternally woven into the fabric of the National Patriotic Party
and the history of the Republic of Liberia. His name and his spirit will continue to resonate within the halls of our institution and in the hearts of us all.
Conclusion
This irreplaceable and irreparable loss has broken us all, but let it also bind us together in strength and solidarity. As we laid our brother, our son, and our partisan to rest, let us honor him by upholding the unity of the family and the party he so dearly loved.
May the Almighty God provide the Taylor and Howard families with the "peace that passes all understanding." May his soul, and the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in perfect peace.
Farewell, Charles Philip Taylor. Sleep on, and take your rest.