President Joseph Boakai Wednesday, January paid a condolence visit to former Vice President Jewel Howard Taylor at her Congo Town residence opposite the YWCA Compound-consoling her over the loss of her son, Charles Philip Taylor, Jr.
Charles Philip Taylor, son of former Vice President Taylor passed on January 20, 2026, at the John F. Kennedy Memorial Hospital in Monrovia.
During the visit, President Boakai on behalf of the Government and People of Liberia expressed his condolences, and described the death of Mr. Taylor as painful loss to the family. He emphasized the importance of empathy and national solidarity in moments of personal grievance.
Philip was a biological son of former President Charles Ghankay Taylor and former Vice President Jewel Howard-Taylor. He held a master’s degree in Shipping and Port Administration from the Regional Maritime University in Accra, Ghana.
