I write with great sadness over the unimaginable loss of a friend, colleague, confidante and brother, Dr. Victor B. Teye who I fondly called “Big Brother Victor” I first met Victor in 1997 soon after I graduated from Virginia Tech. During my Dissertation research earlier, I was searching for previous studies on Tourism Development in Africa when I stumbled upon his seminal work on tourism development in Ghana (1988), published in a premier journal in the field – The Annals of Tourism Research. I immediately contacted him to let him know how impressed I was with his writing and research that I wanted to be like him when I grew up. Within a very short time of mentoring, we not only became colleagues but bosom friends. He was instrumental in my career development path over the past 20 years through having me accompany him to present papers at conferences in Ghana Botswana, Bermuda among other countries, followed by hosting me and my family for a month during the PANAFEST festival in Ghana in 2000. To top it all, he was instrumental in having me succeed him as a Fulbright Fellow at the Department of Geography and Tourism, University of Cape Coast during the 2002/2003 academic year – shoes that were not easy for me to fill. Today Dr. Teye’s professional legacy lives on. The last time I checked the current head of the department and at least 3 other senior lecturers are some of the students he mentored. Our relationship grew tremendously from acquaintance to friendship over the years and I came to discover that brother Victor was a complete man. He exhibited qualities of honesty, loyalty, sincerity and sense of purpose. We chatted a lot about many issues and we tried to stay in touch from anywhere we are in the world. During his illness, he always sounded positive on the phone and tried to allay my fears of concern for his health by telling me he was doing fine. He sent me a WhatsApp on July 21st during my visit to Sierra Leone wishing me well and asking when I was returning. I replied back stating I would be back on August 12th. When I contacted him upon my return he did not answer his phone but I left him a voice message to say I was back. Little did I know that he was gone to the great beyond until I got the phone call to the effect. I believe Shakespeare may have been referring to Victor in his play Hamlet when he said: “What a piece of work is man! How noble in reason! How infinite in faculty! In form, in moving, how express and admirable! …” Brother Victor, sleep and take your rest while reminding all of us that there is only one certainty in life - that is DEATH. It will come when it should come and not before. May you find everlasting peace in the world beyond! I hope our paths will cross again in Heaven. Amen! Your friend and brother, Desmond O. Brown. September 3, 2015. Associate Professor of Tourism University of Kentucky