By Janice Malone
Internationally renowned bestselling author, lecturer, teacher, life coach, government consultant, and leadership mentor Dr. Myles Munroe and his wife Ruth, were killed in a plane crash in Grand Bahama. The plane crash happened Sunday afternoon (November 9, 2014) and killed Dr. Munroe, his wife and seven others on board a private jet.
Sources say that the 36 Executive Jet hit a crane at the Grand Bahama Ship Yard, resulting into it exploding on impact and crashing. The private jet departed from the Lynden Pindling International Airport at 4:07 p.m.and crashed while approaching to land at the Grand Bahama International Airport at 5:10p.m. Dr. Munroe was a known and respected by heads of state, political leaders, and Christian dignitaries throughout the nations of the world.
Within recent years Nashville had become one of the cities that Dr. Munroe visited frequently as a guest speaker at Fisk University and other venues in the city, Over the last seven years he was a recurring guest on the University’s (WFSK-FM) radio talk show, What’s the 411 With Sharon Kay, hosted by station general manager Sharon Kay.
But Dr. Munroe was more than just a guest to Ms. Kay. He became a close friend, mentor and a much respected colleague. His untimely death is even more of a loss to those who knew Dr. Munroe and his family personally.
In her own words Sharon Kay expresses some of her memories of working with Dr. Myles Munroe:
“Dr. Munroe was my mentor and friend and served as a re-occurring guest on my talk program What’s the 411? With Sharon Kay for almost seven years. He was on every 4 to 6 weeks during those years to have an extended discussion on building leaders though empowerment. His last appearance was on September 17, 2014. He had an unusual gift in his ability to relate to and encourage people that went beyond charisma. I believe he was called to be a leader’s leader and use those skills to help others achieve their potential. Dr. Munroe was the keynote speaker during on February 24, 2014 Fisk University Black History Month Leadership Lecture in the Fisk Memorial Chapel, his first trip to speak in the historic marked the first time he had been back to Nashville he said in 20-years. Munroe’s son Charo was a part of his entourage. Munroe was amazed at how many Bahamian students were attending Fisk University and found that several of them were members of his church in Nassau. The Bahamian students also participated in the evenings lecture program. Munroe was in Nashville then to be a speaker for the National Religious Broadcasters Convention at Gaylord Opryland Hotel. My thoughts and prayers go to the family of Ruth & Myles Munroe and the other families who lost loved ones in this tragic plane crash. The impact on the lives of those he encountered in leadership trainings, empowerment and ministry is immeasurable.”
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