The late Mr. Thomas Trogart Kwesi Fabyan was born to Mr. Thomas Dangerfield Fabyan (original surname Feiver (French)) and Mrs Henrietta McDina Fabyan (nee Vroom) on August 1, 1942 at Sekondi.
Yokwesi as everyone called him, was the second of nine children, but since his parents lost their first twin children in the very early years of their married life, Yokwesi for years, was the couple's
number one. He had to shepherd his siblings to maturity until each of them found the right path to follow in life.
Trogart attended the Ghana National College,and was a member of the 1963 year group. For his tertiary education Trogart Fabyan pursued a BSc. Degree in Economics at the University of Ghana, Legon from 1965 to 1968 and a certificate in public administration at the GreenHill College (GIMPA) in 1969.
Trogart’s first encounter with his career began as a Statistician (Head of the Labour Statistics Section) at the Central Bureau of Statistics in 1968. Trogart was highly intellectual and loved to acquire knowledge. His motto let your head take you places was indeed his hallmark. He gained a scholarship to pursue a master’s degree in Economics and Social Studies at the University of Pittsburg, USA from 1971 to 1972.
During that period, he met his wife Gladys Fabyan (nee Ampah) who was also schooling in Pittsburgh, USA. They both returned to Ghana where Trogart began his career as a Marketing Research Manager at CADCO, Ghana Industrial Holding Corporation from 1975 to 1976. He then moved on to Ghana Supply Commission (Marketing Department) from 1976 to 1980.
Trogart decided to go back to school in 1980 to pursue a Marketing Management programme at the Institute for Management Science, Delft, Netherlands which he completed with Distinction. He returned to Ghana and worked with the Ministry of Fuel and Power as Chief of Petroleum (Petroleum Department) until 1987.
During his work tenure, he pursued a Diploma programme in Economics of Energy & Development at the University of Surrey, Surrey and a master’s programme in D.I.C Environmental Technology Energy Policy option at Imperial college, London both in the United Kingdom.
He finally returned to Ghana and continued his career at the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) as a Marketing Research Manager from 1987 to 1992 and as the Director of Finance and Administration from 1992 to 2001.
Trogart additionally held the following positions during his working life, Acting secretary for the GNPC Board of Directors (1992 to 1997), Director of Tema Oil Refinery (TOR - 1980 to 1981, 1992 to 1996), Director of Ghana Oil Company (GOIL - 1989 to 1998) Director of ECOBANK (1992 to 1998), Director of Sankofa Gold Ltd (1995 to 2001), Director of Ada Songhor Salt Ltd (ASSL – 1996 to 2001).
Thomas Trogart Fabyan also served on various Government Delegations regarding Crude Oil Negotiations.
Trogart began his Christian life as a Methodist for most of his childhood and teenage years. He however converted to the Catholic Faith and attended church services at the St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church, SSNIT Flats.
Trogart met his wife, Gladys Elsie Ekuwa Fakyiwa Fabyan (nee Ampah) in in 1971 and engaged her in 1973 in Pittsburgh, USA. They then performed the marriage rites at the St. Joseph’s Parish Church, Guildford, Surrey, United Kingdom in 1986.
Their marriage was blessed with four (4) children; Thomas Dangerfield Fabyan, Henrietta MacDina Fabyan, Harriet Hans-Smith Fabyan and Anthony Trogart Fabyan. He additionally shared joyous moments with his grandchildren, Azaria, Steuart, Andy, Darlhans and Trogart Jnr.
On Wednesday, 7th December 2022, Trogart lost appetite for food. His dear wife who was concerned for his health decided to seek medical attention for the purposes of ensuring his current loss of appetite was only momentary. On reaching the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, Trogart was rushed to the Emergency Ward where he was detained for a variety of medical investigations.
On Thursday, the family requested to move him to the University of Ghana Medical Centre for further medical attention but were advised against this decision because Trogart’s medical condition had deteriorated overnight, and he needed to be stabilized. Doctors advised the family to keep him at the emergency ward for a few more days for constant monitoring and further investigations. Unfortunately, Trogart did not return home and was called to Glory on Saturday, December 10 2022.