Madeleine Sidibé
Coco’s mother.
THE FAMILY PHOTO BOOK
A life, seen
a little closer.
34 photographs selected from the family collection. Follow the basketball years, return to school, or spend time with the people and everyday moments around the story.
Coco, Boubacar and their grandfather
Coco and his younger brother, Boubacar Barry, with their grandfather, Mamadou Ibrahima Sidibé.
Graduation
John Benoit, Guy Gomis, Coco Barry and Skip Chappelle, from left to right.
Coco Barry against Northeastern
Coco Barry battling Kevin McDuffie. Photograph: Bob DeLong, Bangor Daily News.
Mamadou Ibrahima Sidibé
Coco’s grandfather. His portrait accompanied a handwritten note.
Madeleine Sidibé
At her work desk. Her message is preserved on the reverse.
His mother, with his trophies
Madeleine beside trophies Coco won. His achievements made her proud.
His father
From the family collection.
Madeleine Sidibé, as a young woman
Coco’s mother in an earlier portrait.