With heartfelt sorrow but gratitude to the Almighty God for a short but life well spent, we announce the passing into glory of our son, brother husband, father, and uncle, Kayode Ayeni, who departed this world on the 12th of February, 2010 in South Africa on his way back from an official trip.
We love you but God loves you more and we have consolation that you have gone to be with the Lord to depart no more. We pray that your soul rests in perfect peace and that God will guide, protect and provide for your family and give them the strength to bear the great loss.
He is survived by his wife, children, parents, siblings and many other relatives.
54 comments:
Adieu! Kayode
To a loving, kind and wonderful son, father and brother, rest in peace in the bosom of the Lord.
We are shocked beyond words but we pray daily for the strength and faith to carry on.
It was good knowing you.
He was my brother for 38years, how does one put memories spanning that number of years into words?!
He was always there for me, ready to provide help and advice in his own quiet, unassuming way.
I remember the last time I saw him in the flesh, with some hooligans pointing a gun at his head, robbing us of all we brought from Nigeria to share with his family in South Africa. We never knew they followed us to within walking distance of his home/estate in Jo'burg until they rounded us up, took everything, even his car key.
I saw tears of anger in his eyes, he was so bitter they messed up our visit with that incident. My family became a liability to his from day one of our visit, he spent his money to buy clothes for us, he took time off to shop with us, he did everything he could to mellow the pain of our loss.
He was a great guy! you had to try to get him to talk, he didn't say much but when he did it always made sense.
He kept trying to get business connections for me in S.A., even the week he died he was talking about linking me up with some financing partners to run some projects in Nigeria, if I knew that was his farewell I wouldn't have talked about money or business. I would have taken time to thank him for being the best brother one could wish for; I would have thanked him for being a shining light for his country and people wherever he went. If the world knows Nigeria for "419" today, it is because not enough Kayodes are there to show them the real Nigerians; hardworking, adventurous, caring and honest, oh and yes brilliant too, he was a brilliant engineer.
I remember how at under-6 he would produce light from joining batteries together, there was simply no doubt that he was going to be an electrical/electronics engineer which he went on to be.
I remember how he got his job with G&D, how I got him his first international passport and driver's license. I remember the day he got the multiple visa to the UK which took him finally away from Nigeria, how excited he was to pursue a better life out there.
I remember so many things.
Like Jacob wrote after he woke up from his dream in which he saw ladders running from heaven to earth and angels descending and ascending on it; "...God was here, and I knew it not". An angel walked this terrestrial shores for 38years, shared a womb with me, and I knew it not.
As for your uncompleted assignments and projects, as God helps us we (family and friends) shall complete them all, and keep your wife and children with the care and love you always showed them.
Tunde
Rest in peace, dear brother, till we meet in the presence of the Lord, never to part again.
Words cant quantify the shock of his loss!
Sina Ayeni
The very last time i spoke wit him on the phone,i remember his gentle voice and easy laughter.. He asked about our welfare in school, and how we were managin travellin,facebook and academics. We laughed, said goodbye,n he hung up. Neva knowing it was for the very last time. Adieu bros. U'l forever live in our hearts.
Kayode, I really did not have the opportunity to meet you, but your dear loving brother, Tunde (who has always been more than a friend to me when I was in Nigeria)had said a great deal about you, especially when you were all robbed during his visit with his family here in SA.
This came up when I mentioned to him about my move to SA.
He always had this fear for you and always prayed God for ultimate protection towards you and your family... If only man could make life, perhaps we could hold death. Only the almighty God has the key to our lives and He only has the power to take at His own time. Adieu Kayode and rest in the Lords bossom. Victor-SA
I dnt know him but i'm sure he must have been a great person. May his soul rest in the bossom of the almighty.
There are people you meet in life that you will be glad you met them; not for how long, but for the impact they made. Kayode was a, friend, brother, adviser and anything good you can think of. He is gentle and very pasionate about God. It sometimes baffle me when the good people are often taken away (God knows best) Kayode it is rather sad that you spent a very short time though with a great impact; I pray that God in his infinte mercies will protect, guide and guard your wife, children and the family you left behind. REST IN THE BOSSOM OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST. ADIEU
Olusegun Oludare and Family.
Wow!!!!!!!!,I cannot believe am writing these for KAYODE not to read,i cannot stop tears from rolling down my blurry eyes.Kayode was my maternal cousin that lived with us for few years,throughout his stay in Channel 10,i NEVER saw him angry,we all loved KAYODE very dearly.my mum practically fainted when she heard about her SON'S death.KAYODE was a fixable brother that helped in all areas,he was just too much and words alone cannot describe all i know about my brother.
ADIEU KAYODE!!!!!!!! A TI A JE KANRA LIKE U ALWAYS SAY. O TUN DOJU ALA OOO,ABURO MI ATATA.
I am short of words. We were always in touch when he wanted to make the move to SA asking me about the nation and what to expect. I wish i could foresee this, i would have discouraged him perhaps this could have been avoided, i don't know. I am just gutted about this information. I pray that d Lord will give the family the fortitude to bear this loss. Goodnight till we meet on the resurrection morning
Wole Akinseloyin
I pray the Good Lord gives the family the fortitude to bear this irreparable loss!!!
rest in peace
Who wouldn't want you as a brother?
Ever patient, ever loving, ever kind. An epitome of good virtues. you lived an enviable life. Ever willing to help.
How do I describe you? How do I put it in words?
You loved with all your heart. You gave with all your heart. you shared with all your heart.
If it's possible to live again, i'll still want to be your brother.
You were a great brother. to know you was to love you. Thank you so much.
Was looking at Papa's picture this evening and my mind went back to your 3/4 yr old birthday photograph. what a carbon copy he is?
Remember how i never got the trick of putting a burning match stick in my mouth? You tried to teach me but i didnt get it. though i got a lot of tricks from you later but that burning match stuff was too difficult. got my tongue burnt several times and you'd tell me not to cry .
Bro Kayode, i know you've gone to be with your creator. I know you are at peace. But you will continue to live in our memories.
We will continue to tell your children how loving their father was. And I promise you they will never lack love by the grace of God. Rest in peace omo baba 2020.
egbon mi, your memory is as fresh day break. looking back at how we would eat roasted chicken with garri socked in cold iced water in your bramfontain jo'burg apartment, my tears couldn't but feel that cold. How can i forget the day i was scared of SA robbers and had to stay back in a restaurant beside the MTN taxi rank in the middle of Jo'burg? You left your work and came all the way to pick me. How can I forget how badly you wanted me and yinka to study in south africa? How do i tell the world about the unending array of counseling you gave me about living abroad? Brother Kayode, do you remember how we went to hillbrow to buy a small tuber of yam for a ridiculous price? just to make me feel at home, you bought the item and even cooked it for me? How about all those plans for your kids and all the business we discussed? Are you saying they would only be mere words?
I just cant forget how you would frown at injustice, fight for fairness in you characteristic calmness that could only be a virtue from the most high God! I am yet to see a man that would meet you and speak evil. As calm as the morning dew, as gentle as a dove. bro Kayode, you would often do without so that others will be. Did we not talk about going to Canada together? Did we not agree to meet when I come for the world cup? Why then do you have to leave like that....?
My eyes refuse to dry up as there are more questions I want to ask you...and i just cant figure out the answers alone. Is it really true then that he whom God love die young?
Bros kayode, Ill miss you....forever will I.
Tesilimi Oladimeji Yusuf
my cousin....too many precious moments and memories....his laughter,smile,gentleness,selfless nature,
our comfort lies in the God's word ...we shall meet again..
Our Risen Christ, Our Hope..
1cor15:12-58...moji ajala
Quite unfortunate I never met you in person, truth is, I heard a lot from your brother,enough to convince me how caring,loving,and open hearted you were! Just saw this announcement on facebook and I could not believe you could go so early!
U are simply a blessing to your generation, though short-lived, yours is a case of coming, seeing and conquering! I pray in my heart that your children will never lack any good things of life, where you left off, they will grow and do more exploits!
"It is not the number of years we spend that matters, but the quality if impact on our generation"
Adieu Kayode omo Ayeni!
Bayode Ijagbemi
What an impactful life, your simple, quiet and loving disposition was a blessing. Though a short time we'll say, but the joy of eternity that awaits you cannot be compared.
Hopefully you are in glory now, the Lord will keep all that you left behind and shall reign together with Christ Jesus someday.
Adieu Kayode
Rest in peace.... Thank God for the gift he gave us in you. U will be dearly missed.
It was with great shock that i received the news of your untimely death, nevertheless we give GOD thanks for an impactful and wellspent life.For us family member let this be our consolation:1thessalionians4vs13 says "But i would not have to be ignorant, brethen concerning them which are asleep,that ye sorrow not even as others which have no hope............Sleep on till resurrection day.
Words can't express the shock of losing a cousin and big brother like you, but we will take comfort from the thought that you've gone to be with the Lord.
You will be greatly missed.
Adieu cousin and (big brother)!
Olumide Adesua.
Kay, It was for almost 20yrs. I can't type all that in here and I don't know if I am ever gonna get over this. Almost everything around me reminds me of you. You a the kind of heart that not many people have. I'd say you were an angel of our time. The way you did all you did, I had and still have a lotta respect for you,man! I will forever preach to people from what I learnt from you.
When we met last year, I never knew that was gonna be the last time... surprisingly when I called you from the airport, we both agreed we shoulda taken a picture together, I never knew that was a hint that there wouldn't be a next time.
I pray that God provides and comfort everyone you had left behind.
Kay, we all gonna miss you. Rest In Perfect Peace till we meet to part no more.
Mikky.
Kayode,
In death, you have brought together the Ayeni family in a way no one would have believed possible. Family members we had not seen nor spoken to in years are calling to identify with us. Many calling several times a day, feeling the pain we are feeling because of who you were even though it had been years since they last saw you. Those who knew you and those who did not but heard about you are crying their eyes out wondering why such a good person could go so soon.
The testimonies that are following you are amazing. You know, nobody appreciates what they have until they lose it. We all did not appreciate you enough while we had you. We took so much for granted. Yes, we thought Kayode would always be around. Nobody thought about death. The worst scenario was that it might take a bit longer for you to get out of South Africa to a place where you and your family could live without any fear and we could all come to visit too without looking over our shoulders every time.
I saw you off in 2006 at the airport on your way back to South Africa. I never knew that would be the last time I would see you physically alive. You turned to go in to the departure lounge and my heart was heavy because you were going back so bravely to a foreign land to make a living for your wife and children in a land where there was no family nor friend to help ease the challenges of starting life all over again in an unfamiliar territory. You never complained nor spoke so much about the challenges you faced there even though the challenges and frustrations were many.
I ask myself, would you still be alive today if you had left South Africa earlier than Feb 12, 2010, that fateful day? If we all had focused on that and done everything within our power to get you out, perhaps you would still be alive today. Who knows? We however, take solace in the fact that you died knowing and serving the Lord.
I was dumbfounded to hear you were ordained a pastor since 2008 and you never breathed a word to us. You even preached in church the Sunday of the week you died. I was like, you were the last person anyone would think would get up to speak in public not to talk of getting on a pulpit to preach a sermon. But we are glad and proud that you did all that you did for the Lord. We would rather it was short and you died knowing the Lord than you lived long but did otherwise.
I called your cell phone number now just to hear your voice again on your voice mail prompt. Your voice is still so close and real. A part of me still hopes to get a call soon saying you are hale and hearty and alive and I get to speak with you to confirm it's just been a bad dream after all. I am still waiting for that call.... Again, who knows? With God, nothing is impossible even if it's been two weeks since the incident.
While I wait for that miracle phone call, sleep on dear brother.
Shine oooon, shine oooon, shine on in glory with the Lord.
We love you and we will miss you so much.
I never met you K. But I by this note identify with my good Boss, your Brother, Tunde Ayeni and the rest of the family on this temporary separation.
I pray that Father God in heaven will uphold your aged parents and that in the remaining days of their life, they will no longer cry in Jesus name. God will wipe the tears now and forever.
God will strenghten your wife and children and give them longer life than yours. Amen
For TA (my Oga before & always) I pray that God will help him and the rest of the family to carry on. Amen.
Itz not how long but how well. Rest in perfect peace, until the resurrection morning.
Kayode,
No words can describe the pain in the heart of the people you left behind, but we take solace in the fact that you are in a better place, keep shining our brother.
Deejay
Today March 8 should have been your 9th wedding anniversary but it never was meant to be. Took me a while before I could summon up enough courage to call Kemi because of the significance of the day to her. What was I going to tell her?
I finally did and tried not to mention it but she did and I did not know what to say. You died just two days to her birthday and now this. Each day, it all still seems so unreal but I wake up each day to find out it's real. You were a constant factor in our lives for 38 years. To wake up each day to face the reality that you are gone is hard each time. Looking at your pictures makes it even tougher to accept.
I ask myself, what was on your mind as you got into that car on your way back home that day? Did you feel any unease in your spirit about the journey that if you had listened to could have stopped you from traveling that day?
Perhaps if one of us had called while you were driving as you said we did on many occasions that you were driving back home on that same road, maybe you could have been distracted long enough not to get to that spot of the accident at the time you did and this would never have happened? But I did not call that day. I was too engrossed in my own little world and did not think of it. I did not even know you had been away from home for several days on an official trip.
A lot of perhaps, what-ifs are going on right now. A lot of questions that we don't have answers to but we hang on to our faith in God and trust that He will see us all through this moment.
Well, we take solace that you knew the Lord and we have assurance that you are resting in the bosom of the Lord.
Adieu, till we meet to part no more.
The few moments i met Kayode, he was such a simple nice unassuming person. the joy i have is that you were a child of God. rest in the bossom of the Lord until will meet on the last day.
Moji Ojo
Dear brother, so much has been said about you by different people.
To all, you were a kind and tender-hearted man. You did your best for humanity.
From all people have said about you, I can say I'm proud of you. You represented us well, you lived a life of a good ambassador.
Today, you completed your journey on earth. Now that you are with the Lord, rest on dear brother. Memories of you will linger on.
Adieu my dear brother
Yinka
To me, Kayode Ayeni is NOT dead,his spirit leaves forever.Bro. Ayeni (as i fondly called him)may his gentle soul rest in perfect peace.
I love you, but Jesus loves you more.
Sleep well !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Pastor James Ifelowo
Gracehouse.
Bro. Kayode Ayeni,you have gone too soon. Nevertheless, we glory in the Holy One of Israel, because you departed as WINNER,....GLORY Halleluyah.
Sister, keeping teaching the children in the way of their father, for their father walked with God in righteoubness, in meekness and in Godly services.
Hear this "fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand". Isaiah 41.10
Sister, you shall SURELY WIN together with your children and all that are name with Kayode Ayeni’s name, in JESUS Name.
Pastor James Ifelowo
Gracehouse
Kayode!Kayode!!Kayode!!! ti eti re ba n ja ni ajule orun,awa ebi, ara ore,iyawo ati awon omo ti o fi sile ni a soro re ni daadaa.
Kayode,o wa si ile aye,o si lo ile aye naa dada,gbogbo eniyan ti o mo e lo n soro re ni rere. Bawo ni ba se dun to kani a so gbogbo eleyi si eti re nigba ti o wa ni arin wa,sugbon a ni igbagbo wipe o wa ni ibi ti o dun ju aye yi lo.
Kayode, otito nipe o ti fi wa sile wipe ki a daro re, sugbon inu wa dun wipe omoluabi bi tire tun sowon.
Eye bi okin sowon ninu igbo,
Eranko bi kiniun ko si ni iju,
Kayode eniyan bi ire ko wopo laye.
Aburo mi atata,oju mi ro mi oooo,
Ki olorun ba wa toju awon omo ti o fi sile lo.
Kayode,Kemi n se daro leyin re ooo,sugbon olorun oko opo a ba wa duro ti aya rere ,ko de ni deruba.
Kayode iya ati baba to fi sile lo,ko le gbagbe re lailai,Olorun ni olutunu yio o si tun won ninu.
Awon egbon ati aburo ti o fi sile naa ki Jesu ko tun won ninu.
Aburo mi,iku re komi lominu ju bi mo ti ro lo,sugbon o ye Jesu.
Sunre ooooo.
No words can describe the pain in the heart of the people you left behind, though some of us never met you in person but we’ve heard so much about you. Sometimes, when I journed back home with your brother from office I listened to some your conversations and I wondered what a brother!!! You always took time to ask about his work, business, family etc…. which really impressed me. Many people of your type would forget home as soon as they are out of the country buy you never did. You were such a good inspiration to the people you left behind.
I share in the pains of your lovely wife who is my namesake even though I’m yet to meet her and I’m happy you left behind good children that will continue the good works you could not finish while on earth. I also take solace in the fact that you are in a better place, resting in the bosom of the LORD and may HE keep all that you left behind in Jesus name.
To Mama, Papa, Uncle Tunde and Yinka, your parent and brothers and your other sisters, May God give them the fortitude to bear the irreplaceable loss. Amen.
He Understands
For we do not have a high priest who cannot sympathize with our pain, but One who has been tempted in all things as we are, yet without sin. (Heb 4:15)
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When you bring your pain to Jesus you come to the Good Shepherd Who was troubled by the same temptation. He knows our pain and He will walk with you through it. "In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world." (John 16:33)
He is able. He said, "What is impossible with men is possible with God." (Luke 18:27) We can boast gladly of our pain, so that the power of Christ may rest upon us. (see 2Cor 12:9) Let's pray.
Lord Jesus, You know our every thought, every trouble, every temptation, and all our pains. You have experienced the same trials, and You have overcome.
Grant us the grace to walk with You, to know Your sympathy for our pains and to receive grace and encouragement to continue on- resting in You. Amen.
Kayode Ayeni, i pastor james ifelowo really missed you, keep sleeping in Christ.
How can you explain the sudden death of a dynamic young man ,full of wisdom and a giver.
The death of Bro. Kayode Ayeni reminded me that our citizenship is in heaven, from which also we eagerly wait for a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ (Phi 3:20), therefore let our attitudes be in line with the Spirit of our Lord as He says to Kayode Ayeni, "Well done good and faithful servant."
Pastor James Ifelowo
Gracehouse
"Safe in the arms of Jesus, safe on His gentle breast,
There by His love o’ershaded, sweetly my soul shall rest.
Hark! ’tis the voice of angels, borne in a song to me.
Over the fields of glory, over the jasper sea."
At last you are home and dry, having run the race that was set before you, you looked to Jesus, to be the author and finisher of your faith.
I knew you but a short while and the times that we chatted you set a good example, your honesty and sincerity were tangible to me. The time we visited it was clear how much your wife Oluwakemi and your children absolutely loved and respected you. You lived your faith! In my mind's ear I can still hear you saying "wow" or agreeing with me with your "ehe". How often I asked you to teach me a bit of your home language, which you refused and later I found out that you were only trying to protect me from wrong pronounciations.
Safe in the arms of Jesus! Your race is run, until we meet again at Jesus' feet. Hamba Kahle (Zulu for Go Well)
Oluwakemi, words fail me, all I can say is hold on to the Cross and one day, beyond the sunset, we'll understand why. You and the children are in my thoughts and prayers.
To the Ayeni family, my sincerest condolences on your loss, I mourn Kayode Ayodele Ayeni with you!
Carey
South Africa
Kayode Ayeni began his Christian Ministry Foundation with Olori Foursquare Gospel Church, Akute, Ogun State, shortly when the Church was pioneered by Pastor James Ifelowo.
I observed Kayode Ayeni growing in the Lord consistently, that was why I choose
Kayode Ayeni to take me out for all my outside ministrations, and this he was doing
willingly and joyfully, these and couple with other Godly activities made Kayode Ayeni
to standout, no wonder the scripture is fulfilled in his life, I quote
”Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of scoffers;
2 but his delight is in the law of the LORD, and on his law he meditates day and night.
3 He is like a tree planted by streams of water that yields its fruit in its season, and its leaf does not wither. In all that he does, he prospers”. Ps. 1 – 3
Within three years a miracle land was provided for the Church through Pastor
James Ifelowo, there you can see Kayode Ayeni contributing his own quota
before he left the country Nigeria.
Bro. Kayode Ayeni, ministered to my personal needs within Nigeria and in South
Africa. K.ayeni was growing consistently in the Lord and when he was ordained
in Nov. 2009 in South Africa, I was not surprise, he merited it.
Pastor Kayode Ayeni, I will forever LOVE you and ALL that are name with your
name. I LOVE YOU……. REST IN PEACE
Pastor James Ifelowo
Gracehouse
My dearest brother, I still cannot believe that you have gone. But you will always live on in our heart. Adieu egbon mi, I miss you but I take solace in word of our Lord. John 11:25
Kayode I never met you, but have had one or two things about you from your brother. From everyone's comment i know you were and still a wonderful person.
Rest in the Lord Kayode, please always look back on your wife, children, parents and siblings. Everyone loved you but God love you most that's why he called you home this early. Adieu Kayode Ayeni
To the Ayenis' i can feel you all, cause have lost a treasure too. God will console you all on your loss.
Omobolaji Abati
Kayode,
It is 3 months today since you left us so suddenly, unexpectedly and shockingly. It's been a rollercoaster of emotions for everyone. I wonder each day why God chose to look the other way while the accident happened. I wonder why He did not allow you to survive the accident because there have been people who survived worse accidents. I wonder if you had stayed back in Nigeria if this would have happened.
I wonder where we went wrong that allowed the enemy to sneak into our midst and cause this tragedy without so much as a premonition from anyone.
When I remember your face and your soft voice, I just shake my head in disbelief. The only way I get through the day is not to try to picture your face otherwise the pain comes back all over again.
It hurts so much that you struggled so much to have a better life but you were not allowed to live to enjoy the fruits of your labour. So many dreams but not enough time to fulfill them.
I have the last message you preached on Feb 7 but I can't bring myself to listen to it especially when the title was 'Be Expectant'. Death was certainly the last thing on your mind that Sunday but alas you never lived to see the next Sunday. How I wish you had never got the call to go to Swaziland that week but unfortunately the call came but after so many trips to the same place, you never made it home that last time. So sad but God knows best.
We miss you so much. Rest in peace in the bosom of the Lord.
Six months today! The loss is still as fresh as ever.
We love you, we miss you and we are still so devastated and in utter disbelief each day.
Rest in Perfect Peace.
We celebrate you today as you rest on in the Lord. The devil tried but he couldn't steal our joy. We are grateful to God for having you as a brother. Shine on bro till we meet again.
Kayode,
Today would have been your 39th birthday but it never was meant to be. However, we remember you today as we do everyday still shaking our heads in disbelief at what happened on February 12, 2010.
This time last year when we were all wishing you a happy birthday, who knew that would your last birthday on earth. alwaSuch a promising future, such high hopes you had but you did not live long enough to see them through. Such a great and hard worker who did all he could to give his family a better life. That was what led you to South Africa where you failed to return from alive.
It is still unbelievable after so many months that you are truly gone from this earth. We still ask ourselves, what could we have done differently to still have you alive and well with us.
We remember your soft voice, your readiness every time to help in any way you could, always calling every one of us to ask after us.
To a dear brother, to a dear friend, we miss you, we love you and we appreciate you more now than ever before. Rest on in perfect peace till we meet to part no more, smiling as you always did while here with us.
Kay, my precious brother its exactly a year that you left this sinful world to rest with the creator. What a wicked world.I woke up this morning and saw your pictures which had always been in my wardrobe and I asked my wife does it mean Kay had gone. My dear brother rest in peace and know that we will always miss you.
Honestly, hardly is there any month I don't remember this ugly incident. For 22 years you've always been there for me especially when I'm in the crossroads of which you've always been the one helping out. Kay we love you but God loves you most.
Today makes it once year that you left us so suddenly and tragically. We still wonder why but what can we do than to continue to ask for the grace and strength to bear the loss.
Your gentle ways, your peaceful ways, all gone except in our memory.
Continue to sleep in peace in the bosom of the Lord. We love you and we miss you. Sleep on in glory, dear brother.
Kayode,an irreplaceable part of me went into the grave with you. Happy memories of our childhood and life together,and the good report from all the people whose lives you touched console me/us. Rest in peace aburomi atata. You really worked hard and ventured in you youth,a pity you didn't enjoy much rest whilst striving for the best for your family but God knows best. A ti a je kan ra awe! Tunde
I keep asking the question everyday - why you? What did we do to deserve this? I really wish to get answers to these questions but who do we ask? God knows best but it's difficult to lose a rare gem like you and still remain strong.
Brother Kayode, no word can console us but we look unto God. Continue to rest in the bosom of the Lord, and even if it's in our dreams please let's see you smile again. Yinka
On March 12, 2010 when you were buried was when I finally accepted the fact that you were gone forever! Before then, I still prayed and believed that a miracle would happen and you would rise up.
Today is a year since then and we still remember our beloved gentle and loving brother. If only we had known you had only a short time to stay with us. You labored so hard but did not live long enough to enjoy the fruits of your labor and that made your death all the more painful.
We however, believe that you have gone to rest with the Lord and you have attained the greatest gift and reward of all.
Rest in peace dear brother till we meet to part no more.
Kayode,
We should have been celebrating your 40th birthday but it never was meant to be. We miss you so much and it still seems so unreal that you are gone. Our consolation is that you knew the Lord before you departed this world.
Rest in peace in the Lord's bosom till we meet to part no more.
In a few short hours,it will be two whole years you were called away at your prime,to rest eternally with our Maker. He alone understands why,we have wondered and still wonder how it was that the best get taken away so early. I miss you dear brother,even though the tears have since dried up,I can never think of your loss without a deep sense of pain. I was supposed to go before you,you are the one meant to grief over me as the younger but the good Lord is not to be questioned,and your less worthy brother lives on with the pain.
However, there's a lot of joy in seeing your children thriving; Yanmife is the head boy in his school, Papa now reads and writes, Ini is growing to be a very lovely girl. anyone who knew you, knew you lived for your family and doted over your children.
Your abandoned house is virtually completed save for some slight finishing touches, Kemi has done very well in realising that dream and many you shared together.
And there I go again, writing as if you would read this,it's a therapeutic comfort at times,just pouring feelings out,and holding the tangible proofs that you were here,an angel touched us all,for all of 38 years,and we were blessed by his presence.
God bless your memories my dear brother,they are all we can hold and nurture now.
RIP
It is always hard to forget those who lived their lives for others. Even after 2 years, the pain of your departure still hurts. Someday, at the appointed time of our Lord, we shall meet again...AND TO PART NO MORE!
Rest on dear brother.
Tesilimi Yusuf
It is amazing that it's been two years since your departure. We are still amazed that you are gone forever. We remember your gentle, quiet ways and a part of us went with you when you left. It's never been the same since you left.
We miss you dearly and wished we could turn the hand of the clock back to prevent you from travelling that day. We love you, we miss you but we rejoice in the fact that you knew the Lord before you departed so suddenly.
Rest on in glory, dear brother.
Say Kay... No month goes by without thoughts of you flying through my mind or seeing you in my dreams, I miss you....being in SA for 3months now I can only imagine how it would have been if you were here ....
Say Kay...... No month goes by without thoughts of you flying through my mind or seeing you in my dreams, I miss you....being in SA for 3months now I can only imagine how it would have been if you were here ....
Unforgettable...
you groomed me, as we looked up to you with so much affection.
the "times" we shared cannot be erased...
intelligent,kindhearted, optimistic, unflagging, resourceful and your love all genre of music was so immense;
you gave me my first breakthrough: can't forget the cassette player, tapes, shirts (1st year in the university,was graced by your love)
and what can i say about the office trouser i wore to my 1st ever job interview...
memories of all those years (home & school) can never be formatted.
continue to rest in peace, my egbon.
my one & only "Say Kay"
Continue to Rest in Peace, Say Kay... 10years gone by like yesterday
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