De Mama! De Mama!! As I fondly call you, I had to lace my pen in tears to put down something meaningful… It has been weeks since you left us to be with the Lord Almighty and yet I still find it difficult to write a Tribute for you. I have cried, I have grieved and I have prayed…I still wish it never happened even though I am certain you are in a better place. You Lived your life for us; you toiled, you prayed and fasted all day and night ceaselessly to see us succeed in life. You taught us the virtue of hard work, honesty and excellence. You taught us to live rightly and not to see life as competition but to seek to be the best in all we do through diligence and trust in God Almighty.
In your pains and sickness not for a moment did you question God, you never lost faith in God Almighty. Your Faith in God and desire to help those around you have been a source of consolation to us your children. In this moment of grief, we, your children are all testament to the life you lived and still living. On many occasions, you sacrificed your comfort and resources to help people and the Church and in honesty, I have come to the understanding that helping a fellow human and doing God’s Work without expecting anything in return is profitable and virtuous.
De Mama! this is probably the hardest epistle I have to write in my entire life not because I don’t know what to say but because my heart is heavy and my spirit is weak. Many times, I am tempted to question God and life itself but your word of admonition that we should always trust in God at all times has kept me strong. Your Death has shown me how weak I am as a person and as a son. I have lived in the euphoria that I am a strongman but your death has shown me that all men are weak and meek when hit the hardest. I have been your son and I will always be your son and if I have the chance of gracing this earth again, I will still be your son but De Mama, how I wish you lived a little longer and enjoyed some of your dreams.
I understand that life is a journey and we are all visitors here on earth but your unparalleled love and care made us believe that life is much more than it is. No one would love us the way you did and being your children is the greatest that ever happened to us in this life and we will always be Grateful to God for making us your Children. De Mama, if there was anything possible to be done to keep you alive, you know we would do it. You tried to live for us and we tried to keep you alive but God knows the Best.
De Mama! De Mama!! Nwa Agbenu, Nwa Oga, Nwa Igbodo; You came, you lived and You conquered and You are still Living. Like you always say “O Jeru Ezi Agu Gbuo Agazu”. Your life may be short but you lived in the best way possible and I am sure you are happy in Heaven. We will hold dear to heart the lifelong lessons you taught us “that it’s not to Live as such that Matters in Life but to Live Well and Live Rightly” …a believe you Lived and hold dear to Heart till the day you took your last breath.
De Mama, We Love You and Miss You Greatly, and we will always Love You and Miss You. Mma, Kaiso, and Nnaya, your queen, Princess, and Prince miss You Daily and ask of you always, but as they grow, they will understand that God loves you the most and that you have gone to be with Him.
Go Well, De Mama!
Go Well Nne Muru Oha!!
Go Well Afo Muru Eze!!!
Go well and keep Praying and Looking after us, your Children, until we see you again.
Your Son (Offos Nwa Nna, Jedy Uc) Engr. Jide Ayogu
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