Aunty Dora, Mgba Agbon Boogie!!!
I finally found the courage to write this tribute to eulogize you, as you left us to be with Jesus who you loved so much. I cannot find words to explain my shock at the news of you passing exactly three weeks after, Rev. Sr Nkeiru Agboifo OP, Paul and I visited you and Uncle at the new house in Agbor. You were full of life. As always you were extremely excited to host us. You took us round the house, and when we got to the kitchen, you proudly announced “This is my office.” This singular statement expressed your abundance of love for all of us; because from that your office, you never missed a chance to nourish us, with joy and happiness. I am so thankful that I got to share that moment of our visit with you. Though short, I will cherish that memory for ever.
Aunty Dee! You were an epitome of angelic character. You were humble, unassuming and devout. Though you converted to the Catholic faith, you adopted it and lived it to the full count of devotion and piety. Your children, my younger brothers and sisters, are all evidence of your hard work and testaments of your handwork. You supported my uncle to the latter. Your dedication to family was impeccable. Your love for all of us was remarkable. You were a pillar in the Agboifoh family.
Aunty Dora, it is the reality of life that we get to say goodbye, sometimes temporarily, and sometimes permanently. When we saw last in February, I said good bye to you, thinking it was temporary, but it turned out to be the last goodbye, the permanent one. My thoughts were that when next I visit it will be for a celebration of the 40th Jubilee of your Wedding and marriage to my uncle. It turns out not to be so. This time yet again, it is to bury yet another loved one, who left exactly one year after we buried Chimronma, whose passing we thought would be the culmination of painful exits. But today, one year after, another painful exit has hit us. All I can say is, "it is well."
Aunty Dee! I am consoled by the life you lived. I am not in doubt, that you made heaven. Your dedication to our Blessed Virgin Mary and her son, our Lord Jesus Christ while on earth, surely would open the gates of heaven to you, so that with your angelic voice and love for sacred music, you can join Chicco and the host of others with Angelic voices in heaven to sing alleluia hosanna to our most high God.
Mgba Agbon Boogie!!! My Aunty Dee!!! May God’s face shine on you with mercy, may the angels of God bring you to his steps of love and Throne of Grace, may you find peace, perfect peace, that supersedes all. May your beautiful soul rest in eternal peace. Amen
Your nephew,
zubby agboifo