This memorial website was created in memory of our loved one, Dr. Samuel Olarenwaju Talabi, 71, born on April 9, 1946 and passed away on July 21, 2017; husband, father and grandfather. We will remember him forever in our hearts.
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May 12
May 12
I miss u, dad...
July 21, 2022
July 21, 2022
I'll be loving you always
Until the rainbow burns the stars out of the sky
Until the ocean covers every mountain high
Until the dolphins fly and parrots live at sea
Until we dream of life and life becomes a dream
Until the day is night and night becomes the day
Until the trees and seas just up and fly away
Until the day that eight times eight times eight is four
Until the day that it's the day that I'm no more
5yrs without you...
Until the rainbow burns the stars out of the sky
Until the ocean covers every mountain high
Until the dolphins fly and parrots live at sea
Until we dream of life and life becomes a dream
Until the day is night and night becomes the day
Until the trees and seas just up and fly away
Until the day that eight times eight times eight is four
Until the day that it's the day that I'm no more
5yrs without you...
July 21, 2021
July 21, 2021
Miss you Daddy
June 2, 2021
June 2, 2021
Hello daddy it's been a while, I know... A lot happened in the last 2 years but I never stopped missing you or thinking about you. I miss your wisdom... I miss your love... The world is changing fast, Renewable energy and supply chain are now global economic drivers like you predicted in 1998 and I have so many unanswered questions but no one to answer them. Not a lot of people had your foresight and I miss that too...Your grandsons miss you too... Sore still cries when he talks about you which is the most astonishing thing because I didn't think he was old enough to identify and appreciate your magic. I seek your strength so many times but I solace in the fact that you are here with me in spirit and draw strength from the thought. I also try to keep your dreams alive. That's hard because not everyone is a dreamer like us, right? smile.. But you know your daughter..I am dogged in my pursuit and yours will be a dream actualized. Your grandchildren will continue from wherever I stop but your legacy will never be forgotten.. beautiful man.. I love u always and forever...
October 12, 2020
October 12, 2020
Hello daddy... I just came here to tell you how much I miss you and no day passes by without thoughts of you... Sorefunmi still cried the other day because even though it's been 3years, the pain is still fresh...I love you forever...thank u for everything
April 9, 2020
April 9, 2020
Meanwhile Daddy, there's this horrible scourge pushing the Earth called Covid 19. We need a cure ......any ideas, we need a vaccine!!!!
April 9, 2020
April 9, 2020
Happy birthday Daddy.......Miss you very much, I hope you are happy with the woman I am becoming.Your grandkids miss you dearly and remember you today and always. We will wine and dine in your honour today unfortunately we are on lockdown and cannot lay flowers by your graveside.
Sleep on Daddy...Love you and thank you for giving me wings to soar the skies.
Sleep on Daddy...Love you and thank you for giving me wings to soar the skies.
April 10, 2019
April 10, 2019
Daddy, your battle is now over; no more tears flowing down your cheek,
no more pain, no more suffering; now you are no longer weak.
I still do not understand why this had to happen to you,
but I am proud to say you are my dad, the greatest man I ever knew.
You were always there for me and never had i cried so much
until the day you closed your eyes and had to say goodbye.
Now you are my Angel, so spread your wings out wide.
Please wrap them around me whenever you see me cry.
Our time together was memorable, and God took you way too fast,
But the most precious thing to me was you being there for my first breath
and me being there for your last.
no more pain, no more suffering; now you are no longer weak.
I still do not understand why this had to happen to you,
but I am proud to say you are my dad, the greatest man I ever knew.
You were always there for me and never had i cried so much
until the day you closed your eyes and had to say goodbye.
Now you are my Angel, so spread your wings out wide.
Please wrap them around me whenever you see me cry.
Our time together was memorable, and God took you way too fast,
But the most precious thing to me was you being there for my first breath
and me being there for your last.
April 10, 2019
April 10, 2019
Daddy,
Yesterday was your posthumous 73rd birthday and i spent it thinking about you more than ever. I miss you so much and i have so much i want to share with you. I want to know what you think about blockchain technology and how one can use it to improve aquaculture practices. I'm sure with your brilliant mind, you would connect those dots.. Life without you is empty and i know there is going to be a fellowship in heaven where we will be united again. There has to be...Continue to rest in peace, daddy..
Yesterday was your posthumous 73rd birthday and i spent it thinking about you more than ever. I miss you so much and i have so much i want to share with you. I want to know what you think about blockchain technology and how one can use it to improve aquaculture practices. I'm sure with your brilliant mind, you would connect those dots.. Life without you is empty and i know there is going to be a fellowship in heaven where we will be united again. There has to be...Continue to rest in peace, daddy..
April 9, 2018
April 9, 2018
Happy Birthday Daddy! Love you forever. Remembering you today and always
August 2, 2017
August 2, 2017
My dear father... how i will miss you. My heart is broken and i fear it will never quite mend. I love you and remain forever grateful for all you did for me while you were alive. I hope i made you proud of me. I hope i was able to comfort you and reassure you that all will be well in those final hours. Your wisdom, love, knowledge and everything you imparted on me have given me wings to fly and the sky is too small for m e and your grandchildren. Sleep now, dearest father... I know we will meet again but for now, Sun re, Baba rere o..
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May 12
May 12
I miss u, dad...
July 21, 2022
July 21, 2022
I'll be loving you always
Until the rainbow burns the stars out of the sky
Until the ocean covers every mountain high
Until the dolphins fly and parrots live at sea
Until we dream of life and life becomes a dream
Until the day is night and night becomes the day
Until the trees and seas just up and fly away
Until the day that eight times eight times eight is four
Until the day that it's the day that I'm no more
5yrs without you...
Until the rainbow burns the stars out of the sky
Until the ocean covers every mountain high
Until the dolphins fly and parrots live at sea
Until we dream of life and life becomes a dream
Until the day is night and night becomes the day
Until the trees and seas just up and fly away
Until the day that eight times eight times eight is four
Until the day that it's the day that I'm no more
5yrs without you...
July 21, 2021
July 21, 2021
Miss you Daddy
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daddy, mom and his grandkids except our baby Tamilore. She was not yet born so she couldn't feature..

Daddy on his 70th birthday. He looked so well despite the battle he had fought for the past 2 years with his poor health.. What a fighter.. Defiant till the end

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Happy Post-humous Birthday Daddy
April 9, 2019
Me and my hero..
August 3, 2017
by Sade Fagbola
This was taken in 1982 and it's my dad and in a procession to church when they marked the 10th year rememberance of his mother's passing. Of course, it was a solemn affair but i was excited and chatty as usual asking questions. It was all new to me.. and i had him as my walking partner..The first of many