A TRIBUTE TO MY DEAR HUSBAND
Mrs. Esther A. Otobo
Wife
Ejeviome Eloho “EE” Otobo it is difficult for me to talk and write about you in the past tense. We met in my hometown, Emevor, at the beginning of 1978 and got married in September of that same year. I remember when my father met you, it didn’t take him long to accept you as his soon to be son-in-law. Few years later, we both found out that while you were praying for a wife, I was praying for a husband and it was the Lord, the divine matchmaker who connected us. I remembered; you fell in love as soon as you set your eyes on me. For you, it was love at first sight because a few weeks after we met, you started introducing me to your friends and colleagues as your fiancée. It took me a little while to fall in love because I thought everything was moving so fast, but as soon as I fell in love, I knew you were the one and God doesn’t make mistakes. By today’s standard, we were both young when we got married. EE, since then, you have been the one and only love of my life, my mentor, confidant, my admirer, my cheerleader, my dance partner and above all my soulmate. EE, if I had to do it all over again, I would marry you in a heartbeat. I was looking forward to our 50th wedding anniversary, but I am still grateful to God for our 43 years of marriage.
You were a dear husband, a great father who wanted the best for all our children, a big brother to your siblings, a loving uncle and a reliable and trusted friend.
EE, your middle name Eloho means blessing and though you left a lot undone; because you left us too soon, too sudden and too mysterious, you were able to touch and bless the lives of so many people. You were exceptional, brilliant, talented, compassionate, gifted, hardworking, selfless and above all a sophisticated thinker. You left a huge void that nobody can fill except Jehovah God.
EE as you rest in the bosom of the Lord, note that I miss you every day and you will forever remain in my heart as my one and only EE. My prayer is that the Almighty God will continue to give us the strength to bear your sudden loss. Amen.
EE, the love we shared will never fade. Rest in Perfect Peace in the bosom of the Lord until we meet to part no more.