5 years just like yesterday. Continue to rest in the bosom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To think that we met in Lancaster University UK some 43 years ago is just like day before yesterday. Sleep on brother till resurrection day when we shall meet to part no more
Kayode Oluwole (Toronto Canada)

Today marks five (5) years since God called you. We continue to miss you every day. We pray that God we will continue to help us to make you proud because of the knowledge and teachings you instilled in us. Keep resting in the bossom of our Lord Jesus Christ, till we again dear Rev. Prof. Elom Dovlo.

Five years come and gone so fast, we thank God for the time we had with you . Till we meet again,rest in peace uncle.

Continue to rest well Uncle Elorm x

You live on in our hearts Uncle Elom

The sweet memories of your impactful life lives on, Rev. Prof. Dovlo.
Enjoy your rest till the Resurrection!

Rest well daddy. Keep resting in peace

Four years come and gone so soon, never forgotten uncle. Continue to rest until the resurrection

Le dziƒodzidzɔ gbãgo me,
Woava nyi wò, luʋɔ,
Tso nàɖo ta dzi!
Nàdzo kaba, abe hɔ̃ ‘ne!
Yesu ƒ’a-si
Ʋu gblotigbo la xoxo.


Mina mayi, mina makpe
Ha kɔkɔe ma, si kpe
Ta le alẽvi
Ƒe fiazikpui ŋgɔ le subɔm ɖaa,
Le dzidzɔha dzim le ŋutifafa me!
Efo!! you are forever in our hearts

Happy birthday in heaven Uncle❤️

Three years come so fast uncle. Your grand daughters said a prayer for you this morning and remembered all the wonderful times they spent with you. We miss you do much but it is well with our souls. Your memory will live on, that one is for sure. Lots of love uncle.

Uncle Elom,

All too soon, three years have passed since you went to be with the Lord. We sorely miss you but are consoled that we will see you again soon and together, we will be with the Lord forever.

"Death has been swallowed up in victory" (1 Corinthians 15:54).
"Where, O death, is your victory?
Where, O death, is your sting?"
(1 Corinthians 15:55).

Continue to rest peacefullly in the bosom of the Lord as your legacies live on. We love you dearly.

Prof, another year has come and I know you would have sent a note to remind me of your birthday. I still remember our jokes, your wise counsel, your interests in my well being. I still remember. Continue to rest in the bosom of the Lord till we meet again. Happy birthday. You are always on my mind.

Happy Glorious Birthday above. Angels singing “How sweet the truth those blessed strains are telling, Of that new life when sin shall be no more!“

Elom
We met in Lancaster in 1979-80 and you've being a good friend.
I was shocked to see your obituary but consoled in the fact that
we shall meet again on resurrection day.

I am convinced you are with the Lord Jesus.

Rest on brother .

Kayode Oluwole (Nigeria)

It's been two years, two years gone so fast... There is so much to tell you... God keep you safe in His bosom and have mercy on those of us left behind.

Another year has gone by...May God continue to grant you perfect peace as you rest. Love you and miss you❤️

It's your birthday and a Monday, the day on which you were born. I would have sent you a message and you would have replied with a beautiful Bible text and probably a voice note of you singing praises to God. I hope you are in His presence praising Him right now.
I miss you uncle. Rest well

You will forever be in my heart Prof - you’ve been a father to me and I cherish that. How I wish you were still here.
I miss you dearly.
Do rest well till we meet again.

Uncle, a year has passed already and it's still as vivid as that Monday
I miss you dearly. You will never be forgotten, you will not diminish. Rest well uncle. The kids miss you. They talked about you all day today. They said they want to see you.
Till we meet again Uncle Elom, lots of love

We thank God for Elom and his impact on our lives in his lifetime. WE pray that God will continue to sustain his family.

I miss your laughter,your smile, your jokes, your sweet-tooth, all the advice you gave me and how you listened to me no matter how silly it was. I miss teasing you...I MISS YOU. Sometimes I think I'm going crazy, I still can't believe it...It's been almost a year already. My heart is broken. Daddy, the pain is unbearable and will never go away. I love you, always have and always will. Until we meet again.

I love you. ❤️

HAPPY BIRTHDAY UNCLE! We celebrate you today, we miss you but we are trying hard not to be sad today.
Rest well in the bosom of your maker. we love you soo much!

I am yet to come to terms with the fact that Prof is no more. I remember how I used to worry him when I was writing my long essay and how his input made the work quite easy. He was always ready to help. In a chat with him not long ago, he encouraged me to go back and finish my post-graduate work after I have dropped out for a while. I was planning to meet him and inform him that I have gone back to do the work and to tell him what I intend to write on so I can tap some ideas from his immense dept of knowledge only to hear that Prof was in the hospital. The news of his passing was a difficult one to take. My consolation is in the fact that the Lord knows best. The word of God says "Blessed are those who die in the Lord"
Prof, rest in perfect peace.

You have left a wonderful legacy behind and we shall try to preserve it. Rest in Peace

Rev 14:13 "...Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labours; and their works do follow them."
Evidently, Rev Prof E. K. Dovlo has fought a good fight, he has finished his course, he has kept the faith. He will indeed be forever missed.
As we lay our grandfather, father, brother, uncle and friend to rest, i pray that we each take up the mantle where he has left off, and to continue to make this world a better place to live in - lets all do the little we can, in whichever capacity we find ourselves.
Rest thee well, gallant fighter - Hede Nyuei

Prof, I smile because of your smiles. If I knew that January was going to be out last time to meet, I would have stayed longer. You were very special to everyone who knew you. You served well in all your callings. You were unique in many ways. You loved and accommodated very well. You had time for everyone. I miss the late WhatsApp chats we had from time to time. I was planning to see you on my next visit because behind all the jokes, there were lessons to be gleaned. I know if you knew you were leaving us, you will definitely bid us good bye and leave a word or two to keep us strong.
I know you will prepare a place to receive us when our time here runs out.
Rest in the bosom of our God till we meet again.

As I reflect on the passing on of my brother Elom, since the 5th of November and especially as this weekend approaches, I am in touch with at least 3 feelings:
1. Grief of knowing I will miss a dear brother
2. Gratitude to God for the Elom's life and impact as a Christian leader, as a pastor, as a scholar, as a husband and father, as a colleague, and as a friend, etc.
3. Gratitude to God for the hope of the resurrection. The death and resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ makes it possible for us to go through this heavy time as people with a deep sense of hope. We will meet again.
Among the many memories that will remain with me, let me mention just two. My first pastoral station was Dzelukope (early 1980s). Since the Very Rev. C. K. Dovlo under whose moderatorship I was ordained became my father and mentor, it meant I found in Elom a dear brother. Those visits home in those years were the beginnings of a close relationship. Then in the last eighteen years, Rev. Professor Elom Dovlo and I found ourselves working together with others on a common vision for reconciliation. Together, we shared the understanding articulated in John 17: 21, that when the followers of our Lord Jesus Christ are united, the world will believe. Our reconciliation is an important element in our mission to win the world for Christ. I learned so much from Elom in these years about his faith, his wisdom, his commitment to the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ and to reconciliation. 
While we affirm the hope of resurrection as we say farewell, Akpene and I join in expressing our thanks to God and our condolences to Sister Stella, and the family.  May Elom rest in peace. (Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Setri Nyomi)

Dear Stella, family and colleagues
It was with great sadness that I learnt recently of the passing of my dear friend and colleague, Elom. 
He wore many hats but it was primarily in his capacity as a scholar of religion that I knew him for more than two decades. He contributed so much to the field of African Religious Studies that will not be forgotten. As a friend he found time to meet with me whenever I came to Ghana. I can still remember our many memorable conversations!
I send you my deepest sympathies, hoping that the many memories you have created together, along with the support of family, friends and colleagues, will sustain you through your loss.
Professor Rosalind I. J. Hackett

Rev Dovlo, your good deeds will surely follow you. Rest peacefully in the Lord. Doagbe lorlortor, hedenyuie eye nadzudzor le nutifafame.

'.....that dreams are more powerful than facts. That hope always triumphs over experience. Laughter is the only cure for grief, and we believe that love is stronger than death.' - Robert Fulghun.
The late Rev. Professor Elorm Dovlo was a father and a bosom friend of the Global Catechists. Despite his heavy schedules, he always accepted to be a principal speaker at our national conferences.
His talks were always well researched and heavily impregnated with lifelong teachings. He was frank, open minded and spoke with clarity on his opinions regarding issues he intended to speak on. He was affable and related very well with all manner of people including the catechists.
He was creative, innovative and took a lot of initiatives that inured to the forward match of our great church. Indeed he was an epitome of academic brilliance and excellence.
The shock waves emitted by the news of your demise could only be likened to the dropping of atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in JAPAN by the Americans in August, 1945. You have created a big hole in the church. May you peacefully rest with your Maker.
Glory be unto God!!!

I was speechless and became numb when I heard of Elom's passing. It took my breath away!
I met Elom in Mawuli School in 1970, where he was one year my junior. In the company of his classmates like Enyonam Kwawukumey and others in those days, Elom was literally a giant among his peers. He always had a commanding presence and was very funny too. As our life journeys took all of us on different paths around the world, I never met Elom again until six years ago, at Afiadenyigba, for a funeral. We hugged and cracked a few jokes about the old days.
Elom, it is shocking you've gone so soon to your Maker. You are definitely in a better place. You will greatly be missed! May your gentle soul rest in perfect peace.

Those we love don't go away. They walk beside us every day. Unseen, unheard, but always near!
Still loved, still missed and very dear.
Lilli Tuuli, you live on through the legacies you have left. You were a brother, a friend, a mentor and a guardian. Sleep on, sleep on!

Oh my Lord and our God. Not that our Eternity is located here in the physical realm but when you yearn for the companionship of a friend and brother like Elom, the vacuum becomes more palpable. May our brother find eternal repose in the Saviour who called Elom into His august service in the days of his flesh grant the family and loved ones peace. I have with much desire to see Elom someday before this sad news. However because God knows all things, we can rest in His inscrutable will and sovereignty over our lives.
Mine was a providential meeting with you at school. Like any, it may have been innocuous and yet, you Elom, made it a friendship more akin to the one "who sticks closer than a brother" Living out your calling down on Main Street , you were careful and deliberate in filling the void a mother would experience however long as a result of a son separating from his mother for greener pastures in Europe. That was my difficult and painful story. And into the emptiness of a heartbroken mother entered Elom to bridge the emotional void as a result of my absence. Any eulogy of meaning and substance must be the measure to which it reflects Christ our Exemplar and standard and Tuli lived out his calling in living colour with great strength of a disciple of Christ. Elom was, IN DEED a friend indeed to me and I am fully persuaded I speak for many. Finally to address Elom directly, Elom you figured you were pulling one over our eyes with respect to where you were headed. Sorry, you forgot you left your forwarding address all over everywhere during your sojourn here and we have them. Your guess is as good as ours "the circle will be unbroken" and so like our Lord we say " a little while we will not see, a little while we shall see you"

ELOM!
Some commentators on human life in this Universe described it as: "...solitary, poor, nasty, brutish and short...". Even so, when death strikes so close to terminate life in such an untimely manner as yours, one can't help but feel stunned, helpless and even angry. But I am taking some consolation in an idea from an American singer and say: during your life, whatever joys and laughs we had together, we had.
Fare thee well my friend,
Hedenyuie

Dear Prof,
I am writing this while reluctantly accepting the reality that you are not more with us. But what about your values and the generation of students you have produced over decades?
Few weeks to your departure I called you and you picked my call but with a simple words. “Yunus, how are you?” You further thanked me but said “ Take care” I never knew that this was your last words with me. This carries significant meaning.
The beauty of this world is not only when we have people like you who have struggled to mentor us but you have paid attention to our career development. Your departure will be greatly felt. You have left an indelible mark in the generation of students you trained.
You have made history with me! Your ancestors are anxiously waiting to welcome you as a proud son.
Great men never die

Dear Prof, I am still in the state of shock that I can no longer hear your soft voice and see your smiling face . In this state of grief I can only say that I missed a great friend, a big brother, a mentor, nobleman and above all a down -to-earth Professor . "Efo hede nyuie. Na dzɔdzɔ le mía Togbe Abraham fe akôme afisi dzidzɔ mavô le."

Prof, Brother of inspiration, caps it all. Our last conversation was on 7th October, 2018. As usual the humour and jokes, unmissable. Then your reminder too. That Dada, my late mum in reference to will not accept a break up of the shared relationship. Mawuli School, set aside you became part of the Glalah Family. Your late mum and mind on it too; as members of the then Ho Kpodzi, E.P. Church (Dela) Parish, Women's Bible Class. You were the one not ever to let go the relationships after your mum passed on. Indeed the turning point and deeper came; as it were adopting Dada as your mum. The brotherhood knows no end too. Elom and our late cousin Phanuel Glalah, it cannot come any bigger than that. We miss you both of your shared values. Prof. Thank you for the support you gave our mum, Dada, throughout and in her last moments of life on this earth. Rest in perfect peace.

The first time I met you was on my engagement with Asiwome in July 2001. You blessed our marriage. After 10 years in July 2011 we asked you to baptize our two sons only to have a surprise of my life. Little did I know you were going to bless my marriage for the second time before the baptism which was something you both hid from me.
Your demise came as a shock to us. You've been a big brother to my husband and I know the pieces of advise you gave us have helped us a lot. Thank you for being a big pillar of support. You'll forever be missed but we know you're at a better place and resting in peacefully till we meet again. Dzudzor le Nutifafa me.

Uncle Elom; We will miss you! From Ayido Flats Block A to Lower Hill. Checking up on each other, always with a piece of sound advice for us or just a greeting. Alas, driving by #21 will not be the same without you. All the same, we know and trust that the good Lord has called you to glory. Rest in Peace. Kwadwo, Naa & Kwame

Rev. Prof ELORM Dovlo, Uncle ELORM. I had things I had wanted to talk to you about. Then Pastor Mike Akotia sent me the sad news in reply to my quest to know where I could find you. We'll never get to talk here again. But hope we meet again. Look down on me from the Father's blossom from time to time. He is good. Soldier on! Hope you see Uncle SAGAS too. Hedenyuie!!!

Let me recall Elorm (Lilly Tuli) in a lighter vein: I met Tuli at Legon in the mid 70’s as students and it was always a joy to hang out with him. He was mischievously witty and funny. He knew the Bible so well that he could quote passages ex-tempore to support any youthful indulgence. I recall sometime in the mid 80’s he and late Col. Afetsi Cona Glawu (of blessed memory) had a joint birthday bash at his Ford Foundation Flat, Legon. Delanyo came down from Axim and brought along “Axim Special” and together with other stuff, we had a blast all night long. Rest on in peace, Tuli; you will be sorely missed

You loved everyone who came your way. What a wonderful soul you are.
Rest on, fellow mawulian.
May the good Lord give you rest
Amen!!

My condolence to the family of Rev. Prof Dovlo. He is such a welcoming person, and very down to earth.
For many moments that I flocked his Legon Hill apartment, he has shown such kindness and affable personality that always remained on my mind.
My condolence to Mrs. Stella Dovlo, and the children (Atsu and Atsufe, especially). It is sad to see your father go into eternity at this stage of your lives.
However, we take solace in God's word, and in the hope of the resurrection.
Prof., Hede Nyuie.

"Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us."Hebrews 12:1
Rest in perfect peace

Ruth Adjorlolo, GBC

Efo Elom,
You were always an inspiration - even from afar. You are missed.
Xe de nyuie. Xe de nyuie. Xe de nyuie. Go well, and rest in perfect peace, with our Maker, Almighty GOD Jehovah. 
May your family be comforted with God's presence. Blessed are they that mourn for they shall be comforted. Matthew 5:4.
May we all learn to number our days and apply our hearts to wisdom. Psalm 90:12
PEACE. IT IS WELL.

Togbuiga! It is exactly 30 years this year, in July 1988 when our paths crossed formally. Your love, your humility and your encouragement were immediately extended to me. In just about 5years on you called me Na and I replied with Togbuiga and vice versa. Your frankness and directness were two major traits of yours that made both friends and foes for you. But that was you. The Arabs will say everyone dies but true scholars never die. By this they mean the memory of such scholars always live with their students as well as those who read their scholarly works. You obviously belong there. Your students and your works will survive you for several years to come. Rest you well, Togbuiga. Rest you well my friend. Shalom

I write this with great sadness over the unimaginable loss of a close friend, counsellor and Pastor.
As said by Richard Russo, "Lives are like rivers; Eventually, they go where they must. Not where we want them to". Prof, you left without saying goodbye, you were gone before we knew it and only God knows why.
One of your beliefs in life, as we related, was the importance of being authentic with people, saying what needs to be said because as you always put it, it is good for the relationship and also for the soul. I will miss you, daddy! You never forced your opinion on anyone but always there to offer valuable and truthful advice.
The Lord has broken our hearts but He did this to prove to us that He only takes what is BEST. Till we meet again, Prof, Rest in Peace.

Efo Elom!! When i heard you were at Legon hospital i went to look for you, only to be told you had been transferred to Korlebu. I was unable to visit you in Korlebu but i checked on you and both Stella and Atsufi told me you were 'out of the woods' only to hear a few days later that you were gone! What can I say?!! It must have been time. God, whom you knew and served konws best.
I will miss seeing you with your welcoming smile, in your favourite chair, everytime I go to your house. I remember your warm congratulatory message when I got my last promotion. You were such an encourager!!
Gentle Efo Elom, rest in perfect peace till we meet again.

Posted by Emmanuel K. Agawu 28 November 2018
Dearest Elom,
Our forty years plus friendship has been interrupted by your falling asleep in the Lord. I am confident, without a shadow of doubt that we will see each other again based on God’s uncompromising and unchanging Word about the Rapture. You were raised in a good Christian home with the highest standards and biblical principles among accomplished siblings. You always gave rather than took the advantage in our relationship. You were a giver and servant-leader to countless people sowing seeds into their lives. You were humble, respectful, respectable yet bold and firm. You were an inspiration to me personally and many others. Above all, you loved God and respected His calling into Ministry. Your legacy will live on. As Jesus conquered death on the cross, the grave is not your destiny but the sky when you and all other believers will be caught up with our Lord Jesus and be with Him forever. Meanwhile, rest peacefully with the Lord. Fondly remembered by the Agawu family.