BY LEVIS
TRIBUTES
BIOGRAPHY
Achua Geraldine Ewo aka Mummy G as she was known by those close to her was born on the 20th of December 1972 in Wum, North West Region. Geraldine comes from a very good home filled with unity and love. She was of Mami Anna Ekie Mbong and Ebua Vincent Ayaba but was raised by her uncle Pa Achuo Daniel Dze all of blessed memory. Geraldine had siblings who loved her dearly, Ntam Emilia Nchuo, Ebua John (of blessed memory), Ikom Christopher, Rose Bih, Chi Oliver, Mercy Nsen (of blessed memory) and Ebua Denis.
Geraldine was blessed children whom she loved till her very last breath; Ikom Yannick (of blessed memory) koom Chelsy and Koom Edoren.
Mummy G as was known to many grew up in wum were she attended primary school. She will always assist her mother with her cola nut business and farm activities but she later left wum to Douala to stay with her aunty for time and from there she moved to limbe were she attended National Comprehensive Secondary school. While in Limbe, she learned hair dressing from her elder Sister and they became one of the very first modern saloons in the town of Limbe dealing with foreign products for hair. Geraldine aka mummy G ever since then has been in limbe till date.
In the line of academics, mummy Gera was so much into the challenge to get to the highest level despite her poor eyes site, she wrote the GCE O/L and passed with flying colors. As if that wasn’t enough, she challenged herself once again and graduated as a teacher but this academic was just the start as she had plans to continue but rather she left too early just when it was all getting started with her.
If hospitable was a person then mummy G definitely is that person, without any source of income she has brought up so many children,. Her house was open to ever one, from Walters, Levis, Emile, Nelson, Stacy, Ashly and even the youngest granddaughter whom she was fun of till her last breath Nafisa. It was hard to differentiate who was her child cause to her everyone was same. she wasn’t the only child nor the first in the family but she was more like the mother and the father as everyone will always come to him for whatever reason and she will assist without putting herself first. Geraldine as many already knew was diabetic and had high blood pressure but this has never kept her down, she will always fight her way out of this, she will always be strong for other. She was passionate when it comes to people; she was a great mother, wife, sister, aunty, grandmother and many more.
KUM RELINDIS MBI (NEICE)
My very own person, the one who will always give me directions and correct me in times of my worries. You’ve never seen me as your niece but rather treated me as a sister. You will always call me and we will discuss a little fun chats and it will end in friendly insults and laughter. Who will call me now and act exactly like you, who will call me just to query me for what I have no idea about just to make me laugh, who will I tell my problems to and expect genuine respond without any compromise. I told you everything cause to me you were my best friend. What happen to our last conversion? My very own elder sister, my mother, my father, I will miss you so much but know you will never leave my heart.
KUM ROSE (SISTER)
Geraldine, why have you left me in this state of confusion? You will always tell me ma man hurry up and get well so you can leave my house let me have cold head, you will always to the room and spend time with me and make laugh, you alone become my nurse and best friend, you alone made sure I had everything I needed and wanted without stress but now you’ve left me without saying a word. If I knew that day Thursday was the last I was going to see you and talk with then I won’t have let you step out of my side, I had known that was my last discussion with you that evening in the parlor I won’t have let you out of my side. You encouraged me more than anyone, you told me I was going to be well and we will go out,. Geraldine why, .
EBUA BORIS(NEPHEW)
To me were not an aunty but a mother to me and my siblings, you’ve never turn down my call anytime I cal. I can’t talk how much we have given the last you had. So many times I came to you completely empty and confuse but you will make me smile and laugh, you will always tell me ma man no worry I will do everything to get it done for you. Mummy, you left me too soon, who will I run to and talk with, who will call again to disturb and make me happy. Everything am doing is not just for my but for you too. Mummy I am missing you so much.
EBUA ISABELLA(NIECE)
Aunty, you took me like family and treated like your daughter, you gave my support countless times and even advise. You have never turned me down or deny me access to you. You took care of my mother and yet you left without me coming to show my appreciation, I told you will bring you anything you want from me no matter what, yet you decided to go without us going out as we had plan. Aunty GERA, to me you are a second mum; I told you things I didn’t tell even my own mother. Aunty, you have left me speechless.
EBUA CHRISTOPHER (IN-LAW)
If I was told you will leave this early I won’t have accepted. You are the only one who truly understands me; you took care of wife without looking back. Gera, yes we will always have disagreements but nit for once was it for 24hours, you will always talk to me and I never ignored your words. Now that you are gone, who will I trust again to understand me this much, only you knew how to talk me out of anything that wasn’t right? Geraldine, seeing you lifeless was a big blow to heart, for the first time in my life I had a shock and I couldn’t speak, I couldn’t move my body, for the first time I felt the hand of sadness grip me so much I couldn’t breathe. Was our discussion going to be last, the Friday I called?
EBUA DENIS (BROTHER)
Geraldine, how can you keep do this to me, you left me without even letting me hear your voice. My mother my nurse as I fondly called you, what will I tell Precious happened to you as she is expecting a second birthday from you as you promised her when she finally walks well. Geraldine, I will always call you on my way to limbe and you will welcome like the mother you are, I will come to you with my problems and you will ask me not to worry and you will solve it without stress, my lion is gone, my strength is finish, who will I run to when I have issues so that I am confuse, who will I run to when I don’t know where to turn to, who will call and ask for solution since you chose to cheat me by leaving without a word. What happen to all the promises and plans, what happened to all the words you we will tell me DENIS I will eat your money cause am always helping you. You gave my daughter the best gift in the hospital till date she is talking about. You gave her first ever birthday in the hospital, you made sure she was comfortable in your house. You’ve never discriminated between my children. Geraldine its hard to say bye the way you left us, am missing you my mother.
KOOM OBIOMA (DAUGHTER)
Mummy why would you leave me so soon, who told me you were going to take me out on women’s day and gave me something nice, you made so many promises and yet you left me so soon. Mummy, who will I run back to school to, who will call m me my pikin love. There is never going to be any mother like you again in my life, you will give me the best there is, you will do all it took to make sure am doing fine. Who will discipline me like you again, who tell me am a big girl, mum you’ve broken my little heart. Even though you left without a word, I know you had me at heart, I promise to do all you asked me to and I shall make sure your name is never forgotten. I love you mum.
MUA JULIANNA
My dear beloved sister, I want to thank you for the short time you lived on earth. You w ere my mother, my sister, my adviser will always bring me to the right part. No one will ever do as you did. May your soul rest in perfect peace till we depart to part no more.
EZIGHA ESTHER (SISTER)
Geraldine you were my sister beloved sister. You were a sister I loved too much and you loved me as well. But God have you most. When the news of your death came to me I felt it was a dream up till this moment its still very hard for me to believe and accept that you are no more my lovely sister. May your soul rest in perfect peace till we meet again to part no more.
STACY(FAMILY FRIEND)
Mummy Gera, you were like a mother and an adviser, you always made sure I was comfortable around you. You were sociable and fun to be with, making people laugh as one of your hubbies. You thought me to forgive those who hurt me and forget it. You stood up for me when people were against me, that alone made me felt loved. You are kind, caring and understanding. words can’t express it all. My prayer for you is that you should sit at the right hand of God and may your humble soul continue to rest in peace.
Ecclesiastes 3: 1-2
To everything there is a season and a time to every purpose under the heaven:
A time to be born, and a time to die, a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted.
NIFISA (GOD DAUFGHTER/GRANDDAUGHTER)
Grandma, how could you leave without evening thinking of how much I will miss you. On whose body will I have a comfortable sleep, on whose arms will i sleep with comfort being assured am safe and sound, to whom will I hurry to wake up in the morning to come meet in the parlor just to play on the body. Grandma, only you could comfort me whenever I cried, I will turn to no one for comfort cause I was confident in your comfort, you knew when I needed something. Even when you complained ofyour eyes you still fed me and I trusted you cause you made sure I was ok. Who will organized my next birthday, the one year on earth was marked with plenty preparation cause you were involved. You’ve always considered me as your granddaughter and to me I am family forever.
I love you grandma and will miss you.
I promise to be you as I grow and you will always be in my heart.
Love you.
NNAM LARISSA(NIECE)
Aunty Geos as I will always call you. Its still very hard for me to believe and accept that you’ve left me. You were not only a mother but a playmate an adviser, most especially a friend. Whenever I have to ask chelsy to do my hair, you try to always create fun by asking her if I have paid if not shouldn’t do my hair and we will laugh about it then you will ask chelsy to still my do my hair cause we are sisters. Mummy if I have to say how hurt I am I think a million years will be a enough. I know you are sleeping in the lord. Mum, Nnam, your love will miss you. Till we meet again to depart no more.
Philippians 1:21
For me to live is Christ and to die is gain.
DELPHINE EKIE (IN-LAW)
Mumy Gerldine, you were good to me and took care of me. You loved me unconditionally and accepted all my wrongs without shaming me. I am only your junior brothers wife but your treated me more like a sister. My family was completely yours without any discrimination. Countless times you will check on me and the children, you always receive me with a smile and willew` never allow me go back with a gift from. Who will call me again and correct me like you did, who will tell me the truth when I make an error or a wrong decision. God knows why He called you ahead of me, I will miss you.
MARIE- ANTOINETTE (SISTER)
MY sister, am shorts of words, I cant wrap my head around this, I need you back here with me. When mami died she handed me to you that you will take care of me now where have you gone to? Who are you handing me over to? Why did you decide to do this to me, chaii mamie, you don go leave me. Who will I bother? Who will I have my sister arguments with? Who will be the calm to my storm. I just have too many questions that answers. My dear sister, so Bamenda was the last place we were to meet. You’ve left me with a big hole in my heart, this vacuum will not be filled.
My dear sister, until we meet again to part no more, rest in peace.
AJI STELLA (NEICE)
Mum, not a day goes by without my asking God why. Yu wer such a bright light, you showed me nothing but a mothers unending love. I always I knew I got my cool mum to defend me. If only tears could bring you back, I will cry an ocean for you. Everything about you was special, from love, poise, your smile, your dance steps and even your food. I will miss you so much. Im so sorry you did not get to enjoy the fruits of your labour. It brings me a little joy that whenever we spoke I never forgot to tell you that “I love you” and it always reciprocated. I will hold on to the memories and cherish them forever. I love you, rest well my QUEEN.