Uncle Joe:
It's draining for me to begin to think of this hard reality. I'm really thrown off balance! Where do we start from?

Uncle Joe: A work driver! A "results now" manager. If it's not done now, there's no slack, once we all know what has to be done!
"Let's go! The chopper is waiting"
You'd say...

I remember our project trips to Gabon and Angola. The Sand Control/Gravel Pack/Pumping crew on the floating semi submersible rig. I remember the rig ups at the Intel camp at the Luanda sea port! Oh dear!
Uncle Joe. What a man!

I remember well site trips, mostly offshores. The rigorous rig-ups, fluid mixes, thousands of barrels pumped, the rig-downs, the sleepless nights, the helicopter flights!
Uncle Joe. What a man!

Then you retired, hale and hearty, to run your hospitality business chain.

When in Eket, Akwa Ibom state, Nigeria, I'd prefer to lodge in one of your hotels, opposite the Exxon Mobil airstrip.
I remember when I took my mom there to lodge, spend a few days from home,  just to see you. Oh dear!
Uncle Joe. What a man!

Inexhaustible!

The world is a stage, really.
You came, you played your part, you exited.

You'll be greatly missed, Uncle Joe.
What a man!

My the Good Lord be with your spirit and have mercy on you, as you start the eternal journey.

Godspeed...
Fare thee well...
'Till we meet again...
On resurrection day...

.."The dead in Christ will rise first..."

Our hope...

O'Bee.
obeeethang@gmail.com

Daddy l love you and miss you. It is still like a dream to me.Your last words "I am very happy" remains in my heart. I miss you.Your advice to me as your daughter remains in my heart. Rest in peace in the blossom of the lord.

• Your Daughter. Mrs Glory  Anumudu