JULIANAH TITILAYO OLAOYE (NEE OLANIPEKUN) was born into the family of PA EMMANUEL OLANIPEKUN and MADAM THERESSA OLANIPEKUN of Sese’s Compound, Inisha in Odo-Otin Local Government Area of Osun State on the 4th of April 1949. She was the last born in the family of nine.

JULIE, as she was fondly known and called started her education at the age of twelve (12). She started school very late due to the fact that she needed to engage in some forms of trade so she could sponsor herself in school. This was a period when girl-child education was not common, but due to her determination, she went ahead to get western education, against her father’s wish. She attended ST. AUGUSTINE PRIMARY SCHOOL, INISHA from the year 1961 to 1966 where she finished top of her class. She then proceeded to IBADAN PROVINCIAL COLLEGE OSOGBO (as at then) for her GRADE TWO CERTIFICATE education. JULIE was known at the college to be a very brilliant, beautiful and hardworking lady. She was a member of the school’s athletic and relay team where she played an active role. JULIE graduated from GRADE TWO COLLEGE and qualified as a school teacher in the year 1969. Due to her doggedness and determination, JULIE pursued higher levels of education while working as a teacher. She then proceeded to THE POLYTECHNIC IBADAN (Distance Learning Centre) for her NATIONAL CERTIFICATE IN EDUCATION (NCE), which she obtained in the year 1984. She also bagged a bachelor’s degree in Education (B.Ed.) from the premier university, UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN, through the Distance Learning Programme. JULIE also obtained a LEADERSHIP DIPLOMA CERTIFICATE from the WORD OF FAITH BIBLE INSTITUTE (WOFBI) in Lagos.

JULIE worked in active civil service as a class teacher and rose to the position of a Headmistress at different primary schools both in the defunct OYO STATE and OSUN STATE. Many of her pupils and students are today making waves in different fields of endeavors both in Nigeria and diaspora. JULIE was a disciplinarian and she imbibed good values both in her biological, foster children and the pupils that went through her tutelage. She finally retired from active service in the year 2004 after fulfilling the compulsory 35 years of meritorious civil service.

JULIE got married to her heartthrob PRINCE CHARLES ADELEKE OLAOYE about five decades ago and the union is blessed with six wonderful children. The best legacies JULIE left for her children are; GODLINESS, HONESTY, DILIGENCE and LOVE for people. JULIE, also known as TITIÉ, was known to be a kind and affectionate individual who was selfless and always loved to see people comfortable around her. She possessed an uncommon drive for excellence and had a strong entrepreneurial spirit.

Above all, JULIE was a child of God that loved to be in the service of her Lord, Saviour and Master. She gave her life to Christ in the Baptist Church and rededicated her life to Christ in the year 1997. She also served in various service units in church, such as: Prayer Unit (Afadura Jagun), Women Missionary Union (WMU) of the Nigerian Baptist Convention (NBC), just to mention a few. She was a member of different units at different churches (First Baptist Church, Iragbiji, Dada Estate Baptist Church, Osogbo and Pilgrim Baptist Church, Osogbo). She was also an ordained Deaconess of the Living Faith Church, also known as Winners’ Chapel International.

JULIE was a fighter and a warrior and finally heeded her master’s promotion and transition call to glory at the age of 72 on Wednesday, 7th April 2021 at exactly 7:27 PM. We are confident that she’s resting now in heaven with her master and with the innumerable company of angels. Therefore, we take solace in this fact and bless God for the life of our wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and in-law, DEACONESS JULIANAH TITILAYO OLAOYE (NEE OLANIPEKUN). She lived a life full of impacts and so this is a CELEBRATION OF LIFE, to the glory of God.

TITIÉ, your husband, children, grandchildren, the whole OLAOYE and OLANIPEKUN families, friends and colleagues would miss you so much but we all take solace in the fact that this loss is temporary because we will meet at the feet of Jesus on the resurrection morning.

ADIEU “MAMA LAOLU” and sleep on till we see in the morning!