Auntie mi, as I called her, in her pre-marriage years; later Mama Kayode, since she became a mother, Marian Sikeade Aweni, my senior Twinny, your brief sickness and death remain a shock to me. Both came in quick succession. Without doubt, you were the apple of God's eyes, hence God saw that you did not deserve to suffer the agony of 'stroke' and He took you home to Himself. Thank you, Jesus, for doing that for my loving and kind-hearted Auntie Sikeade. You were harmless, and could not hurt an ant. You were always calm and quiet in your relationship with almost everyone... even the difficult to please ones.
Auntie mi, even on your sick bed, you always affirmed that your God would make you whole again in Jesus name. I love the way you trusted your Lord and Saviour, JESUS CHRIST, the Son of the living God. I admire your unflinching FAITH. Your Faith has made you whole indeed, and fit for His Kingdom. E ri Aanu gba l'otito ati l'ododo.
I shall miss you, my gist partner till your death(we spoke at length when I visited you a week to your death, and on early morning of Friday preceding your death on Saturday).... the evidence of our bonding! My benefactor in our early growing up years. Oh, my friend of all times!!!
Jesus loves you more than we do, your own room in that Mansion Jesus told us about, was ready, and He had come for you. I rejoice with you!
May your rest be sweet in the bossom of the Lord. On our part, we shall not mourn like the unbelievers, but we shall hold fort here till our own time comes. On the Resurrection Day, when we shall all see Jesus, we will sing and shout the Victory!
Thank you, my amazingly beautiful Auntie, Sikeade Aweni, for being part of my life history.
I shall forever cherish your good memory, Sikeade Aweni, Omo Alawo, yaade Osun; Omo Opomulero moja alekan; Omo Opo ro'so, Opo gba'ja; Omo Opo kan ruru ninu aso; daughter of Zion, suunre o.
Deaconess Boladale Bosede Laoye, JP
(nee ADENIRAN of ADEEPO Compound, Oranyan, Ibadan)