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Leave a tributeAnother 10th of June has gone by and it was just eerie silence. No phone calls, no yabis, no plans of food-filled visits where you would do the cooking and I would do the gobbling! Thank you for the gift of friendship. May Oga Iyke, Somto, and the family be comforted by the legacy you left- a full life, an overdose of love and loving, and a selfless, giving heart. You, my friend, are irreplaceable.
We continue to pray for your eternal repose and God's guidance and protection for your loved ones. Rest in peace.
.. to which you would have answered Ify Love , then we would have laughed at nothing in particular. Just the joy of each others presence and the shared knowledge of each other’s victories.
Happy birthday my Beloved.. surely your laughter is ringing on the streets of Heaven. I can’t listen to Flavour without thinking of you. May your soul continue to rest.
We love you . ❤️
it would have been all fun, joy and laughter on a day like this when you mark your birthday. But while you are no longer here with us , we still remember and share the day with you in prayer knowing that you have gone to a better place.
Continue to rest my sweet sister till we meet to part no more. #Nwanyiobioma#
Only learnt of her passing today from a fellow FGCE alumni’s post.
Senior Nkechi...
My Dearest Beloved School Mother.
Your Memory is Precious to all you left behind.
A remarkable woman.
Gem.
Time and space was my enemy.
I miss you Dear Snr Nkechi.
I've met great and gentlemanly Oga Ik.
'Shared grief with your lovely Sister and Brother.
I've held your Beautiful Daughter.
She is lovely like you Snr Nkechi.
I still miss you.
Thank you for mentoring me in my first decade.
You were divinely chosen to be my first ever School Mother.
Continue to Rest in Perfect Peace in Our Lords Bosom. ♥️
I celebrate you today as always.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY.
I'm confident that you are guiding my every step.
I'll always love you.
Your 'Honey'
They say time heals all wounds, I am waiting to see the truth of the statement.
You were a gem, beloved and precious. I know you are in a better place but will give anything to be able to tell you how much your friendship, nay, sisterhood meant to me.
To the family......it is well. She taught us how to love, we will continue to honour her memory!
Always in my heart,always in my thoughts. Memories of you are entrenched in my heart forever. I love you. I miss you my friend and sister. Continue to rest in the bosom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ
A happy sister, hard working girl. Too many unanswered questions???? Sorry due to Road construction, now COVID, haven’t seen our Somto, only photo. Nwannem She looks great. IK digi is doing a great job.
Nkechi, we miss you, but God had a better plan. As we all trust God, with tears, we are comforted. Continue to rest in perfect peace, Laughter general. ❤️
Today is exactly 3 years gone, when on a Saturday morning you left Somtochukwu and I regardless of my plea, entreaties, appeal that you should tarry. I've struggled to be stable ever since till this moment. My emotions run riot, tears drop from eyes uncontrollably every now and then, can't stop wondering why it had to be so. Yet it is what it is... We have totally submitted and are entirely grateful to GOD.
Somtochukwu's expectation is that you'll soon return from your trip!
Continue to rest with GOD in Heaven and look after us from GOD's kingdom.
We love you so dearly.
Your 'Honey'
Marie
Hmm. No day passes without thoughts of you and praying for Iyke your husband. To say that you left too soon is an understatement. I miss you terribly. I am having goosebumps as I think of you right now. Who are we to question God. All I know is that life is not fair. I thank God for the gift of your friendship. I feel so privileged to have known you and blessed that our paths collided. God is still faithful. He is still God through challenging and good times. May your beautiful soul continue to rest in the bosom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. I love you too much
Truly missing you. Tears on my eyes, but it is what it is.
Be joyful with GOD in Heaven.
Today, as and always, Somtochukwu and I miss you! We discuss you and wish you'll return soon from your trip to Heaven.
Happy Birthday Mummy Mummy!
Happy Birthday Nwanyiobioma!!
Happy Birthday Kweksy!!!
May you continue to enjoy absolute peace and joy in GOD's Presence.
We'll continue to celebrate you.
Sommie + Ik
May the good Lord grant you eternal rest.
You lived a life of love and compassion. You made life appear very simple. Many times I find myself talking to you however, wishing that you are around to respond, joke and laugh at various mind bugging issues just as we used to. And I ask again, who will hail me and cheer me up even when I'm most depressed, who can the shoe fit?
We will live on for your sake, because we love you. Your memories keep us stronger. Mummy and Daddy are forever greatful to God for blessing them and the entire family with a daughter like you.
Our grand father made no mistake at your birth, in a most symbolic occasion, when he pronounced that you came from God to Daddy and Mummy, thus your beautiful name Nkechiyerem.
And it pleased God to have you back, to be with him, to radiate heaven with joy, love and happiness.
We love and miss you and continue to miss you, but with total submission to the will of God the almighty father.
I have so many good memories of you to treasure a lifetime.
I had just made two dresses for you, you never even got to wear one of them. You called me in the office some days before you went to be with lord that your were making ofe akwu (Banga soup) . I had to stop by on my way back from work late that night to pick my own share of it and it was still in my freezer when you passed, guess what Nke , I still ate it but didn't get a chance to compliment your cooking. It's still a struggle for me to go over to your house knowing that I wont see you there.
You were truly an epitome of kindness, the day we moved in, you called me late in the afternoon to tell me not to bother to cook because you had made lunch for everyone, your thoughtfulness really touched me and I knew I had found a sister, and even when it was getting late and you knew that we were still busy you sent the food with a bottle of wine. You were indeed a sweet soul, an angel .
It hurts so bad but I know that you are resting in His bossom.
We all miss you dearly but I find solace in knowing that you are in a better place, where there is no sickness or pain. We love you so much but God loves you more and we will not sorrow like them that have no hope. You have fought the good fight, you have finished the race , you have kept faith. 2 Timothy 4:7
Sleep on angel, sleep on eze nwanyi be Opara( as my husband fondly called you) sleep on Nkechi nwanne m.
Adieu!
Ihe’m na ekwu no’mu na Obi. Ono na obim. Jide Chaplet gi. Jide shieya ike. Anyanmiri apubegi’m na anya.
Kechy, may the host of heavenly angels surround you, dearest beautiful sister ......in Jesus name....Amen!
The hour of death cannot be forecast, and when we say this, we imagine this hour would be in a long distant future. We never thought we would be thinking about Nkechi, as a memory.
The void created by the sudden death of someone as beloved as Nkechi is extremely hard to grasp. Words cannot describe how much she is missed. Certainly, Nkechi had so much left to teach, so much to give and so much to share with my brother, Ik and their lovely daughter, Somto.
Her courage, determination and sense of humour are qualities we would always cherish, and when we look for Nkechi, we can look to the stars at night, and into the eyes and hearts of all those she left behind and find a little piece of her. She will live on forever.
Adieu International Madam!!
Its two years and it still hurts. I still stare at your Facebook page. On my WhatsApp. Your eyes were so bright and beautiful.
Rest on sweet sis. Rest on in peace.
God continue to comfort us all.
Forever missed
Marie
Tuesday, April 21, 2020 will mark the 2nd year of your transition to eternal glory. Somtochukwu and I continues to miss you here on earth. We pray always for your joy in HEAVEN.
Keep resting in peace with GOD.
Ik
May your soul continue to rest in peace with GOD, Amen.
Your sister/friend
Prisca Okeahialam-Swaray
Your birthday is usually an exciting day for us. But today, it's different because you're not here physically. It's your 2nd birthday with GOD. I'll continue to CELEBRATE you regardless.
Somtochukwu and I will always Love you.
Continue to rest in the bossom of GOD.
I am confident that you're watching over us from Heaven.
I'll always remain,
Your 'Honey'
The Scripture says that, “He who finds a wife finds a good thing, and obtains favor from GOD.” - Proverbs 18:22. This indeed is my testimony.
KWEKSY, I found you, you became my wife and GOD favoured us greatly.
In all the experiences we shared whilst you were in this world, we stayed FAITHFUL to each other and to GOD. Our love for each other defied all permutations, formulas and/or equations and was renewed, strengthened and reinvigorated each day that passed.
You make the earth move. You totally rock my world. You were and still an Angel.
Even in my present trauma, I cannot but THANK GOD for the privilege to have had you as my wife and Somtochukwu’s mummy, mummy.
KWEKSY, now that you’ve passed on to GOD’s Glory, am not sure how you intend Somtochukwu and I to carry on here in this world! We always depended on you. So we are waiting to hear from you on the way forward. Please talk to me!!
My crying and wailing seem unending. Sorrowing for the agony your sudden demise has exposed Somtochukwu and I to, in one breath, and on the other, tears of joy based on my firm belief, faith and conviction that you have transitioned to a higher and eternal glory in the kingdom of GOD; as we recourse to the Scripture which says; “For me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.” – Philippians 1:21. Clearly, Heaven’s gain is our loss!!!
GOD, who gave you to us have called you to HIS Glory. I do not have the locus at all to ask GOD why but have submitted totally to HIS Will. Thus, Somtochukwu and I sing;
“When peace, like a river attendeth our way, when sorrows, like seabillows roll, whatever our Lot, Thou has taught us to say:
It is well, it is well, with our souls, it is well, it is well with our souls, with our souls, it is well, it is well, with our souls.”
And it is well, it is well, with Kweksy’s soul, with your soul, it is well, it is well with your soul.”
KWEKSY, I love you, I’ll always Love you.
Somtochukwu loves you as she continues to echo Mummy, Mummy!
KWEKSY, NNWANYIOBIOMA, may GOD in HIS infinite mercy and faithfulness grant you peaceful rest in HIS Kingdom, Amen.
Patrick Ikechukwu Oparah, your husband and Somtochukwu Daniella Oparah, your daughter
Prisca Okeahialam-swaray
Minnesota USA
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Another 10th of June has gone by and it was just eerie silence. No phone calls, no yabis, no plans of food-filled visits where you would do the cooking and I would do the gobbling! Thank you for the gift of friendship. May Oga Iyke, Somto, and the family be comforted by the legacy you left- a full life, an overdose of love and loving, and a selfless, giving heart. You, my friend, are irreplaceable.
Nkechi, can’t believe I will be writing this for one of my friends so dear. I have a heavy heart. I was very shocked when I heard the very sad news. Though we had lost contact for over 15 years you took it upon yourself to make contact last year and sent me very pleasant and inspiring messages, the last message was a few days before you left us. Since I am not very active on social media, I read them, smiled and most often gave a
NKECHI OZOJI-OPARAH (R I P)
I'm short of words and am just grappling with the reality that you are no more with us at the side of the divide. Apostle Paul said in Phillipian 1:21 "For me live is Christ and to die is gain". You loved the Lord and that gives me the confidence that the heaven has gained a saint. Adieu NKECHI, sleep on until resurrection morning. Good night sister</span></span>