There are 
   Some who bring
        a light
  so great to the world
     that even after they
              have gone
        the light
           remains.
The loss is immeasurable, but so is the love left behind.
Caroline, continue to have your well-deserved rest in Father Abraham's bosom until we meet again.
   

Dear mummy, we miss you everyday. It still feels unreal that you are no longer with us. We continue to be consoled by the memories you’ve left us with. May you continue to rest with the Lord.

My dearest mummy…….. can’t believe you are 5 years gone……. So many milestones, so many new accomplishments and you are not around to celebrate and share with us…… we miss you dearly and will remain forever in our hearts.

Continue to rest in heaven.

#5YearsMemorialForARareGem


My super aunty, Mrs (Dr) Caroline Olusola Dublin- Green, it's unbelievable that you been gone for 5years now. We really miss you, but grateful to the Almighty for the impactful life, you lived.


You were a perfect example of womanhood, committed wife, a supermom, a great leader, team organizer, a dedicated researcher & a true soldier of the Cross with an unshakable faith.

In all of these roles, you excelled! How you managed them without difficulties, could be left for modern social scientists to study with a view to helping the next generation of professional women, who are wives and mothers. Your commitment to the family, community, friends, colleagues & students, left many wondering the stuff you were made off.

My super aunty, an intelligent researcher, meticulous administrator, incredible leader with an automatic magnet of social relationships, you were indeed, a Rare Gem, that will forever be in hearts.

Soar on aunty Sola, may our loving thought accompany you!

“Copied fr Fb”

Happy birthday in heaven Caroline.
Time hasn't healed. Memories are all I have to cling to. You took your care, compassion, fairness, gentle smile, beauty and brain back to heaven.
It was a rare privilege and a once in a lifetime opportunity to have met you.
Thank you for the shared treasured memory when you were on planet earth.
May your memory continue to be a blessing.

It’s hard not having you around to share our lives with, especially on days like this. I think of you all the time and have frequent dreams of you that feel so real. May you continue to rest in the Lord. You are forever in my heart.

Angel@SDG,
May your gentle soul continue to rest in the bosom of father Abraham. May your memory be a blessing. You are eternally missed, fondly remembered.

Four years gone!!! Continue to rest in peace my beautiful and compassionate sister. Forever missed.

It is hard to imagine that it is now 4 years since you have been gone from this world. We miss you but remain comforted by the memories you left with us and the many lives you touched. May you continue to rest in the Lord.

You are always missed and your memory lives on with us all. Continue resting in peace Mummy.

Happy posthumous birthday mummy…………you would have been 73 years old………..you are truly truly missed. Continue to rest with the Angels……

#foreverinourhearts❤️❤️❤️❤️

Happy heavenly birthday   beautiful 

Dear Caroline,
It's your post-humous birthday. Continue to rest in the bosom of Father Abraham. Memories are all I have to cling to.

Angel@SDG,
It is your posthumous birthday and I pray that your kind and gentle soul will continue to rest in heaven.
I thank Almighty God for once in the lifetime opportunity of meeting you.
You were exceptionally brilliant, gentle, and a motivator always radiating peace and love.
I will never forget our shared cherished moment at the Administrative Staff College of Nigeria. You were the sole instrument used by God to nominate me and get me elected as the Class Governor. You were a friend, confidant, sister, and my Guardian Angel when the skies were grey. I miss our heart-to-heart discussion now and then, and your gentle and infectious smile.
Precious Angel@SDG (The name I call you), fondest memories of you would be etched in gold in a special place in my heart until the resurrection morning when the dead in Christ shall rise to part no more.
Happy posthumous birthday and R.I.P -Return if Possible......Governor (The name you call me).

Mummy happy birthday ….you will always be remembered.RIP

Happy posthumous birthday mummy…………you are truly missed and we will continue be thankful for the love and time we spent with you. Continue to rest with the Angels……

Forever in our hearts❤️❤️❤️❤️

Already two years!!! Forever missed. Continue to rest in peace.

Mummy, It’s been 2 years since you left us. We miss you badly. Continue to rest with the Angels

Continue to rest in peace ma.

Sooolaaaa. Continue to sleep in the bosom of your Lord. Adieu.

Happy bday mummy...... continue to rest with the Angels. We miss you so so much

Today is your posthumous birthday sister. Continue to rest in peace.

Thinking of you today.......... really really really miss you. Continue to rest in heaven.

Another 11th day of the Month! Missed you so much Sister. Continue to rest with the Angels.

You will forever be remembered ma.

Dr Caroline Olusola Dublin-Green was my Lecturer during my undergraduate studies at the Department of Geosciences, University of Lagos.

She was a mother and teacher, loved by all. She takes her time to teach and interested in adding value to people.

I was sad when I heard about her transition to the beyond, last year, and as I type this tribute after running into it, leaving my task-at-hand.

Continue to rest in peace, Dr Caroline Olusola Dublin-Green.

I love you, ma.

Sister, it is truly becoming a reality to me that you are gone!! Woke up midnight days back with heavyheart still thinking about your sudden exit. Continue to rest with ur maker. I miss you so much sister.

Thinking about you so much this Sunday with tears in my eyes. I’ve found that writing on the page is a way of coping with your loss. It is well.

Remembering you today on the first anniversary. Your memory is so fresh, it's just like yesterday.
Rest on Sis till we meet to part no more.

Happy birthday my sister. Can't believe you are gone!!! We miss you. To die in Christ is to live. Rest in peace sister.

Happy 70th birthday mummy......... rest on with the Angels..........miss u so so much....... Forever in our hearts

It's sooo.... sad to hear about your departure from this sinful WORLD. You were a good mum to your children and also very friendly when your children's friends come visiting. Elegant and peaceful. I pray that your gentle soul continue to rest in peace. Amen ! Rest on.

There’s just an underlying sadness I just can’t shake offf.......... continue to Rest In Peace mummy........ miss u always

Miss u so much........ it is well

TRIBUTE TO DR OLUSOLA DUBLIN GREEN
LATE PRESIDENT OF OWO VIRTUOUS SISTERS’ CLUB
Our dear sister- Virt Sola Dublin Green was president until her demise.
I was linked with her by a common friend about 30 years ago, and shortly after, she joined this club for ladies related to Owo either by marriage or birth. Since then, it’s been friendship, bonding and love all the way.
Sola was love personified? She is kind, gentle and humble. All through our years together, she contributed to the welfare and growth of the club. Some years back, when we needed to raise some money to carry out humanitarian projects in our local government area, she raised over 60 percent of the fund needed, using herself and connections. Like John Wesley instructed, she was always ready to spend and be spent in the service of God and humanity. She was also very active in service at her local and home church. We are not unaware of her stretch of hands to widows and those who needed support around her. Sola was a quiet giver. Her calm and smile were infectious. She was a friend to all as she had ears and words of encouragement for all that needed it. All these, she did silently unannounced and without expectation of praise from anyone.
Apart from the students we sponsor as a club, she took up additional students who she was sponsoring. In all, Sola was an epitome of a virtuous woman.
Sola, the illness came suddenly and rapidly took you away despite our prayers and fasting. We believe that it was time, and God called you to rest. He is indeed an unquestionable God.
We pray that God gives your children, inlaws, family and loved ones, the fortitude to bear your loss. He will in His mercy uphold your children as your good works will not go in vain in Jesus name. Amen.
To Ibitorun, Ibifuro, Nengy, Soala, Warifa and spouses, Yorubas say, iya ku, iya ku. We pray that God will be forever near you and keep His divine watch over you in Jesus name. Amen
Fine girl, Sola, we love you, but God loves you best. Sleep on beloved until we meet at Jesus feet to part no more.
Your sisters and friends

All glory to God for the well spent life of our aunty. You were indeed a giant in your generation .
We as cousins admired the trailblazing exploits you accomplished and your depth of love and personality .
God loves you and rest in God's bosoms . May God Himself grant the whole family the strength to bear the blow of your loss . Good night ma .

She was always very calm, ever smiling and joyful, Dr (Mrs) Olusola Dublin-Green! What a shock to learn of your transition. You were a great Inspiration to me, always encouraging and grateful. You will be missed dearly here but our consolation is that you are in a better place. You are forever Loved!

You are gone but not forgotten. You are missed. Rest in perfect peace dear Sola.

PERSONAL TRIBUTE TO SOLA DUBLIN-GREEN
Sola Dublin-Green (Née Lasekan) was our classmate in the Department of Geology, University of Ife (now Obafemi Awolowo University), Ile-Ife, in the graduating class of 1972, and my good friend. She was friendly towards her alma mater and the Department of Geology, before she was called to glory to join her late husband, Winston Fubara Dublin-Green, retired Director, Department of Petroleum Resources (DG, DPR), who died a few years ago. Between the two of them, both staff and students of Geology received immense assistance for their academic pursuits.
Sola, who retired from the Nigerian Institute of Oceanography and Marine Research (NIOMR), facilitated anuual field work to NIOMR by students and staff of the Departments of Geology and Civil Engineering in the ‘80s through the early 2000s to study Marine Geology, Coastal Erosion and ground subsidence problems on Victoria Island and Lagos State. Together with her colleagues at NIOMR, including Mrs. Regina Folorunso and Dr. Larry Awosika, accommodation, lectures and field work were superbly arranged for our benefit.
Sola and I graduated at the top of the class, with Sola clinching the Departmental Prize for the best graduating student (among the nine of us) in Geology in 1972, attesting to her brilliance, which matched her beauty and amiable disposition. Indeed, Sola was appointed our Mother Mary and Intercessor with our Lecturers who might wish to wield the big stick, especially on some of us, who were unrepentant members of the Palmwine Drinkerds Club!
Her last visit to Ile-Ife was to take time out of her very busy schedule to attend the Inaugural Lecture titled “Water from Rocks” which I gave on Tuesday 11th April 2017, accompanied by her Personal Assistant. They both attended the reception afterwards, till late in the evening, before returning to Lagos the next day. This was the last time I would see her. At that time she informed me of her desire to publish a book on Geology that she was working on to be launched on her 70th birthday, which was not to be. At her request, I found her a reviewer for the book, which was essentially completed, and I urge the family to ensure that the book is published posthumously, in deference to her wish.
May the Good Lord forgive her shortcomings and grant her eternal rest. Adieu, Sola, till we meet to part no more.
Prof. Joseph Owolabi Ajayi.
Department of Geology

A TRIBUTE TO DR. (MRS.) CAROLINE OLUSOLA DUBLIN-GREEN- A PAST DIRECTOR OF MARINE GEOLOGY/GEOPHYSICS DEPARTMENT OF THE NIGERIAN INSTITUTE FOR OCEANOGRAPHY AND MARINE RESEARCH
Dr. (Mrs) DUBLIN-GREEN Caroline Olusola joined the Nigerian Institute for Oceanography and Marine Research (NIOMR) in 1979, as a Senior Research Officer in the Department of Marine Geology/Geophysics and rose to the position of a Director and Head of Department from 1992 to 2008 before she retired voluntarily from active service.
In the Institute, Mrs. Dublin- Green was exceptional and multi-tasking. She was involved in several Administrative activities, such as Chairperson, NIOMR Seminar Committee; Chairperson, NIOMR Capital/Recurrent Budget Committee; Member, NIOMR Research Management Committee; Member, NIOMR Publication Committee; Member, NIOMR Staff Quarters/Guest House Committee; Member, NIOMR Senior and Junior Staff Promotion/Appointment Committee as well as scouting for consultancies.
Her National/International Assignments include: National Expert on Integrated Coastal Area Management (ICAM); Module of the GEF-Gulf of Guinea Large Marine Ecosystem (GOG/LME) project; Member, IGCP Project No.381: South Atlantic Mesozoic Correlation Project; Member, National Committee on Disaster Management in Nigeria; Member, Editorial Board of the Nigerian Journal of Mining and Geosciences; Member, National Coastal Area Management Committee under the auspices of Federal Environmental Protection Agency; Member, Review Panel on the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) of the proposed dredging of the River Niger – under the auspices of the Federal Ministry of Environment; Member, Inter-ministerial Committee on the lasting solution to shoreline Erosion along Nigerian coastline – under the auspices of the Federal Ministry of Works and Housing; Member, Review Panel on the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) of the proposed offshore gas gathering system (OGGS) by Shell Petroleum Development Company under the auspices of the Federal Ministry of Environment.
She was also a member of professional organizations such as: Cushman Foundation for Foraminiferal Research USA; Nigerian Mining and Geosciences Society; The British Micropalaeontological Society; National Geographic Society of America and National Environmental Link.
As the Director and Head of Marine Geology/Geophysics, Dr. (Mrs) Dublin-Green supervised the formulation of Research projects and was actively involved in all the projects in the Department. These projects include: Research into estuarine geology and the near shore environment of the Nigerian Continental shelf; Research into Coastal dynamics and erosion along the Nigerian Coastal Zone; Research into Global Climate Change and Sea level variations; Integrated Coastal Area Management (ICAM) for the Nigerian Coastal Zone and preparation of a coastal Profile for Nigeria; Survey of semi-enclosed water bodies for aquaculture development; and Co-ordinated all the Department’s Consultancy Services. She brought many consultancy projects from Mobil, Chevron, OPTS, etc. into the Department and was also actively involved in their execution. She was involved in several field trips to the riverine areas like Ogheheye, Fropa, Ezetu, Kulama and several other towns contiguous to Benin River, Bayelsa and Rivers states. Her interest in the science of the coast and oceans are revealed in her many scientific journal publications in this area of specialization. She was the author of the famous Nigerian coastal profile a book published by GEF/UNIDO program for the Large Marine Ecosystem of the Gulf of Guinea.
“Madam” as we fondly call her was an epitome of respect and humility. All members of the Department had access to her advice, wisdom and assistance. She was amiable, selfless and full of love in helping other staff members in the Institute achieve their aim. A mother and mentor to us all. Always warm and full of smiles, inviting and never discriminate along ethnic or religious lines.
Madam your exit will leave a hollow in our hearts. Rest in perfect peace for the good work you did in our midst. We will always remember your good works in the Department.
We all love you Ma. Rest in Peace in the bosom of our Lord!!! Adieu!!!
………………………………
Staff Members
Marine Geology/Geophysics Department
Nigerian Institute for Oceanography and Marine Research
Victoria Island
Lagos, Nigeria

FOR EVER IN OUR HEART❤❤
.
The news of your departure was a great shock to us all.
You were a Rare Gem always open and welcoming ma....You were a Role model to many of us and a blessings to a lot of Generation. Thank you so much for loving us unconditionally and been a Mother to Mum and us all
As you journey on to your Creator, may your path be smooth upward to the Light. Amen

You were my second Mom, my mentor, my pride. I wanted to be like you. I studied Geology because you studied geology. Your sweetness and love to me gave me so much confidence in my self. I can go on and on. I feel terrible for not having an opportunity to see you before your demise, but I'm glad knowing that you were saved and you have just gone to be with the Lord. I miss you so much ma, you'll continue to have a space in my heart.

THE INITIAL CLAUSE IN MAN
I thought ceaselessly hopelessly
I wept raining tears of blood fervently
Just for one good undesirable philosophy
That has been in existence centuries
Before I was procreated
Just like the shell is to the crab
So is this phenomenon to every mankind
Oh what a pity for man
Oh what a dreadful cross to bear
That living aged or vernal
A man still has to die
Irrespective of its status
Which is the inevitable power of death
Oh death! Where is your sting
That I may die to live again
At the right hand side of my father
In His holy realm
AJ DAK
(Ajamu Oluwakayode)

TRIBUTE TO OUR BELOVED MOTHER
If hearts were leaves, we would make you a forest. If love were little droplets of water, we would make you a mighty ocean, nevertheless God loves you the most.
Our hearts have been left dancing in distress having heard about your passing. The news of your death struck us like a thunderbolt, wishing it was a dream but Alas! It was no dream, it was a reality. Death has played a hard one on us, stealing away our priceless jewel!
However, we are consoled by the fact you lived your life putting smiles on the faces of everyone around you; a wonderful person who we owe a lot of gratitude as you made immeasurable impacts on all our lives and those who were lucky to come within your sphere of influence.
As you journey back home to your creator, leave behind for us peace, love and absolute faith in God.
Adieu mummy, Adieu cherished one, rest in the blossom of our lord
                  THE AKINSOLA'S

Big mummy, you have left a remarkable legacy and you will never be forgotten.
You are always loved by everyone in the family. I was so privileged to have you as my very special big mummy that meant so much to me, you were such an important part of our family. If only we could have had you here longer, your time was so short while you were here with us.
I am so grateful that you are resting in the bossom of God. We shall see you again and get to spend eternity with you mum.
Oluwakemi Lasekan.

THE DEPARTURE OF AN APOSTLE OF FAITH
We have lost a great mum. Dr Olushola Dublin green was an icon of patience, humility, kindness and simplicity. She was a peerless Apostle of Faith. Even in the midst of storm, she held tightly to the shield of faith in pure conscience
Keep resting in the bosom of our Lord, our magnificent mum
...Taiwo Oluwafunke Akin-Lasekan

SALUTE TO A PATHFINDER
Dear ma,
I will forever cherish your soothing ideology which greatly impacted on me during my thorny days in 2011, when I lost a loved one.
Your comforting backing empowered me to triumph over fear.
From the late seventies when you returned from the U.K, to your majestic last hour, I knew and respected you as a great woman of capacity and integrity.
A gilt-edge visionary, and a selfless patriot of unfailing courage.
A staunch Apostle of Faith, a Profound Pathfinder and a True Trailblazer.
God knows we have lost an asset.
You will be dearly remembered not only for your very high intellect, but also for your impartial, selfless and significant contribution to the uplift of your family members, immediate and extended, friends and Nigerian academic terrain.
May the peace and calm that comes from learning to accept what cannot be changed be our beacon.
I therefore, take the occasion of this time of grief and discomfort, to salute a profound pathfinder...Dr Caroline Olusola Dublin-Green (Nee Akinola Lasekan)
...Akinyele Lasekan

Mummy Dublin -Green: The legacies you left behind speak volumes of the gem you were. And the testimonies are sure great. We wished you had spent more time on this side of the divide, to make our world better still, but the unquestionable one has chosen this time for his daughter to come home. We can only pray him to grant Nengi Olumolu( née Dublin green), Ibitoru Ubosi( Née Dublin Green ) and their siblings the fortitude to bear this vacuum created. Be consoled for she is in a better place and we will meet at the resurrection morning!- Tessy Olumolu-Tonio

Our Dear Mommy Dr (Mrs) Caroline Olusola Dublin-Green was a wonderful Mother to us and so many other people. We miss her dearly already.
Mummy was a beautiful woman, inside and out.
A wonderful, affectionate, amiable, compassionate, benevolent, cordial, gentle, kindhearted and an awe-inspiring woman.
She always offered valuable and truthful advice in all circumstances.
Mummy was a wonderful mother to her children/grandchildren and many other children and she laid a strong foundation for them. Our sister Nengi Olumolu is one of them.
Her beautiful and magnetic smile will be missed by all of us who knew her and especially our children Samantha and
Shawnice.
We were glad to have seen her at Warifa’s introduction, little did we know that we would not see her again.
May her gentle soul in perfect peace with the Lord. Till we meet again to part no more.
Adieu!!!
Akin & Lizzie Olagbemiro

She did great things.
She achieved great things.
She raised great people.
What a legacy!