Nwanne mmadu or GOC or Honey, as we used to address each other, I still find it very difficult and unacceptable to believe that you are no longer with us. I know vividly from daily experiences/encounter that somebody can pass on anytime, but your transition took me out of bearing and emotionally disorientated. I did not accept it when the news was broken, I did not believe it, I did not consider it possible now because as I pondered over the timing, I found it very untimely considering that if death were to be a matter of maturity of age, you were very far away from it. Indeed the testimonies of your sacrificial, selfless and supportive life to anyone that came in contact with you bear witness to the fact that you poured out your life unreservedly for others. You never turned your back from anybody in need whether you knew the person or not even at your utmost inconvenience. You were always available to render service to anybody even at short notice. Can I forget how you & your wife took my family as an intimate and inseparable part of you? From my wedding to child delivery to every significant experience of family life, you were there. As we reflect on your life and times, I am encouraged by your sudden appearance to me in a dream where you called me GOC as usual few days after your departure, beaming with captivating smile saying to me that everything is okay, make sure you give attention to these children. Indeed you will be greatly missed, only God knows how the vacuum you created can be filled. I don't know when and how. In concluding, I want to encourage Uche, Chibueze and Emeka with the words of comfort in the Book of Isaiah 57:1-2. If it has pleased the Lord that it will be so, let His Will be done. May the Lord give us grace and consolation in the hope of Resurrection where we shall meet to part no more. Goodbye Nwanne mmadu! Christ receive you!