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This memorial website was created in memory of our loved one, Ralph Ekwenibe, 45 years old, born on January 29, 1969, and passed away on June 26, 2014. We will remember him forever.
June 27, 2023
June 27, 2023
Oralpho, we continue to miss you. Rest on big bro❤️
June 27, 2023
June 27, 2023
9 years....rest on big brother. Miss you a lot. Love ❤️ you.
June 26, 2023
June 26, 2023
Dear Uncle Ralph,

You are forever in my thoughts..
June 27, 2022
June 27, 2022
Continue to Rest In Peace Uncle Ralph...
June 27, 2022
June 27, 2022
My dear brother, Orapho, it has been 8 years you passed unto glory. Thank you for the love we shared. You remain in our hearts. Continue to rest in God's bosom. Much ❤️
June 26, 2022
June 26, 2022
We miss you ORalpho. Keep resting on the bossom of God.
February 2, 2021
February 2, 2021
So long Ralph. Where have you been. You are so much missed. You are 52 now. What a celebration it would have been. The heavens celebrates you. Sleep on gentle friend.
January 31, 2021
January 31, 2021
Happy 52nd birthday my dearest ORalpho. I am sure you are having a great time in heaven & resting peacefully.

Your kids are all grown missing you very much as your wife, friends, siblings & loved ones.

Continue to rest until we meet to part no more.

Still seems like a dream that you are no more here.
January 29, 2021
January 29, 2021
I will forever miss you big bro. Can’t believe it’s almost 7 years since you left us. You may be gone from our sight but your spirit lives on.
Happy 52nd birthday❤️❤️
January 29, 2020
January 29, 2020
Continue to rest in the bosom of the Lord my dear friend. I can't believe it's been this long. Your departure still hurts but God knows best. I remember you always especially when a premier league match is on. The moments we shared discussing the matches and your dear team Arsenal. Rest on till we meet to part no more by God's Grace. 
January 29, 2019
January 29, 2019
My dear ORapho in heaven!
You would have been 50 years old today!
It would have been a serious birthday celebration.
We miss you & remember you always.
Continue to rest in perfect peace, Amen.
July 3, 2018
July 3, 2018
Dearest O Ralpho, We remember you always and miss you. Continue to rest in perfect peace, on the bosom of our Lord, Amen.
June 29, 2018
June 29, 2018
Hey Rapho! Your remain fresh in our memory always. Your departure was hard to believe, but the Lord knows the best. I know you are at peace and happy where you are now because you gave so much peace and love. Continue to rest in peace my brother and good friend.
March 1, 2018
March 1, 2018
Dearest Ralph, Just thinking about you. We miss you. May your gentle soul continue to rest in perfect peace on the bosom of our Lord, Amen. Sleep on until, we all meet to part no more.
January 30, 2018
January 30, 2018
Ralph like a candle that never extinguishes you remain in our hearts . Love and miss you . Your sister . Chinwe
January 29, 2018
January 29, 2018
Continue to rest in peace my dear friend till we meet to part no more. I still remember our plans and will endeavor to execute them at the appropriate time. I miss the time and companionship we shared. Adieu my good friend.
January 29, 2018
January 29, 2018
O Ralpho! Continue to rest in peace, amen
January 29, 2018
January 29, 2018
O Ralpho,today,you would have been 49.In the hearts of those who love you,yes, you are.A great guy you were.A great brother- inlaw you were.Continue to rest bro and pray for the rest of us as we struggle in this wicked world.Your sister,my wife misses you always. Shalom!
June 26, 2017
June 26, 2017
Truly miss you O Rapho but know you are resting well. Love you always. Your sister, chinwe
June 26, 2017
June 26, 2017
My dearly brother Ralph, we continue to feel the gap you left in our lives when the Lord took you. I know His peace will always be with you. Continue to Rest In Peace my brother and good friend!
February 1, 2017
February 1, 2017
Ralph.continue to rest in the lord.we miss you dearly.
February 1, 2017
February 1, 2017
Ralph.continue to rest in the lord.we miss you dearly.
February 1, 2017
February 1, 2017
Ralph.continue to rest in the lord.we miss you dearly.
January 29, 2017
January 29, 2017
Memories of you dearest Ralph remain very alive. You are irreplaceable. Your good deeds remain in our hearts and around us. We know and believe you are resting in God's bosom. We love you a lot and miss you. Remain in God's presence till we meet to part no more. Kisses. Your sister, Chinwe
June 27, 2016
June 27, 2016
Most gentle, most caring and most wonderful friend, brother and mate, your sudden departuer has left a gaping hole in our hearts. Your immense love and care will forever be missed. I know that you are at peace in God's arms becaue you gave so much peace to everyone around you. You are forever loved. Adieu my dear friend......!
January 31, 2016
January 31, 2016
Bro,I know you have peace were you are.God is the only one to take care of the people you left behind.All memories remain fresh about you always.your forever missed.
Nwasam
January 29, 2016
January 29, 2016
My dearest Ralph,
Less than two years ago, you passed on to eternal life, to rest in God's bosom. We all miss you dearly. Most times, we expect your physical presence. Your absence unfortunately can never be filled. You were a big brother and cared a lot. Entering into Enugu is most difficult now. Remain resting! Love you lots big brother.
January 29, 2016
January 29, 2016
Happy birthday my dearest Sugar. We miss you so much. We will never stop thinking about you. We remember you today, as if you never left. We are consoled, with the fact that you are resting, free from every pain & sorrow, on the bosom of our Lord Jesus Chrst. Continue to rest in perfect peace ORalph o. Thanking God for the time you spent with us.
June 26, 2015
June 26, 2015
Ralph!!!!! Its was just like yesterday cos the shock is still fresh in the mind. You are still everywhere, so hard to forget, your smile your love, your charm, your everything. We all miss you. Keep Resting in Peace.
June 26, 2015
June 26, 2015
Nwannem Ralph your forever missed.your demise has remained unimaginable.
Nwasam
January 29, 2015
January 29, 2015
We remember our beloved brother on his 46th birthday. Happy birthday O' Ralpho, you'll forever be missed.
July 29, 2014
July 29, 2014
Ralph was a truly gentle soul who touched people in many positive ways. As we mourn your passing, we are consoled by the fact that God makes no mistakes....and thus, it was truly time for you to REST! We pray that you are now resting in Our Lord's bosom, and that your family and friends will be consoled. Rest in peace, amen! Og and Ifeoma Nwakoby
July 23, 2014
July 23, 2014
.... God's finger touched him and he slept!

Ralph, may the Almighty grant your extremely kind and gentle soul eternal rest . You fought gallantly and with dignity ...but the Almighty knows best..
Rest in perfect peace dear friend.
July 22, 2014
July 22, 2014
Raphito! It is painfully true that God has called you home. We all wished and prayed that you will get better but God indeed knows better- the Giver has taken.Your frankness, warmth, value for friendship, life and off course your ever charming and infectious smiles are no more, 'how Are the mighty fallen'. Though you are no more with us on this plane in flesh but you now live in our hearts. We will sorely miss you. Jee nkeoma nwanne! Kachifo!
July 22, 2014
July 22, 2014
Raphito! It is painfully true that God has called you home. We all wished and prayed that you will get better but God indeed knows better- the Giver has taken.Your frankness, warmth, value for friendship, life and off course your ever charming and infectious smiles are no more, 'how Are the mighty fallen'. Though you are no more with us on this plane in flesh but you now live in our hearts. We will sorely miss you. Jee nkeoma nwanne! Kachifo!
July 18, 2014
July 18, 2014
How does one express the amazing essence and spirit of a wonderful man? Ralph’s selfless generosity, uncompromising belief in all that is good and his unwavering commitment to family is what I admired so much in him. Words, even the very best of words, cannot pay tribute or truly capture the sense of loss that I feel.
Ralph and my big sister Nomsky played a unique and special role in my life they laid the platform that has helped me grow. Ralph exemplified the true meaning of a father and a husband. He was the embodiment of the saying “ogo bu Chi onye”.
The loss is there, tangible and real within us his family and friends, but Ralph represented life, love, laughter and an irrepressible belief and faith in seeing the best in everything.
Rest with the Angels my biggest bros, because that is where you truly belong.
July 16, 2014
July 16, 2014
Ralph’s passing on is startling and a great challenge for everyone, especially, for his young children and wife. He was gentle, caring, energetic, and lived life to the fullest. In the brief moments of illness, Ralph did leave us a wonderful example of his resilience and faith in God. We can only trust that it is God’s will to call him home this early.

      Accept my condolences and prayers for God’s consolation on the entire Ekwenibe family. God grant eternal rest to his gentle soul. Amen.

Fr. Chike Anyigbo, C.S.Sp.
July 15, 2014
July 15, 2014
My dearly brother Rapho,
The news was difficult to digest and the thought that you've gone is like a dream. I am thinking that I will wake up & hear something different because you are such a peace loving, gentle, kind & loving man. You are wonderful beyond words. Your demeanour overwhelmed me throughout our years of friendship. You fought the disease with all your bravery, but God saw that you were too good to continue in untold pains. He has taken you into his arms in his love. Our tears & mostly those of your beloved family will flow ceaselessly, but His love reigns supreme.
Rest in perfect peace Raphiano!!!!
July 15, 2014
July 15, 2014
Onowu ni le-Onowu general as I fondly call you and your quick retort of Ochobaby, Ochonma -icho tala Jesus keep resonating since your departure.
My amiable friend has gone leaving a scar that can never be healed. And so it was that when we last spoke I encouraged you not to be afraid that all will be well with a promise to come to Nigeria to see you. Whist your affirmative response was tremendous and encouraging in line with your courageous nature, little did I know that the fierce battle with death would overwhelmed you and our face to face meeting was never to be.

As a person if it were to be your call you would have resisted and defeated death but God the omnipotent, who has power to create and destroy life knows why he has allowed you to depart though am disheartened. The journey of life is not dependent on how long it takes but how well spent. Ralph, your journey spanned 45 years but your footprints are indelible particularly in your calm and kindhearted nature, stoical with smile that demystifies all stress and troubles. Your gentle and meek nature which defiles all rascality, brinkmanship and the hundreds of lives you touched through your kind heartedness speaks volume.

Words cannot properly describe the vacuum that your absence has created, to say I will miss you is an understatement. Ralph rest in peace and may the good Lord grant you external rest. A friend indeed , a friend in all seasons have gone. Keep walking Ralph the journey is ended and you have gone to receive your crown. Good night and sleep tight.
From. Dan Ochonma
July 15, 2014
July 15, 2014
Oh Ralph O! You came, you saw, and you conquered, but now you're gone, back to your maker where there would be no more pain but glory... continue to rest in peace, amen
July 15, 2014
July 15, 2014
Ralph, I have been struggling with emotions, tears wailing up in my eyes each time I pick up my pen to write this tribute. You were a brother in a million despite all odds.

Your humility can never be compared, little wonder the number of sympathizers that throng your house on daily basis to mourn you - lives that you touched positively can only be imagined.

The battle to save your Precious life had been fought and won and God will always be the winner!

I watched you, tears in my eyes as you were slowly but steadily losing the battle. A good heart as yours stopped beating – at last you were at rest, God knows that you were tired and I guess, had to prove to me He only takes the good ones and so be it!!

Your demise is both a great loss and a challenge to us, especially for the young family you left behind.

You will always be remembered and cherished O’ Ralph o, with heart and eyes still full of tears ………..Good night my Broda!!!
July 13, 2014
July 13, 2014
I always knew you as an amiable, kind, and gentle fellow. Even though your time on this earth was very short, you touched the lives and hearts of those whom you came across in ways that will last forever. I know that you are now at rest in the Bosom of the Lord, free from any illness and pain. You will never be forgotten. Rest in Peace my good friend.
July 12, 2014
July 12, 2014
Nneoma, Mmesoma, Kene, Odinaka and the rest of Ralph's family. I know this must be a very dark time for you. Words seem insufficient and shallow; What does one say to make you feel better? To ease the pain? To fill the void Ralph's depature has created. Please, accept my condolence and know, that my thoughts are with you.
Ralph, may your gentle soul rest in perfect peace.
July 12, 2014
July 12, 2014
Ralph, you may have lived a short life but the pleasant memories you left behind far surpass your time with us. As peaceful a person that you were, so also is the peace that engulfs you now with the Lord. So even though we hurt, our pain will dull because our thoughts of you remain and we have to smile when we reminisce on joyful moments past that death cannot rob. 

We will forever remember and cherish the sincerity in your love for your wife and children, your kind and good heart which you wore proudly, your big infectious smile which lit up the room and, in turn, warmed our hearts, your willingness to help, the honest humility and the empathy you depicted for those who needed … words are not enough to express how much these memories, and more, are evidence of an exceptional being whose memories have become treasures we will forever hold dear.

Even though your passing has broken our hearts, let’s take solace in the fact that you are in a better place and Nneoma and the kids have their very own guardian angel watching over them.

Ralph, you will be greatly missed. It was a great honour knowing you and having you as part of our family. Thank you for sharing your life with us.
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Oralpho, we continue to miss you. Rest on big bro❤️
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9 years....rest on big brother. Miss you a lot. Love ❤️ you.
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Ralph's numerous nicknames.

July 4, 2014

O Ralpho!

O Ralpho Okonde!

O Ralpho Donde!

Nwachinaemelu!

Nwachi!

Big Ralph!

Ifedi ( fondly by his family  )

Raphito!........these were but a few of Ralph's nicknames,  which his friends, family and loved ones, liked to call him.

Ralph enjoyed being hailed by these names. You will always get a very big smile or a happy laugh from him when you start calling him by his nicknames. He equally enjoyed responding by praising you back when called by his nick names.

Ralph was so full of life.

Oh death..... Where is thy sting!  

O Ralpho is gone! …….. But as Christians, we believe we will meet him again someday to part no more.  

We thank you Our Almighty God for this beautiful and special gift called Ralph!

Happy times!

July 1, 2014

Ralph in the middle enjoying the sun at a beach in Dubai - U.A.E with his Wife and Brother, January 2013.

Ralph at Dubai 2013

July 1, 2014

Ralph visiting a beautiful beach at dubai January 2013.

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