BRIEF BIOGRAPHY ABOUT RUTH ABIODUN AGUDA.
April 27, 2021
by Tunde Aguda
Ruth Abiodun Aguda was born on December 19, 1954 at the Apostolic Church Faith Home in Yaba, Lagos. To late Pastor & Deaconess Elijah Olude. She was raised at 35 Ondo Street, Ebute Metta.
She attended the The Apostolic Church Primary School, Ebute Metta, from 1961 to1968, before proceeding to Cherubim and Seraphim Secondary School Ilorin where she spent only 2years before transferring to St Clare's Girl School, Offa; where she graduated in 1974.
She enrolled and studied for the Teachers Grade Two A, Pivotal at Women's Teachers College, Kabba and graduated in June 1975. Ruth was joined in holy matrimony with Michael Olorunmaiye Aguda, (who have courted her for 8years ) at The Apostolic Church, Orokere- Amuro on Dec 20, 1975. Her first teaching job was with Command children school , Kaduna, from Sept 1975 to Dec 1979.
She briefly taught at Mopa, Domestic School from Jan- June 1980, before traveling to USA with her two sons then, Moses and Solomon to join her husband. Their only girl arrived in 1981, thus she could not enroll in College until Jan 1982.
She studied at then, Highland Park Community College, before proceeding to University of Detroit to earn her bachelor's degree in Education in 1985. She returned home ( Nigeria) with her husband and Children then, Moses, Solomon,now late, and Deborah in Sept 1985 with 5 months pregnancy of her fourth child. Daniel her last son arrived in 1986 on Valentine's day at Minna, Niger State.
She completed her mandatory NYC in 1987; and moved to Lagos with her family in 1988, because of a new seconment posting of her husband to Foriegn Service, Overseas Communications Department as Chief Engineer.
She established Quality Day Care in their Official Quarters at OCD, Aiyetoro, Ijanikin in 1991 which later moved to a new location and developed to a full Lagos State Approved Primary school. Auntie Maiyedun Primary School, was a popular school in the neighborhood because of the American flavor to handling the kids.
She was Proprietress and Head Teacher of this school until year 2007 when she moved back to USA with her husband after retiring from NITEL. Ruth taught for about 10years at Zion Christian Church nursery school until when the school was closed due to Covid.
She was ill for about two years and hospitalized at St John Ascension hospital in Warren, Michigan for about a month before the Lord called her to Glory, on early morning of April 19, 2021.
She left behind a loving husband, children, grandchildren and siblings. Until her demise, Ruth was a committed Deaconess in The Apostolic Church, and a member of the Auxiliary of Gideons International, Detroit North Woodward Camp.She's very much missed by her Church, home and abroad, co-workers, friends, relatives and family.
M.O. Aguda, Husband.