U, U,U, that's how we called ourselves. You were a friend, a brother and a father to my family. We met far back in Britain in the 80s and even after I left Britain with my wife, distance never separated us as we were still best of friends. Remember after the birth of our first child Paul, you and your wife Eli visited us in Cameroon-Limbe and we went to Bonjongo my village and to your village Zang Tabi and ever since then we became a family.
When ever you visited Cameroon, you first visit us before going to your home town Bamenda and that made us even stronger. For the past five years, you have visited Cameroon yearly and 1st of May became our day of reunion as you will gather my entire family and part of yours and would settle down always in Limbe feasting and while drinking and eating we will recount our days in London, it was much fun.
uncle Sam, my children will echo your name time and again especially when it's April knowing that you will soon be around for the feasting to begin on May 1st.
May 1st 2015 was very special as you came along with your wife, Eli, and John your son this added more color to the usual. Little did we know that this was the last time we will ever sit and feast with you.
When your wife Eli called us on July 07th 2015 to announce your death, we immediately grab the pictures we took on May 01st 2015 to say it's a lie, this can't be true. Rest in peace.
Sam, Uncle Sam, U,U,U, you will forever be remembered by me and my entire family. May 1st will forever be our day of reunion even after you have long gone, we shall name it Sam's Day.
Sam, it is even still difficult to say Goodbye because you were never gone.
May your soul be comforted as you rest in God's bosom.
Keka George Esengwa for the family.