You are gone dear Solo but your memory lives on. Continue to RIP

Hello my brother.

Its been two years already and still, if feels like yesterday that you departed from us.

Your memory is forever enshrined in our hearts as we continue to mourn your loss and how much you are missed by the entire family.

Until we meet again brother. Much love

When the 13th of August 1958 came round , it was time for this handsome king Solomon to escape from his mother Mommy Aza kilo's womb . So he did & so this day we are wishing him a Happy Womb-Escape-DAY as you have joined the Heavenly hosts since the 16/01/2021. HBD to our King Solomon Bukwarakeh "Forberengong" as you celebrate with your mom who was born on the (15/08)  " Big Day Maria "out there in God's Heavenly Kingdom. Rest on brother! We sorely miss you but remember you are in our hearts forever. We are thankful & Blessed for having shared your life with us. Here's a drink for you my dearly beloved "follow back" Uncle Solo!" It is well with my soul! " Sing along with me.

We came to Boston to see at your final resting place on July 30th 2022 with your sister Ma Helen, who came all the way from Bamenda - Cameroon, who was not present during your interment. It was an emotional day at your grave site and we hope that we all begin to finally accept that you have truly left us to join your sister Kininla and your mommy Anna together in bosom of the Lord Almighty - where your souls will have peace and rest in perpetuity

Ndia Bukwareke
Your birthday has come again this year August 13th and we cannot see , hold, feel and hold you. Your passing continues to be difficult to accept when I think of all the good times and fun we used to have together in Boston.
You have gone but we will never forget you brother. Always will be in our hearts for eternity. Love you always  HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAREST BROTHER

Gentle and soft spoken Solo, you lived the simple and passionate lifestyle of love of family, friends and work. Happy birthday in the precious presence of Our Lord Jesus Christ. You’ll forever be loved and missed. Tata Chenjo

It's your birthday today my lovely brother. We have celebrated you and will do as long as your memory lives on.
Enjoy your day with the heavenly chorus.
Love you even more in death

Your darling Yaah.

My beloved brother,
It is one year plus since you left us for your heavenly abode.
We still talk about your demise as though it were yesterday.
The pain still raw, the shock still hard to bear.
Yet we celebrated you. We said a Mass for you and had some goooooood wine to remember you. We "eulogized" you all over as your Bro Larry, sis Helen, sis Kila, and your boy Banilolo pulled down some more tears from the wet eyes of the kilo, Awasum, Chenjo and Shang family members present.
We recalled the good old days in Boston while consoling ourselves that you reside in a better place with mum ,dad and kininla the Princess, chaired by grandmum, grandpere and all the dear departed, mummy Gina, mummy Cres, Uncle Shang, Uncle John Bime, Grand PA Chenjo, grandmere Chenjo my sweet Godmother, Mami Regi Ngum, Sis Es Tumenta F.and a litany of family members in Paradise.

It is well my fine brother. God's ways are not our ways.
We accept his will and await our turns.

We LOVE YOU brother and sorely miss your quiet discreet ways.

Watch over us.
You will remain FOREVER in our hearts
Adieu.

Excellence Madame le.....
Yaah Bah'ti

Big bro dearest,
    
    Gone but never to be forgotten. January 16th of 2021 was when you decided to leave us so untimely. Your absence has been too devastating of an experience for me to bear and I am still lost in my own world hoping it was just a nightmare or scary dream. Only for me to wake up to the harsh reality that you have gone to meet your creator. Uncle Solo, you were an angel and as peaceful as a dove. Greetings to princess Kininla, grand pa and Ma, Mom and Dad. May your gentle soul continue to rest in perfect peace, until we meet to part no more..... rest on big bro, you knew your place in my heart... Love you Scatter ya Adieu

May your soul continue to rest in peace brother. Always will be in my heart forever even if I cannot touch or hold your hand and ask for your advice just like old times in Roxbury MA.

hello Brother
It has been a year already and it still feels like yesterday and still very fresh and very much intolerable for me. I continue to mourn your loss very deeply and I cannot bring myself to accept this incredible loss and huge void in my heart that you are no longer with me
weeeh !!! why nah.

Abakwa boy, you are dearly missed but one thing is sure , Chilling with the heavenly host and your beloved family gone before . Continue to
RlP kid bro

I can’t believe that will never see or talk you brother I miss you so much.the years I worked with you show me how kind you are how nice you are how patient your are all your residents miss you . I will never forget the day jack passed away you crying you told us you don’t know jack was brother to me not resident.thanks so having me in your life I will miss you so much rip

Hello Brother

It is memorial day weekend and I am here thinking where you are. You are resting comfortably just like the Lord Almighty had requested. on Jan 16th 2021. Wherever that is brother , I will always remember that your smiling, loving , gentle and humble demeanor that we have cherished for so many years. Rest in Peace Brother in the Lords' Heavenly Kingdom.

My dear brother, months have gone by yet your memory stays engraved in our hearts. May you join the heavenly angels to keep watch over your loved ones left behind.
The pain of your demise is still very raw.
Rest eternally big bro.

Ash.

My loving brother.

You went away tooo quickly. But I know that brothers can never be parted and I will always have that in my heart , to hold and cherish for eternity, all your precious memories will live with me for forever.

Rest, Rest, Rest, brother all my gratitude to you for being my big brother is what will forever endure in my heart. Miss you, Miss you ..........

  My dearest brother. It has been two month already and I still don't believe this has really happened to us and you are no longer here with us, we cannot touch you or hear your voice or see your smile and share the laughter that we always did together.
   My heart aches and I cry daily that you have left me and your sisters in despair and we cannot fill that immense void that you have left behind. I will continue to pray that God will show me the way forward and will give us the strength to keep moving forward and to remember all the beautiful years that we shared together brother.
    Farewell dearest brother !!!! greet all those in the family that you gone to meet. Rest in the bosom of the Lord until we meet again !!!!

Thank you Pa Chenjo , for all you did to lay our Brother Solo to REST! "Family is GOLD" & once more as you led them to the US, Our Good Lord is still there seating in His Heavenly throne directing you again to lead your children four out of lot back to Him ‍♀️‍♀️.Thank you Pa Cle for the level headedness He the Lord has blessed you with. I can only say Thank you! Thank you & Thank you a million times. To the whole family both in Cameroon & the Diaspora ,I say:: " ABAKA: "ATAMA":"ABERINA": (×2). Together in Prayers now & forever more.Love you all loadsfrom Sister Helen Nsoh Awasum.

Good morning my dearest family. How you all faring after these back to back sad EVENTS? Cheerio , the Lord is asking all of us to remain firm in our faith . Resist that Devil of Division that may crawl in like a Roaring lion seeking to Devour us. I'm by this preamble ,Thanking all of us who all went the extra mile to ensure that our beloved brother Solomon Kizito Bukwarake Awasum, was laid to rest in Boston. To put out specific names ( whom we all recognize already ) here will not be fair on those who continued & also took it spiritually to open Heaven's Gates for Uncle Solo. Merci, GRATIAS, Beri woo feyi, Njikah, Miyakah, Thanks a million . It is with Love & gratitude that I empty myself on behalf of late humble Solomon to say once more , More Blessings will come your way to replenish the source IMNJ.

Sister Helen Nsoh AWASUM

With great consternation we ponder why our brother and friend, Solomon, has transitioned so early at a time when many of us who love and cherish him are still in need of his kindness, affections, counsel and wisdom.

We must however take solace and comfort that one more bright and shining star has been added in the Heavens by His side to guide us here as we all continue to embark on our own individual journeys.

You are there now among our mothers and fathers, great comrades they were here and still are there.
We pray that at the appointed time we will be worthy to once again bask in the glow and warmth of your company that is so dearly missed.

Amen.

Mbibong Nchami
On behalf of the Nchami family 

Dearest brother Solo, I chose to remember you, just the way I last saw you. Not in sadness, but with so much warmth and ooh... that very reassuring, sweet and endearing smile...and the big hug...not with tears, but lots of laughter and....how na my little sis?...Yes it was so many years ago, but that is how I remember you...

Many regrets for the wasted years in between. But I know for certain that if we were to fast forward to today, it would be exactly the same...with much more love...

So, brother Solo, it has been very difficult to say adieu, as I did not know how or where to start,...but I found God's Grace of answered prayer and by his Grace, I chose to keep you in that distant place, where we will not physically see or communicate...just as it has been over the years...I chose to always see that warmth...and ooh, that sweet, reassuring and warm smile...

You lived an exemplary life...simply and quietly one of the best in the family. Journey on brother as I hang on to that smile ❤

It has taken me this long to write a tribute to you  because your transition into glory was very shocking to my soul. Solo, AkA Abakwa whiteman . I grew up knowing your family whom I admired so dearly. I admired you from a distance as a young man growing up in Bamenda. You were notoriously known for your cleanliness. The only young man who will put on a well ironed starched white shirt , blue jeans and topped it all with Salamanda.! Most of us know Bamenda has red dust! But your starched white shirt was spotless.! Chai! Who be fit touch you! Solo Kilo! Weh ground dey chop fine thing dem too much! You will be dearly missed my dear brother! May mommy Anna receive you with peaceful embrace. Rest well my dear brother rest well. May God continue to strengthen the families you have left behind; providing them comfort and peace to deal with your absence. My dear brother I pray you remember all of us you have left behind. Please! Prepare a good and better place for us in God’s Mansion, for we will meet again to part no more in Jesus mighty name Amen! You will forever remain in our heart and you will be dearly missed. SEE YOU LATER SOLO!

Brother Solo, you were such a wonderful big brother. You always treated all of us the way you treated Asheri. Your very calm and polite nature will be greatly missed. God accepted that you come at this moment because your place is by Him. Go ye well big bro and may mama Anna prepare you a place by her side too. Adieu big bro.

Solomon, my heart bleeds. But l know you are resting with our heavenly Father  l know you are with our Parents and grand Parents. My regards to Mommy Anna, Pa Max Awasum, Tatah Mathais Akum Awasum, Pa David Tchiatah, Mama Siri, Mama Regina and all our Family Members who have gone ahead of us marked with a sign of Faith. MAY YOU ALL REST IN PERFECT PEACE. AMEN.❤❤❤❤

My dear brother Solo, farewell. Man proposes, but the almighty Lord disposes. We are living in a mystical world. We will miss you very much. May your soul rest in perfect peace.

Brother Solo, 
Your passing was a shock to all who knew and loved you. May God’s angels carry you home and keep you in blessed eternal rest.
Gone too soon, but your quiet leadership and kind gentle heart will be your enduring legacy. Rest in perfect peace big brother. You will be sorely missed.

Big brother Solomon. May Your humble Soul Rest In Peace.

At last the day of reckoning is close.. dear brother will join our saints in heaven.... I resisted writing this tribute thinking I would wish this hard reality away .... dear Solo- big bro, how I wish I had succeeded in seeing you the last time I called you while in Boston. But am comforted you got to see your daughter Kem .... we loved you, we love you still and will hold the memories of your quiet disposition to pipe us down anytime we feel like exploding... that’s the legacy you leave behind- serenity and privacy. May our forbears receive and present you to God the most high. Adieu, dearest brother. Emilia Fonkem Chindo.

Solo, each time I remembered or heard someone mention your name I always saw with mind's eye the image of that young and lovely smiling boy that you were in your childhood days.It so saddening to accept that that beautiful soul touching smile is physically gone forever.May your gentle soul rest in peace dear.Mary Bello.

My dear Uncle Solomon, it was tough for me to learn from my mom that you recently transitioned to join my grand parents in heaven, even now I still can’t believe it , I’m still in a state of shock I want you to know that the entire family is missing you, and everyone is in distress following your demise. Rest on Uncle, We all love you very much and you will always remain in our hearts❤We know now deep down you are still with us ,watching over the entire family from a better place . May your gentle soul RIPP Adieu Uncle...

Dearest Sis. Ash, Sis. Helen, Larry, Kila, Jr. and the entire Awasum / Kilo families:
My deepest condolences on the sudden demise of your beloved brother, brother Solo! May our good Lord welcome him into His kingdom and may God give you all comfort and strength to bear this huge loss.
My prayers / thoughts are with you all!

I can’t believe that will never see or talk you brother I miss you so much.the years I worked with you show me how kind you are how nice you are how patient your are all your residents miss you . I will never forget the day jack passed away you crying you told us you don’t know jack was brother to me not resident.thanks so having me in your life I will miss you so much rip

Solo its been so long and just the news comes, you are no more what a heart break. Mortals like us are the only things that meet and depart. Mountains don't Your memories will remain with us and may the Almighty keep you in His bosom.

My dear Helen, My “Oh Look”; My “Best Sister” ! Ashia. The word seems so trivial compared to the pain you are experiencing right now. Yes, it is indeed painful because only those who are lucky enough to have a beloved brother can understand the bond and of course the pain of losing such a brother. I have been there and know exactly the feeling. The feeling of hopelessness, the “whys” being asked and the feeling of being in total disbelief. Yes, it happened. It came like a thief in the night. It took a handsome young man away. Our tears symbolize the love we had for him. Though miles away you have my shoulders to cry on. Ashia. May you and the family find comfort in the beautiful, cherished memories you shared with Solo. His was a peaceful transition. May he continue to Rest in Peace with his Lord and Savior.

COUSIN IN HEAVEN
Although u sleep in heaven now
You are not that far away
My heart is full of memories
And you're with me everyday
You lived your life with meaning
And with a smile upon your face
A world that was full of happiness
Is now an empty place
People say that only time will heal a broken ❤️
But just like me and you
It has been torn apart.
Greet Pa Max, mummy Anna Kilo, mummy Regina Ngum, Esther Fru fofuh, Pa A K Ndikum, your beloved dad Pa Sylvester Kilo and the other family members who have gone to be with the Almighty.
Sleep tight beloved cousin until we meet again.

Ma Helen and family this is very sad news. Ashia. Accept our condolences.
We all are just passing through this world. We are currently waiting for our turns. All we say regarding our dear brother is adieu. We pray our God welcomes him in heaven. We thank God to have blessed us by putting him in the same family and country with us.
As for us we are on the way to join him when our turns come. Adieu. Adieu.

Regina and Crecy TAWAH

Dear Solo,
I join your family and friends to say good bye. May God receive your gentle soul. It has been decades since I last saw you in Boston. But your laughter and smile is unforgettable. You will be in my prayers. Rest In Peace.

Sylvia Clarice Kilo Odupitan

I have just gone thru the sadly written but rich biography of our fallen brother "king" Solomon & tributes paid thereto.
  Unavoidably,my mind sailed much further back to Grand father Papa Max Awasom ,alias "Awasomson".
  While in snr PS Azire 1959 l stayed with my maternal aunt Mama Mrs Elizabeth AZAH (James Awah) @ old town Abakpa.
  During weekends we went up the main street to Pa Max Awasom ; opposite present day Central Police station but directly opposite Pa Adeso of Chomba to pick coffee/palm kennels? for small weekend stipends.
  On Pa Max Awasum's jute bags was marked " AWASOMSON" for easy identification and accounting purposes.
  Today b/c of Solomon Awasum l have "REMEMBERED" you Pa Max AWASUM (rip also); with your then neighnours: Pa Adeso,Pa Duck fowl(have forgotten his real names), JT Ndikum,John Nvela Nso mam footballer,Sariki Power ,Umaru Sale male- kum, Pa James Awah alias,"What is what ? " -Ake ne keh ?,Pa Njibaloh,Pa Ngwa,Pa Dick etc etc.
  And that is our passing world back to our creator.Kindly receive your grand son Solomon Awasum to rest with you all in the Lord's bossom.
  May God in Jesus Christ be merciful to you ALL( and many others before you and those still to follow ) on the JUDGEMENT DAY.
My sister Helen Awasum,blessed are those who mourn for they shall be COMFORTED.Halleluyah.Remain comforted and remain unshaken in your FAITH in Jesus Christ,our Lord & Saviour.
  IJMN I have prayed.Amen.
Pa Amuntung Joseph.

My dear brother and son,no amount of words I write can ever express how sad and empty my heart is right now,why does this keep on happening to us God??. The angles came too soon for you my brother,may you stay and rejoice in the comfort of the Lord .....Go well my son.I will not weep for you,I will rejoice for you.I will not cry for you,I will laugh for you,because you are now in your father's house and you will intercede for us.                                                      Aunty Liza.

Solomon,
It is painful to loose someone in death. But it is more painful to say goodbye to a sweet young brother like you. I couldn't believe it when Larry gave me the sad news.
You were always the perfect gentleman with a much cheerished old-fashioned respect for big brothers. I remember how you welcomed me on my first day arriving in Boston from Cameroon. You were so concerned about my welfare that you repeatedly came to visit me in campus to make sure that I was OK.
Farewell dear young brother. You were a blessing and a ray of light in this world. May the same light brighten your path in your journey to heaven. Because I know that's were you are heading. May the angels receive you with blasting clarion.
Rest in Perfect Peace.
Ni Sam Buma.

My dearest Brother Solomon, I arrived ABAKWA last evening from Yde . The very presence of some of your peers who stayed back in BDA & heard I was coming back from Yde waited to hear the story of your passing from your elder sister. They were still in shock & disbelief. Oh my dearest sister Dolly Dot, YES oooh ,you alone can imagine the pain since  we grew up together with our precious small brother, uncle Solo. Chai! My dearest sister it is really sad indeed. I miss you Solo- kwet!!I have always loved you. Tell what explanation will I give to the folks back here for not bringing your remains for them to see inorder to have some kind of "Closure'"!!!??? Please God help me to find PEACE & UNDERSTANDING in all that YOU my Lord has done RIPP ,my brother

My dear uncle Solo,
I am still in shock, finding it so difficult to even pen down a tribute. Uncle the last time we spoke you promised to come visit me in Hawai'i. I felt very special and was full of excitement when you told me because knowing how much you loved your very quiet and reserved life, you were willing to get out of your comfort zone to visit me. Uncle what happened?

I am grateful to the almighty for the time we spent during the Delaware family reunion. You were such a sweet and soft-spoken person. We will always love and miss you. May your gentle soul rest in peace. FAREWELL uncle S.K.A.
Koko.

OMG! LESA BDA deyh de cry Solo? Wusai you dey
Aunty Maria Shuka Bello de cry Solo ----
Miss Mary Takoh de waka de cry ei pickin
Ma Rose Niba de cry ooo----
Mami Joan F. Komtangi de cry ooooh
Ma Angi iFofang Pa Ngia Marcus, Ngia Pascal de cry ooooh. Aunty Eliza Achiri de cry uncle Solo wake up?! Is don just reach f of Abakwa from Yde ooou! ABAKWA don confuse ooo! Sister Helen dey for trouble poo oohWake iup oopoh.na ni Ndi this de ask you oooh . solo say you died ,Mmmmmm lie ooh Pa chop chair Pa ",Bombay " , Your people want salute you oooh!!

Helen my sissy, I feel you. I can imagine the crowd . Yes Abakwa is mourning. His peaceful passing on, says it all. He is in the bosom of his creator . My thoughts are with you at this hard time caused by the painful loss of your brother, our Abakwa brother.Accept my deepest sympathy. There are no words to express my sorrow for your loss. May you and your siblings ,nieces and nephews and the large extended family find comfort in the loving memories you shared while while he was alive. Accept my condolences.

Yes we dedicated a dance to Bro Solo and late Rev Sister Grace Ngu. They desreve to be celebrated by All aladi girls. And we did.
Several Masses have been offered for the repose of his soul.
Brother...the world de cry Solo wisai uou dey eeh....?
Junior Solo de cry daddy wusai you go ooh eeh..?
Pa Cle de cry brother wusai you go ooh....?
Gwen Shang de cry brother wusai you dey eeh eeh....?.
My sisters 4 life de ask brother show us the place ooh eeh...?
Ma Serrah de cry brother wussai you dey eeh eeh...?
Bridget de weep brother show me your face eeeh.....?
Banilolo de cry uncle which style be dis eeh eeh...?
Aunty Blessing de weep brother wusai uou go ooh...eeeh...?
Gera de ask am too, wusai yo dey eeh...eeeh...?
Nyonga de ask brother wusai you pass eeh eeh...?
Ngwe Misses kila, larry Stella , Ndia Martin, the Kilos, the Shangs,, the Awasums, the Chenjos, the Komtangis, the Ches, the fofuh frus, the Tabes, the Fofungs, the Nchamis, Gerard Tangka, Ma Fri ...i tell you, ALL
Famill e de cry brother wisai you dey eeh eeh. eeeeeeeeeh?

The clan is in mourning.

Loh Benson we need you here. Give us those numbers that tell the story...

Adieu handsome, sensitive, quiet respectful brorher.of mine . I will dance for you everyday...I will pray for you everyday.... I will look at your face each passing day....

Oh how God selects only the Best!!!!

It is well with your soul.

Oboli...this is Excellence, yours truly.❤❤❤

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY my brother.

Rest in perfect peace.

My Dear Uncle Solo, it is sad that I am writing this but I guess it will soften the Pain. You were such a Gentleman . Very reserved but always had love to share. I Remember seeing you in Boston in August of 2020. You looked so energetic and Happy. One wouldn’t know you had any burdens. That day, you invited so many into your home and decided to share some food with them . Everyone seemed to be so happy be with you. You wouldn’t sit down without making sure everyone had something to eat. It sometimes troubled us that we didn’t hear from you but your ways over the years showed us that No News Is Good News. It saddens my heart to know that I was the last Kilo to see you . You reminded me about housing me at my birth and the joy I gave the family...”Small Banin so ..Na so you don big “ . The way you left this earth says it all about the person you were. You left in your sleep. Peaceful and Quiet, just like the Gentle soul you were on the earth. RIP my Dear UNCLE SOLO. Forever in our hearts.

Solo I met you once in Boston in your magnificent home when my two sisters Mary and Bridget came for the born house of H.E.Asheri's son.
    I saw a handsome "black whiteman " who welcomed us heartily with such a lovely smile.Your hospitality was greatly appreciated and we spent that evening joyfully together.
    Your passing into glory came as a big blow because you seem to have gone with the wind as serious illness for days did not herald it.
    I.pray God to grant serenity to your siblings, your son, family members and friends.
    There are many rooms in our fathers house in heaven and I am certain that you are already an occupant in one of them .
    Adieu and fare thee well Solo
Niha Nahlela Domatob Rose.

It has been said that in life, we make memories;
in mourning we remember them.
As we remember Solo, we are called to say:

The Memorare
Remember, O most gracious Virgin Mary,
that never was it known that anyone who
fled to your protection, implored your help,
or sought your intercession was left unaided.
Inspired by this confidence, we fly to you,
O Virgin of virgins, our mother.
To you we come; before you we stand, sinful and sorrowful.
O Mother of the Word Incarnate, despise not our petitions,
but in your mercy, hear and answer us.

Grant unto Solo Eternal Rest and let Perpetual Light shine upon him.
May his soul rest in peace.
Amen!

As we think of family, and friends of Solo, we recall a saying:
“God is the Master Weaver.
Only He knows when the masterpiece is complete”

From Gerard, Flo, Ralph & Beri

Dear Bro Solo, it’s so hard to believe that you are gone. Our lovely, gentle and calm brother, gone quietly from our midst. I remember my first time in Boston was visiting you though it was on a sad occasion after loosing our sister Kininla, your warmth and hospitality soothe our pain for a moment. And that’s who you’ve been all these years, welcoming, gentle and kind. We will miss you dearly, the last few months have been tough on our family; our trust is in the Lord and he loved you more. Farewell till we meet again Uncle Solo; RIP big Bro .

 Brother Solo,                                         
 Please can you wake up and tell me that you were just having or needed a quick nap?. What happened to that graceful smile and laughter of yours? Or is it my imagination? or it is for real. Hmmmm. I guess my consolation is to hold fast on to those memories of your last few days on earth, in which you cued me on so many things including Juniors updated contact information at school, away from Boston.. You graced my New Year 2021 with some fun memories. Mummy Anne's memorial booklet was one of your last story lines and of great significance. Apparently, these coincidences seem to unravel some cues I was so blind to see. You were an epitome of grace, gentleness, and humility. May you find comfort and eternal rest by your loved ones in heaven. I love you big brother, until we meet to part no more. You will always be in my heart, brother RIPP. Adieu Adieu! ...