Dear Uncle ..we missed you so much especially your infectious sense of humour but God Loves you most.Rest on till we meet in the blossom of our God.Sai hakuri fa Aunty.Allah Ya San dalili.

Ebolum, my unforgettable cousin, I miss you. Yes, a new year but you’re forever in our hearts. Happy Birthday yesterday and always.
Your cousin, Rita

Today is your birthday. You will forever be in our hearts. A bright shinning star
Love you always


Your sister
Liz Iwediuno

Dear Sarah, Joshua,Charlie,Buchi & Aisha,

Our thoughts are with you in your time of sorrow.
Sylvester will be greatly missed. He was a loved, husband,father and family friend. He will be sorely missed.

GREIVE NOT FOR ME
Weep not for me though I am gone
Into the gentle night
Greive if you will, but not fot long
Upon my souls sweet flight

I am at peace, my soul is at rest
There is no time for tears
For with your love, I was so blessed
For all those many years

There is no pain, I suffer not
The fear is now all gone
Put now these things,out of your thoughts
In you're memory I live on.

Remember not my fight for breath
Remember not my strife
Please do not dwell upon my death
But celebrate my life

With Love from the Ojelade Family

Sly was like a brother from another mother. We grew up together as teenagers and remained best friends until his demise.
Words alone cannot express how devastating l was when l received the sad news of his passing.
I can only take solace in the belief that “we come from God and we shall return to him eventually”.
My deepest condolences goes to his wife, children and the rest of the family.
May his soul rest in peace.
Mr Tunde Omotayo

I have known Mr Sylvester Ebolu Egbuniwe for more than two decades. Bros Sly as l used to call him grew up in the 50’s with my Cousins, Mr Tunde Omotayo, Dr Lanre Omotayo and my late brother, Hakeem Bakare (aka. Omo Oba).
I found in Bros. Sly, a down to earth friend, passionately full of life with a very keen ability to relate cordially with people, both young and old. To sum it up, he was a fantastic and humorous to relate with as there was never a dull moment with him.
I have vivid memories of the good times we had together. One of such special occasion was when l invited him to a party at my residence in 2012. Most of the attendees that interacted with him on that occasion were so enthusiastic and thrilled to have met such a friendly down to earth person. In fact, they thoroughly enjoyed his presence at the party.
I recall we normally interact with each other over the phone especially when he requires Legal assistance or seeks my legal opinion on matters of interest to him until l learnt that he took ill and was admitted to Whittington Hospital.
Although, the last time l saw him physically was about 4 years ago when he walked into a Restaurant/Night Bar in Wembley with a couple of our mutual friends, Barrister Tayo Laleye and Mr Ebun Adeniji. Needless to say, we had a wonderful time together that night.
I would continue to cherish these memories and all others as they linger on in my mind.
On behalf of my family and myself, it is my prayer that God would protect and strengthen his family and grant them the fortitude to bear the loss.
May God in his infinite mercy grant him eternal rest. Amen.
Barr. Taiwo Bakare & Mrs Modupeola Bakare

John: 11: 25-26. Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live. And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this?
Uncle Sly. It was a privilege knowing you though for a short period of time. But the few times we had the opportunity to meet were memorable. I thank God for giving me that opportunity to have such a beautiful memory. I remember your last WhatsApp message and even shared it with your wife,friends and family. I thank God Almighty for your life, which was sadly cut short but extremely fulfilled and well spent. I am relieved as I am convinced that you are only asleep in the Lord. I pray the lord Almighty continues to strengthen your family and be with your wife and children. May our Heavenly Father be with them, comfort and console us all. We all love you but Jesus Christ loves you more. Your memory will continue to live on R.I.P and good night sir.

I will treasure all the memories of you. Your unique smile, the mischievous squint in your eyes, the love that you always exude to those around you especially to us, your relatives. Anyone around you can feel the passion of life in you and I was lucky to enjoy your presence each time I saw you. You were life to the core! Rest In Peace Ebolum!!! I will always love you dearest cousin of mine...

Eternal rest grant unto uncle Sly O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon him. May his soul and the souls of all the faithful departed through the mercy of God rest in peace. Amen.
We have lostt an incredible man left with memories. I pray for peace in the heart of Sarah and the entire family that God will give you all courage to stay strong and overcome this phase of sadness and treasure his memories.

Uncle Sly.rest in peace.May the good LORD Comfort Aunty Sarah and Arewa Family for this loss.we will always remember your funny acts.putting smiles into any one that you see or meet.what a loss but God knows the reason.Rest in peace Uncle.

What a loss! My sweet brother Ebolum. The name I call you. You were such a loving soul full of fun and laughter.
‘Omo oba’ what a great time we had. We love you and will miss you greatly.
May your soul rest in perfect peace at the bosom of The Lord. Chukwu nalu obi na ndokwe nwanne oma Sly. Na nudo.

Wow, oga Sly, nawa oooo I don’t know what to say. I am still in shock. You will be sorely missed Rest in peace.
Gracey

My in-law gone so soon. You are greatly missed. Especially, when ever I met you and your lovely wife, you made me feel me good. Both you I refer to you as a comedians. I will miss your precious moments. May you rest in perfect peace with your smile which will never be forever be forgotten.

Not many like you walked this earth. Gone too soon. Leaving us with broken hearts. But your kindness and love we cherish forever Sly.

We didn't no that you will go too soon,we can not question the will of God, continue to rest in the bossom of the Lord where we shall meet to path no more.

Dearest Uncle Sly, I don't even know what to write because I should not be writing this now. Too young to go, still a whole heap of life, joy and laughter ahead of you. So sorry to you and your family when my mum told me the sad news but I will keep the happy memories and thank you for being there when you could for this young teenager at the time who had nobody or nowhere to turn to in Hackney over 20 years ago when I was dealing with circumstances beyond my control, thanks for the advise and just been there for me. Rest in power forever.

Demi

Dearest Uncle Sly, I write you this tribute to thank you for the memories and always looking out for my family and my momma.
I pray the good lord gives your family the strength not to mourn but to celebrate the life you lived as a Son, Brother, Friend, Uncle, Husband, Father & Grandfather.
Your legacy will continue to live on through Christ that strengthens us all.
Rest easy Uncle, Love always ❤️

On behalf of my wife Ruth and our entire family we have missed a friend, a brother but you will remain firmly embedded in our lives. Your memories, the last time we were together in November 2020 and drove to your place. The laughter and jokes we shared. You always have something nice to say about people and you respected everyone you met. Sly you were a true genius in making people feel they matter and that they are the most important in your life. Even in the sick bed you kept in touch, making everyone know that you would be back. It was a big surprise to learn from Sarah and Joshua that things changed for the worse. We expected you to pull through as you always showed the fighting spirit. Now we know that you have gone ahead of us. Our prayer for Joshua and the rest of the family to be safe and grown up as a legacy for your memory. God bless the family and keep your loved ones. Ruth and Baba Inusa

Hey!!, ‘Ajai’ as we fondly call each other. I don’t even know where and how to begin that I Elizabeth Ifeanyi Iwediuno nee Egbuniwe your youngest sister is sitting down to write on a tribute page created for you in the year 2021. I am filled with a mixture of emotions that I cannot explain. So many questions of Why! Why! And how did this happen? What did we miss?

The shock of hearing from the hospital that you are unlikely to make it through the night of the 3rd February 2021 was like a bad dream hoping to wake up seeing your ever smiling face but it was not to be. I was devastated emotionally and physically and I wanted some answers from God - I wanted him to explain to me why he had taken you away from us so suddenly. But who am I, to question God, who blessed our family with such a joyful, youthful, loving, caring, generous brother like yourself. Always full of life. We are so grateful to God for blessing us with the years we spent together as a family with so many good positive memories. You were a shinning star on earth, lightening up any room. Never a dull moment with you around.

As they say time is a healer - I pray to God that he will give me the strength and understanding to cope knowing that you are no more.

I pray for God’s understanding in accepting your beautiful spirit into his house. I pray that your soul is now resting in the bosom of the Lord.

We your family, your cousins and friends are all grieving at losing you so soon, but we are all consoled knowing that you did not suffer much and you are in a much better place.

My darling brother - Ebolum kan-nor (Sly) Rest in Perfect Peace!

Liz (aka Ajai') Your baby sister

I sit around and wonder
and watch the days go by.
I look at all the pictures
and ask, why did you have to die?A friend taken from life too soon is nothing but tragedy. Your death affects everyone who knew and loved you. We will honor your legacy and remember you always.GOOD NIGHT UNCLE SLY

My dear friend, Uncle Sly. It is still tough for me to process your very unfortunate demise. It is always sad when the good die young. You were of a kind heart and a generous spirit; and this side of life is poorer and gloomier without you. I take solace from the fact that you’ve gone to a Better Place and your beautiful memory will continue to radiate in our hearts. God bless and rest your soul as you take your place in the bosom of our Lord and saviour Jesus Christ. Amen

Rest in peace dear. Met you once with my very good friend’s husband.
I pray our good Lord accept your soul and give your family the fortitude to bear this loss.

Life is like a candle in the wind. Life is so short.
Very shocking to hear this sad news of Mr Sylverster. He was such a sociable nice man I met once in a party in 2019 and he was very friendly.
Rejoice in the Lord and sleep well Mr Sylverster.

We will forever miss u,your memories lingers on,may the Lord grant u eternal rest.

Dear Uncle Sly,

The news of your demise came to me as a rude shock. I loved & respected you like a brother/father and I am deeply saddened. I don’t remember the last time I cried this much. You have left some wonderful memories that will never fade from my heart. My joy is that God gained an angel with a beautiful soul. May your soul continue to rest in perfect peace Amen

I sit around and wonder and watch the days go by. I look at all the pictures and ask why did you have to die? I guess God looked around His garden & found a place. He then looked down upon the earth & saw your tired but gentle soul, He put His arms around you and lifted you to rest in your heavenly place. Though we did not say goodbye but you will always be in our heart because precious memories will never die.

However, it gives me comfort that you are enjoying a beautiful garden like dreamland after your demise. Our heart aches but heaven gained an angel which made the star brighter. Goodbye my dear friend and rest in perfect peace Amen.