My Dear Friend Tomiye
Belated Happy Birthday in Heaven. I miss you my friend❤️

Dearest Wagiye, it was so wonderful finding a big sister and appreciate and treasure the times we had together so much. I appreciate your wise advice and yours and Umisha’s hospitality always! ❤️❤️ Miss you and miss the whole Gayim family as I’m in VA now. We will meet one day.

Thinking of you today on your 73rd birthday.  Happy Birthday Momma! You're always in our heart!

Happy Heavenly Birthday my friend Tomiye. 

We remember you with gratitude, dear Wagaye.

Dearest Wagaye, I will never forget the encouragement you gave me during my first days at the ECA, it always stays with me. Looking back at the years, now I do the same to new staff and I can see their eyes are bright. I value those words. It was wonderful. I always remember you in my prayers.

I smile today remembering :
Your grace in the midst of trouble
Your wisdom despite being surrounded with mediocrity
Your kindness that knew no boundaries
Your smile that warmed a room deeper than a fireplace
Your laughter that bursts out in the most unexpected moments
Your unrelenting commitment to truth in the face of hypocrisy
Your unquenched desire to learn, grow, and give
Your boundless struggle to forgive the unforgivable
Your calm in the face of insurmountable struggles
Your reach for beauty and serenity
Your heart from where limitless love flowed freely
your discomfort in all things unkind
Your ability to find beauty in the hard times
Your passion in seeing the insights from scripture
Your sense of awareness of the fragility of life
Your acceptance of the life’s limitations
Your boldness in spite of the unknown

And more than anything, the warmth that emanated from being around you.

I feel grateful that you are my mom and thank God for the time He gave me with you.

Wagicho was a special gift to her family and friends. Because she enriched us, we cannot stop thinking about her. Some of her friends took her as a gift, not least because her name itself translates to ‘my prize” in Amharic. Our father corrected that by reminding us that her name was derived from the Ge’ez word ‘Wog’ḧ’ which means ‘sunrise’; in Tigrinya ‘wogihu’ and in Amharic Nega. He gave her that name just as darkness swallowed his family when their mother (Adey Wagaye) died. When Wagicho passed away, it also felt like the sun has set for long. Little did we know that she would remain as bright as mid-day sunshine in our minds and hearts. What a blessing to have enjoyed her for so many years!!

Wagicho! My auntie, my friend and my confidant! Thank you for blessing me with your kids! I miss you, specially around the holidays.

My Momma. You are always in our hearts. Missing you every day! 

We love you!

Tsion, Samaria, and Miriam

My Dear Friend Wagaye (Tomiye)
Celebrating 12 years of your life in heaven. I miss you. All the fun during our high school and thereafter life in Addis with Zufi who joined you in 2017. ❤️

We tell the kids what an amazing grandmother they had all the time. Hope I can be half the parent you were to to me. Happy birthday!

Happy Belated 70th Birthday my dear friend Tomiye. I miss your presence so much. It has been 10 years. May the Almighty continue to bless and rest in peace your soul.
Remembering the good times we had in our high school years and thereafter.❤️
Ethi

Happy 70th Momma!

May God forgive and accept her soul into the Garden of Eden, near the throne of whom she seeks and loved.R.I.P.

still remembering you walking in the ECA corridors....

Always in our hearts <3

Wagaye, you will always be remembered; may you rest in peace and thanks to your family who made it alive.

always in my mind; and always your kind words embrace me whenever I join a new office. You are in a better place. May God bless your soul.

Wagicho is still in our hearts. Oh how I miss her!!! Thinking if her brings smile to my day.

Beautiful Wagaye, you left a memory beyond to the immediate family. I only have a handful but they are precious to me, the love you show is felt deeply. Until we see again...Love Lily

Words can not express the heartache we feel for your family  Pleas accept our condolence. Losing a loved one is never easy. Our prayers and thoughts are with you and your family during this difficult time. Be Peace and blessings upon you and your family. 31.01.2014

May God bless her soul!

It was a long, empty and difficult year without you, Wagi. Paradoxically, it still feels as if you are right next to us: what´a strange irony! I suppose it is because you were the most valuable, warmhearted and uplifting, precious friend and family member one could ever get. It is simply not possible not to miss you every day.
Eyassu G

May God bless her soul.

Wagiye, you were the big sister I never had. Miss you and love you. Be comforted by the amazing children and family you have, and one day we will all see you again.

There are people who are soft, inside and outside. Such was Wagaye. To remember them is to be touched by softness. And to be reminded of God who is Soft towards us in the deepest way, through Jesus Christ.

Wagaye, On your 2nd anniversary, I lit a candle in your memory. Your beautiful smile will always be in our memory and in our heart. I am glad I had the chance to have known you. I know you are looking after us from Heaven.

As I remember my dear Wagicho on her second anniversary, I am still filled with a smile, grateful heart & warm memories. I miss her so much and can't wait to see her in heaven.

Mom, you're always in my heart. I feel your presence wherever I go, I hear your voice when I need the encouragement, i see you in my dreams looking beautiful as ever. Its like you never left us. There hasnt been a day that passes withought me thinking about you. I miss you and love you very much!

Wagi left a permanent mark on my life. Her smile and presence still warms my heart. The legacy of a righteous woman like Wagi, lives on forever in our lives that she touched - and in our children's lives for all eternity. She is a great testimony of how the Love of God becomes fresh in our life as we remember walking and talking with this amazing lady.

To remember some people is to feed quietly on some inner food.You, Wagaye, my mother and a few others belong to that category. I thank God for the days given to you here on earth.
Ezra

My friend Wagaye (Tomiye),
I remember you today on your anniversary. I still see your beautiful smile, hear your pleasant voice. Your candle will continue to burn...
I am grateful to God to see the continuity of life on earth through your grand children. I will cherish our friendship forever.

I miss you Wagicho! It's been a year ... God has been good to us.

One is made sober by life's challenges and trials. But fed with inner joy and courage when one thinks of loving and dependable people like Wagaye. We miss you. God bless the rich memory you have left.

God he said, "Never will i leave you never will i forsake you." To the family of Wagage one of my best neighbors ever and a friend i will always remember her she was very special i will miss her forever and mama i will always think of you also. I love you Sharon

Wagiye, my friend, my cousin...my big sister I miss you so much. We will always miss you. Thank you for all your love and advice always. Be happy about all the love you spread and the wonderful children you raised and your wonderful family. God bless always!

My Momma. As I walk through the journey of life, I will always cherish how you helped me to grow with love, strength, truth, and honesty. I pray to be a mother like you, to shape my daughter in the way you shaped me. You made me who I am today, and I will always remember you in life's passings. I love you and miss you dearly!

My Precious Wagi, Losing you is more painful than I could ever have imagined! I will always have beautiful memories of you. I love you and will always miss you...

"Wagicho ! I still wonder how you were able to make me laugh when I called to comfort you, a couple of months ago.....You comforted me instead. You will always be in my heart. Thank you for being a true friend...."

Some people come into our lives and merley pass and some leave a permanent foot print in our heart, Wagi Wagaye you were such a person and you did leave a permanent foot print in my heart I will never forget you, never forget your warm smile, your hospitality and your friendship, may you rest in peace my friend.

Lily T I will miss you very much. I will always remember how strong and loving you are. I will try to be a mother to my kids like you are to your children.

Tomiye, You were one of a kind. Even on the phone, I always sensed your beautiful smile, your easy going and courageous attitude. It is comforting to me that you were surrounded by those who loved you the most, especially your loving family, because you had so much love to give. And now, you are in the house of the Lord. May you rest in peace my good friend. I will always miss you

No one can experience this sadness as I do, for my feelings are unique, genuine, and very personal to my beloved sister Wagaye. No one can begin to know exactly how I feel, except to know that sorrow such as mine is deep, personal, and real. Wagaye was my best friend, my companion, the only person I ever trusted the most, my only critic, and my only true confident. Ever. Wagaye, Thank you.

Since I have known Wagaye I love her and respect her for her strength and being a great mother to her children and how she loved our Lord. I am very sad and sorry that I cannot be at her memorial service to say good bye. I know Jesus is happy to have her now with Him where she has no more pain and sickness and we are sad because she is not here with us. May God help us and heal our hearts now.

Wagesh and me known each other for more than 30 years while we were young and energetic she was one of my best friends. I have no words to express my sorrow when I heard her passing away! So kind, generous welcoming, God fearing! May the Almighty God rest her soul in eternal peace!

Wagaye is the first person I met when I joined ECA. I still remember the good old days at Finfine. I will always cherish the memory. May God rest your Soul in Eternal Peace.

I am deeply saddened by the untimely death of my former colleague and a friend Wagaye Gayim. I used to work with Wagaye from 1981-1988 in Ethiopia. I always remember her for her kind humbleness and smile. I will miss her very much. May God rest her soul in Peace! With my deepest sympathy to her family.

Reading the various greetings to Wagaye has moved me. She bore the name of a common grandmother whom the great majority of us never saw. I feel that Wagaye has more than merely carried the name of Adey Waga. She has made her alive among us. Wagaye was a noble cousin, noble in bearing and persevering. Thank you. We are comforted by the fact that you had committed your life to Jesus.

The wonderful treasured memory I always cherish of Wagaye was in my early work years in ECA. Whenever Wagaye passes by our office, she voices with beautiful smile “Ayizoch! Berchi!”. These words chime in my ears whenever I am in a new work environment. Receiving such encouragement and support being new in a new office/work surroundings, means a lot, I always remember her. May God bless her soul