June 19, 2022
June 19, 2022
From Adetomi Soyinka
My first introduction to you was through the pages of a newspaper sometime in the 90s. I hardly paid attention to lengthy stories but yours caught my attention for some reason. Little did I know that I would end up marrying your son more than a decade later.
One of my favorite things about you ( and I do miss this ) was that forever twinkle in your eye. Like you were the only one in the room in on a joke that no one else was aware of. That look of mischief! The warmth and the love that you showed all around you. You made it easy to love you
Thank you for loving and welcoming me into your home. Thank you for ensuring that there was always love and laugher in your home and around the table. Thank you for being a loving father to your children for raising such wonderful, caring beings. Thank you for loving and caring for your grandkids so openly. We will all miss you deeply but even as you are no longer with us, we will make sure that we build on the legacy of family, love and laughter you created and ensure the good memories continue to flow in your absence
Here’s to you Dad ! We raise our glasses in salute to you one last time in celebration of a life well lived!
My first introduction to you was through the pages of a newspaper sometime in the 90s. I hardly paid attention to lengthy stories but yours caught my attention for some reason. Little did I know that I would end up marrying your son more than a decade later.
One of my favorite things about you ( and I do miss this ) was that forever twinkle in your eye. Like you were the only one in the room in on a joke that no one else was aware of. That look of mischief! The warmth and the love that you showed all around you. You made it easy to love you
Thank you for loving and welcoming me into your home. Thank you for ensuring that there was always love and laugher in your home and around the table. Thank you for being a loving father to your children for raising such wonderful, caring beings. Thank you for loving and caring for your grandkids so openly. We will all miss you deeply but even as you are no longer with us, we will make sure that we build on the legacy of family, love and laughter you created and ensure the good memories continue to flow in your absence
Here’s to you Dad ! We raise our glasses in salute to you one last time in celebration of a life well lived!