Hmmm mm...I am so short of words!!! This is really sad so so unbelievable .
My heart goes to his young family. may his soul rest in peace. Ameen Sent from my iPad On Mar 9, 2012, at 12:00 PM, [email protected] wrote: > Wow am so touched.Am trying to make out Daniel's face but I don't think I > can.All I can ask God is to give us his loved ones the fortitude to bear his > passing. > Sent from my BlackBerry wireless device from MTN > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > Sender: [email protected] > Date: Fri, 9 Mar 2012 10:15:39 > To: <[email protected]> > Reply-To: [email protected] > Subject: [Jos Commandos] For O'brains. Tribute to Daniel Ukpoju Oteikwu > (86 set). He passed on to glory about 6pm 08/03/2012 > > Our first meeting was in 1981when we all arrived for the interview. > Converging at Command Secondary School Jos, from the different parts of the > world wasn't a surprise, everyone wanted his child/ward in Command, hence the > competitiveness. After one week of several grills and drills, we were all > sent home, only for our admission letters to arrive a few months later. > Thanks to merit, some of us would never have made it through. > > Starting the next phase of our lives together with other members of 81-86 set > bonded us as a family. Doing the rounds of morning duties, attending > assemblies, getting trashed, doing compound works, inspections, attending the > classes, sports, truancy, going to the orchard and environs including our > olympic stream, serving punishments collectively, doing action, dodging the > likes of Otong Ekpo and co etc further cemented our dependence, trust and > confidence in each other. > > Shortly after Command, we will meet at the School of Basic Studies Makurdi, > with a warm welcome and integration into ur fold, we continued our > comradeerieship. While u threaded the part of groovy and the brains, earning > you the name "Daniel O'brains", I chose a rather groovy and groovy side, > forgetting the primary assignment until called to order. > > We would meet in Abuja several years after the NYSC and your place in zone 6 > Wuse A Abuja was like a confluence point. Old and new friends anchored > together, and we all did our things. > > Obrien; as your name will metamorphosed to, identified you with your > principle of truth and boldness. I conveniently called you Obeeyano,the > original trade mark belonging to Kizzi my daughter, she would holla back > Obeeyano each time I picked your call and hailed Obrieno and you will ask to > speak with her, and all the banters that will follow. > > I saw in you the typical un relented spirit of a dogged man, courageous > enough to hold a view and defending such position on the premise of truth, > equity, justice,knowledge, fearlessness and the typical spirit of the Idoma > man, self consciousness, confidence and pride. > > You never chickened out and didn't give up as others might imagine, for I > know how much your wife and daughter Danny meant to you. They where your > world and they sure rocked you. You revolved around them, as if to say, since > I won't be around much longer, let me give em my all. > > You had your struggles but never came as a burden to any man. You were > considerate and understood with all. I remember you defending an old > university classmate of yours severally, who made federal cabinet, saying > people should understand his pressures, even after he failed on several > occassions to keep his words with you. Many will ditch such guys and speak > the worst of them. Life was to be taken at a stride to you, and decisions > well informed. When many will hold the less scrutinized position, you dared > to bare it all, even with it's seeming misunderstandings and controversies. > Higher intellect, I always concluded, for reasons of such hard and > uncompromising views. > > Standing beside your sick bed on monday, you offered me a handshake, unable > to speak, you looked in my eyes, it was the same warm and assuring feeling I > got. You were always telling me, "Goddy I understand, no worry I know say God > go do am one day". I fought back tears, held your hand with your siblings we > all prayed. Same day I would inform Dr Ismaila Garba, a consultant > gynaecologist, an old mate(Commando 86) set and he will come running to your > bedside. Reaching out to his colleagues at the hospital, senior and junior > and all the staffs, it was a race against time > > Just like in the words of your dear wife "I will not question God", I also > will not question Him. He is the ultimate giver and taker. I pray God rest > your soul and comfort your wife, daughter and all your loved ones. > > Adieu my friend > > Sent from my BlackBerry® smartphone provided by Airtel Nigeria. > > ------------------------------------ > >>> ----------- Jos Commandos Discussion List -----------------<< >>> Visit these Jos Commando websites: ------ << >>> To join click: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/JosCommandos/ > Or send an email to mailto:[email protected] << >>> To leave: send an email to: mailto:[email protected] >>> << > > Yahoo! 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