I am my mum's first child and for as long as she lived, she poured out her love over me.
She never denied me anything, the cost of those things I needed was no factor as far as she was concerned.
She was willing and ready to lay down her own life for her beloved children.
She was unceasing in her prayers for us and many times mum's tears flowed, nevertheless, she never lost hope but she remained strong in her faith.
She spoke to many people about her unshakable faith in Jesus but more than that her actions her attitude spoke even loader.
Despite the financial challenges involved she sends us all to very expensive boarding schools and best colleges even though it meant many sacrifices and hard work to keep us there.
Because of her faith in me it was easier to believe in myself and to persevere even when the challenges seemed to be very hard.
The most difficult time in my life was when she lied on her sick bed and slowly grew weaker over time.
I know that she is now dwelling permanently in the presence of the Lord where there is no longer any pain or suffering.
She will continue to live in my heart until that day when I will see her again in a better place.
Mum, you were truly wonderful, unique creation and one of a kind woman. Outside of the biological mother to and child relationship, you were my friend, my sister, and all that I could imagine. I always wonder how I could repay your love and affection. I could remember when I was a little kid, those days when you walk for about 3 miles from Imo Arigidi to Agbaluku to enable me to catch the school bus before 7:00 am. You did this for years before the only private school in Akoko at that time could agree to make a U-turn in front of our house, of course, that came with additional fees. Even with the little you and my late father earned, you gave your children and people around you the very best.
God knows the inner strength you had to come through for all the people around you. You worked out your life to give us the best. Not just the best that you could afford, but you went far beyond. Even as a school headmistress and administrator, there is no work or job you could not do, just to give us the best. Your popular saying is "Ole lo bomoje".
The prayer life of you and my dad is second to none. For the first 16 years of my life, I cannot recall a single day, yes, a single day that you failed to wake between 3:00 am and 5:30 am in the morning to pray. You prayed for everything, anything or anybody you can think of. Even for generations yet to come.
You were a precious gift from God with so much beauty, grace, love, and hardworking. You were a mother to many, touched many lives in so many ways.
I will forever salute your tenacity, you were a strong pillar that held me and made me strong. God gave me the rare opportunity to have come to this world through you. And if there is another world to come, I will always want to choose you as my mother repeatedly.
You taught me not to ever give up on my dreams, to always push for the very best, not to settle for less. Your lessons will always remain fresh in my heart. Your story will be shared with generations to come.
I console myself with the fact that I now have an additional angel in heaven.
I miss you mom and will forever love you.
I was fortunate enough to have known a father's love, one who was also my mentor and whose actions spoke loader than words.
He was a big strong and very handsome man, not one prone to complain about sickness or disease.
That is why I was in doubt when news came during the 2009 Easter holiday about his sickness, a mere three weeks before he passed.
He gave new meaning to the concept of a God-fearing man. He was a man who had a gift for listening which endeared him to friend and stranger.
Like the apostle Paul he was both a mentor and an inspiration to thousands of people.
His evangelical influence was a continual blessing to many congregations and villages where he preached the gospel or was active as a clergyman.
He seemed to have something in common with everyone he met on his earthly journey.
He knew how to unite and bring people together even in troubling times.
He attended college to prepare himself for ministry and once he graduated he set his eyes on the villages in remote locations and there he continued to minister.
He believed that it was more rewarding to reach out to the forgotten ones rather than to minister to a wealthy city congregation.
Romans 15:20 Yea, so have I strived to preach the gospel, not where Christ was named, lest I should build upon another man's foundation:
The last time father visited me on college campus he reminded me of his unceasing love and his faith in me.
I will always treasure that memory more than any worldly success.
More than anything else it motivated me to succeed at all cost.
As long as I live I will continue to miss my father.
You lived a life of a true Christian and a staunch pillar of support to your late husband and your children alike. You will be missed by all of us and the entire Olusa family. Rest in perfect peace.
My loving auntie! I have known you ever since I grew enough to know and recognize people. You are my mother's daughter. You lived a humble blessed life with your Reverend husband of blessed memory. You walked with God as you were always communing with Him. I love the fact that you and your sister stayed with my family for a while and we had a nice time together. I praise God for the wonderful life you lived. Rest on in peace auntie. God loves you.
Sleep on the bosom of Christ mama dada. Your impact in my life made me a Christian today, your teaching made me a man. You didn't know who my parent were when you accepted me into your home, you treated me equal as your biological son. Your death is a great loss to me. Rest in peace Mama
Mrs Olusa was always there for me even when no body was ready to fight for me. She always pray for everybody in the family no matter how many hours it will take her. I can never forget you Mrs Olusa, may your soul rest in perfect peace. Amen.
I am really feeling your absence but I hope to be strong. Im very grateful to God that you gain eternal rest. Sun re o Abiyamo Tooto
She was very loving, I remember her for as long as I can remember. She carried us on her back from birth. She fed us, bathed us, wore us our cloth, and assured our comfort, she loves us to the very end. I love her too. We will meet at the resurrection.
A woman who did everything within her capacity to give her children the best. My mummy is best gift that God can give to any child. So much thanks to you Mum for believing so much in me, I fell many times she helped me up and gave me a hope of a bright future, thank you for teaching me how to be bold and dependent.
My mum was a rare gem, she was my best friend, from my childhood she taught me a memory verse that helped me up till now “ Heb 12:14 seek peace with all men and its righteousness, without this no man will see the Lord” saying my mother is hardworking is an understatement, my mother was an extra-ordinary hardworking woman that did all manner of trade and work even thou she was a school Headmistress to make sure we all attended the best private schools around.
Thank you Mummy for your love.
Sleep on Mum till we meet to part no more
The sound of my name on your lips Molara can never be erased from my memory. Moving on does not mean you forget about things, it just means you have to accept what happen and continue living. Even if I don't see you, even if you are far away, there is no goodbye wherever you are, you are in my heart, in my thought, in my life, always.
There is no death, people die only when we forget them’ Mama mi Margret Adunola Olusa, you are always celebrated, I hold you tightly within my heart and there you will remain forever.
Mummy your death is a big blow to us , I'm yet to come to terms with the brutal fact that you are no more. l am who I am today because of your strength, wisdom, love, discipline and kindness. I am eternally grateful to God for the gift of a phenomenal mother. mummy for real you are gone, your memories will ever be there. l will not say goodbye for this is not the end. I shall see you again sometime. we miss your care, love and concern. we wish to have spent more time with you. mum but God loves you more, with deep pain in my heart mum rest on in the bosom of our Lord Jesus christ.
Our Auntie Adunola will always be remembered by us, the children of Chief Dan and Mrs Grace Adeleye Dare. We have known her in our lives as we became aware of our existence and environment.
She did everything for us that needed to be done. She loved us, and we loved her in return. This was our story to the very end. We love you auntie but Jesus loves you more. Rest in peace.
I thank God for a life well lived in the service of God and humanity. Though we do not expect you to leave this soon, but we have confidence in the Lord and in the fact that you are now at rest with you Lord and Creator whom you served. You are now far away from all worries, pains and cries from bereavements. Greet Papa. Sleep on dearly beloved. We love you but Christ love you more.
Forever you will be in my heart Rev Olawuyi Felix Olusa. Rest In Perfect Peace ..omo Olusa suade
Sweet is the memory of the righteous! It had been a privilege to know Mrs. Margaret Olusa, a devout Christian who not only took her belief very seriously, but also lived accordingly. She was someone who believed so much in doing good to everyone, and no doubt, she loved her children to a fault. It wasn't hard for anyone who met mama to know that she was once a teacher, who instilled discipline in her children and raised them to be respectful and hardworking. This trait was also visible in the way she carried herself, with her love for books and philosophy.
Mrs. Olusa will be sorely missed, but we take solace in the fact that she lived life to the fullest, and passed on to glory having been properly cared for by her loving children. It was Glenn Ringtved who once said "What would life be worth if there were no death? Could one enjoy the sun if it never rained? Who would yearn for the day if there were no night".
In all, we thank God for the great life that mama lived, and we pray that the good Lord forgive her sins and grant her soul respite.
I thank God for a life well lived in the service of God and humanity. Though we do not expect you to leave this soon, but we have confidence in the Lord and in the fact that you are now at rest with you Lord and Creator whom you served. You are now far away from all worries, pains and cries from bereavements. Greet Papa. Sleep on dearly beloved. We love you but Christ love you more.
BABA & MAMA MAY YOUR GENTLE SOUL REST IN PERFECT PEACE,DAD OLUSA I LEARNED SOME THING FROM U THAT MAKE ME STAND TODAY,HOW TO PRAY AND WORK IN LIFE,MAMA U ADVICE TO BECOME TO MANAGE.ADIU BABA 2010 & MAMA 2018
Madam Margaret Adunola Olusa touches my life in a profound way.
I will forever be grateful for her love and kindness.
Adieu Mama!
May the gentle souls of dad and mum rest in peace .
I remember dad vividly because he was my sunday school teacher . He will visit my house every sunday night and make sure we all recite our memory verses . He was a man of God who see reasons in raising kids for Christ . God bless the kids the left behind.
I saw you just once before your demise. Sincerely, that charming smile on your face when Remilekun, your daughter was attending to you was a charming sparkling and loving. Rest in peace mama in the bosom of the most high
At this hard time, what in words can I say to comfort you? Looking at your mum's profile on her tribute website, she attained the highest anyone can in her career. She did the same as a wife and a mother.
Coming from a family of teachers myself, I have an idea of what hard-work she would have put in to have risen to the rank of a head teacher especially in our country at a time when the returns and benefits of those in the profession weren't as great.
Even with all those challenges, mama with her teacher's miracle produced an outstanding man like you and I am very sure your siblings are as wonderful and accomplished as yourself.
What more in fulfillment can any parent ask for than having a smart and knowledge yet accommodating man like you as a child.
In my little time of knowing you Egbon, I can tell you that if the late ones truly look back and see what the livings are doing, your late parents must be very proud and happy to have lived a life of purpose in that they left behind a wonderful legacy in you.
On that note, mama's demise is neither of pain nor sorrow but rather, her life should be celebrated as a well lived one.
I want you to know that myself and wife are thinking of you and your family at this time and we are praying for the Lord to grant mama eternal rest.
May He also give you and your entire family the strength to stay strong at this difficult time.
God bless you. Omo rere a gbeying gbogbo wa o
RIP Mama & Papa. I experienced your legacy of kindness through your son - Sola.
She was a great mother who sacrificed her happiness,resources and love for her family and friends. She may not be perfect, for that attribute only God has, but Mrs Olusa is one of the best mother I have ever met. She was an epitome of that tribe of women ,wife and dedicated mothers whose life goals is to sacrifice ,no matter the cost, for the wellbeing of their families.
Long before I even met her, my dad looking at one of her sons and my friend AYO in one of his visits to our house then, had said " he is as meek and pleasant like the mum"- Mummy was my dad's client then who had just bought life insurance policies for her family,from a meagre salary, from the British American Insurance Company in the early 1980s. My dad said she was always faithful in paying her premiums ,and also nice too. When i eventually encountered other Olusas including daddy, Rev Olusa, and mummy ,i was immediately caught up in the aura of love my dad had talked about earlier. She is so free ,prayerful, and protective!
I love her ,would miss her lovely conversations and prayers each time I was with her. May she now rest from the pains and uncertainties of this world . And may her legacies(her children) be fruitful and endure through Christ our Lord, Amen.
I came across Rev Adewuyi Olusa when he was serving in St John's Anglican Church, Ipesi Akoko, Ondo State my hometown. I discovered that he was a true man of God. He would not only disseminate the words of God alone, he would follow it up. We met on one of my trips down home and as an elderly man (that he was) he choose to make me his personal friend inspite of the age disperrity. He paid me a call in Abuja where I was working then. He paid me a call in my Lagos home. We were both sleeping on thesame bed. We were both eating from thesame plate. during the duration of his visitation. He took life so simple. We were prayer mates. He is sincerely a man of God. The man who would pray from 12.00a.m till about 4.00a.m. everyday. He would wake me up by the usual time on the phone to pray for me. I must confess that through his relentless prayers, God has done much for me. I learnt a lot from his wealth of experience.
I got to know about his demise when I noticed that there was no prayer call at night for three consecutive days from him. It Then, I put a call across to him only to find out that he has gone to the greater beyond
I and my entire family miss your sense of of humor and particularly your prayers. I am sure that by now you are resting with your darling wife in the bossom of the Almighty where we shall eventually meet and part no more.
You have come, saw, played your own role and conquered.
Death is an inevitable end, it shall come one day so do good
I came across Rev Adewuyi Olusa when he was serving in St. John's Anglican Church, Ipesi Akoko my home ton. Rev Olusa was a friend, prayer partner, a father and an Adviser. He paid me several visit to me both in Abuja my working place and Lagos my base. He was gentle,transparent, kind hearted, generous and Godly. He would wake me up on the phone for prayers from 12.00.m till 4.00p.m almost everyday. I have been blessed mightily through his prayers. I learnt about his death when I noticed that I was no longer receiving phone calls for prayers from him. I then put a call across to his line only to find out that he has gone to rest in the bosom of his creator. Rev Adewuyi Olusa has come to this world and he has laid his footprint on the sand of time. He has played his own role. I pray that his soul will rest peacefully. Goodnight Baba until when we shall meet again and part no more