Aunty Fatima......... Sigh

Keep resting in peace Aunty....

We miss you Aunty

Aunty Fatima.....I still can not believe you are gone! How can i never see you again? I shouldn't say that, we shall see again one day. I remember when i was in secondary school, you would always buy me gifts from your trips. You always knew how to cheer me up when i was down and i never had a dull moment when i was with you. You were the best! I know you are always looking over us , smiling and telling us not to worry. you can rest now, you are finally at peace. I miss you a lot aunty and i will always love you. Your nephew Habib

Fatima my first child, When I heard that you had passed, I thought I was dreaming. I still think I'm dreaming. I remember your beautiful smile. I remember the last day I saw you, I was leaving for the states and you and your friends came to get dressed at my house for a wedding. You brought my clothes and came to say bye. You helped me pack my things. You looked very nice and you were in good spirit. You and I were planning for you to come to the states with your children to visit, not knowing it would end up like this. Man proposes and God disposes. This came as a great shock to all of us. I will forever miss you. You will always be in my heart. It is well. I will always love you. Akaonye

My dearest FATU FATU (as I fondly call you)! I am still very dazed at the fact that you are no more. Who would call me "Old Soldier" now? Your departure from our midst has left an extreme soreness in my heart. My promise to our mother after I returned from the USA in 1983 was that I will take care of your health and education which I did proudly like your father. I guess I was under an illusion thinking that since you were over 40 years old, the risks have reduced. ALAS! Was I wrong. You meant a lot to me. You were my sister, daughter and friend. We shared jokes regularly; "Brother mi, e je ki npa yin lerin" (my brother, let me make you laugh"). I shared some of your pains and sorrows as well as good tidings. Guess what! God knows best and I take solace in the fact that you are resting in the bossom of The Lord. FATU, your legacy of love, kindness and other good deeds live on. I have missed you and will continue to miss you. I begged you to live so that you can take care of your children but God planned otherwise. I will make you a promise. Your children will not suffer. Sleep well my loving sister till we meet again to part no more. SOJ - your loving brother.