The family she built

Civil servant, community leader and Mama's partner for fifty-two years.

Reunited at last.

Engineer, based in Enugu. Chairs the burial committee.

Mama, you taught us that character is the only inheritance that cannot be stolen.

Legal practitioner in Lagos and family spokesperson.

You gave me my voice before the world would give me one.

Businessman in Onitsha and trustee of the education fund.

Every child you sent to school is a candle you left burning.

Nurse and mother of four, resident in Awka.

Your hands fed a whole village. Rest them now.

Physician in Abuja.

You prayed me through medical school.

Teacher, following her mother's path in Umuoji.

I stand in your classroom every day.

Software engineer in Manchester, United Kingdom.

Distance never stopped your evening rosary from reaching me.