CHIEF CYPRIAN IBEKWEUDE.. REST IN PEACE

 THE  DEPARTURE  OF A GREAT FATHER AND MAN OF PEACE CHIEF CYPRIAN IBEKWEUDE;  31st November 2019.

 It is naturally painful to miss a figure that has always been present in your life  and memory, but  we  give  the utmost glory  and thanks  to God  for the  blessed time  and life he accorded  to  Pa Ibekwe which he  used to impress positively on  the  community and everyone that came across him.

We in the Chukwubike’s family grew up  knowing his wife(firstly) whom we called ‘Sister Angelina David’. Then we didn’t know the differences  between a Rev Sister and a Nurse because most nurses in our locality  were Rev Sisters  and our Angelina was also a young devoted catholic from a top disciplined family.

She was like  a daughter  to our  father therefore when the young man Cyprian started marrying her we all came to know that ‘Sister was a Nurse’.

Cyprian was a fine and vibrant gentleman and was accepted by her family and MBC also endorsed it.

Pa Ibekwe was was a great father who as a typical Igboman devoted all (without showing it ) his energies to the discipline  and development of  his  family and community.

When he lived  outside Nenwe because of  his business he never missed  to  return regularly  and promptly to attend  to issues in the family  and on every return he never missed to pay homages to MBC. He  relied  so much on my fathers supervision of his  young family and our NURSE was  and is still a fantastic mother.

Pa Ibekwe was  a disciplined person and was lucky to have married  someone  from a strict  disciplined  and educational (catholic) background  no wonder they were blessed  with wonderful children {who one of them is our able and beloved Rev Fr Johnbosco } that  a couple of years ago feasted and honoured  them alive  during their wedding anniversary.We are proud  of these children and  for  setting that pace  for others to follow.

In the community Chief Ibekwe never had  any issues  with anyone in the town. He was always in the midst of all peace movements and committees.

We in the Chukwubike’s  family will always  remember him for  his continuous  closeness to us , especially to our parents  when we  were away and they were sick. We shall always be grateful how  he  and his   wife  continued  to be  their(our parents)  special  family  ‘chief  doctor and nurse’. These priceless friendship and services  will always  be  remembered. As we remember so do others remember him for  his services  to all the families  at home who he continued  to  support in all the ways  he could.

As we say good bye  today  we pray   to the  Good  Lord  to accept your  soul , grant your  wife   and all of  us  the  heart to bear your physical  absence.

Rest in peace

From

Charles O Chukwubike
(for the Chukwubikes family)