It still makes no sense to me. I have kept off for so long because my heart refuses to accept it... 

You were my true sister in every sense of the word. We ( you, Datubo and I) attended primary school together, went to secondary school together. You and I continued on to university in OAU together and we both came to UK together. You have always been somewhere around and close by and I rested assured that you were doing well and fulfilling your goal as a legal consultant. I got to know and got to appreciate even more, your "extended family", Tolu and Sade Sanni,  because of my love for you.  I am still shedding tears as I write this note, but I am grateful for the life I was privileged to have shared with you - in sports, in drama, in the choir, in "Man o' War" adventures , in the parties attended, in the quiet times and in all the classes we took together, including the dreaded French Class up to JSS 3 exams, with Madame Maduka.

  As a singer once said, Bunmi, you did live your life like a candle in the wind. The candle light is out, we shall carry on with you in our heart, because when your light was on, my goodness did it shine brightly!  

So long my sister and our paths will cross again, somewhere and sometime, in this realm or the next.

"We had joy, we had fun, we had seasons in the Sun, but the hills that we climbed were just seasons out of time..."

                                                                                                                                      ... song: Seasons in the Sun, Terry Jacks, 1974

So heartbreaking to hear this. A beautiful woman, and gentle spirit.

RIP Bunmi.

I'm still in absolute shock! I will miss your smile and bubbly personality. You taught me to chase my dreams and to achieve everything I wanted to achieve. Your resilience and willpower was inspiring! You were a lovely person, and you will be missed by us all.

May God give your family strength to get through this difficult time and may happy memories of you bring your family comfort.  Sending prayers to your family.

Death has yet taken one of the best of us

Angelic some referred to you back in Ife

Others say simply gorgeous

Many would say she’s just amazing

Yes I remember hearing those kinds of words from the lips of many

And it was a true testament to your grace and elegance,to your beauty .But more was in your humility and candor,your temperament and calm, amongst many of your unique characteristics.

Yes I knew you from afar , as a coursemate. But those qualities indeed stand you out as a unique wholesome personality.I got to know you more after OAU,especially at the creation of our class ‘chat group. You were such a wonderful soul, very helpful, supportive,a good adviser and listener , absolutely intelligent and benevolent to a fault. Yes I can attest to that cos I have my figures with me.But why you had to depart so quickly, with great lofty dreams yet to be actualized is beyond bafflement. But God knows best. And that’s the hope we have .That you have gone to a better place , right at the bosom of your maker in eternal rest.May your soul Rest In Peace Bunmi. You are sorely missed. Oh death ! What a way for such a soul to melt away ….Adieu Bunmi,till we all meet again at the feet of our lord Jesus. Amen .

Olumide Adegbite

Our Condolences, Olu was a remarkable human being who always came in with a smile.

Thank you for always brightening our day.

You will be dearly missed.

From all the Security & Reception team at Pinners Hall. 

Bunmi, our hearts are filled with sorrow upon hearing the news.   May Almighty God give brother Wale and Zuriel the fortitude to bear the irreparable loss.

We will miss you dearly.

Continue to rest in perfect peace.

Bunmi, You are missed!

We cannot begin to think or put to words the impact of this and at the same time, we are fully aware that we cannot ask God why but accept that you are with the Lord now - a better place.

We have seen and experienced the solid foundation you laid for Zuriel and we believe Zuriel will continue in that path.

We will continue to think about all the many, many and many wonderful fun experiences we’ve had over the years - we thank God for these.

Love from

Mosun and Niyi Adepoju 

Bunmi,

You were such a lovely, sweet person, beautiful in and out. You had the kind of smile that could light up a room. Even though we have not seen in years, I can't forget your smile or your happy laughter.

May God comfort your family and your loved ones, strengthen and uphold them. Amen

Rest in peace beautiful soul

Bunmi, you were actually a part of my family before I was born.

You and my older sister, Tolu Sanni were best friends as toddlers, always inseparable, attending the same primary school, secondary school and university at OAU, Ife where I joined you in 1997.....and we all reunited here again in London.

I remember the sleepovers, the birthday parties, the laughs, memories, everything.

You always lit up a room as you walked in, your smile, your light, your very positive energy, your beauty, your awesome sense of style and fashion will always remain with me.

From being in the same primary school with you at UDPS, Port Harcourt, you became my second big sis, looking out for me all the time. I later joined you and Tolu in OAU, Ife where we shared a room in my first year at my uncle's house before we all moved to our respective hostels and it was so much fun and laughter every night when we got back in from lectures. If I had any urgent issues and Tolu wasn't around, you always stepped in as my big sis, and I am ever grateful for that.

For my 18th birthday in my second year at OAU, you bought me a lovely perfume called 'Debutante'......and the name and scent was so apt for my coming of age party and it made my day. You were always so thoughtful and always surprised me with a gift after our semester breaks, a top here, a bag there........so much love that you gave away, always thinking about others.

The last time we spoke haunts me so much, I'm thankful it ran into 2 hours, but thankfully we were both working from home and on breaks, so it was worth it, but now it seems like 2 hours wasn't any where near enough...................we ended the conversation saying we needed to plan a long overdue meetup, but not before you told me how proud you were of the stuff I'd started doing and it makes me cry bitterly each time I remember.

I thank God for your life; the bright light that you were, the joy, the love, the comforting words, even when you were going through stuff, you'd still smile and remain calm and carry on. The memories will never be enough, but glad to have known you these 40 odd years.....words just fail me. Rest on big sis.