Ukah Commiserate with the Family of the Deceased, Idogho Foreman-brown

Uzere: This past Saturday, I attended the burial ceremony of late Mr Idogho Foreman-Brown at his hometown, Afikioko camp site, Uzere, Isoko South. It was an overcast day as the rain came down really hard. Nevertheless, it was a moving, enlightening and even inspiring time, as I listened to his immediate relatives detail some of their favourite memories of their patriarch, spouse and father.

Mr Foreman-Brown Idogho was only aged 50 when he met his untimely death in a ghastly accident.

Words cannot describe such a shocking loss: he was a man dedicated to a better Delta State, and a staunch believer in OKOWA...BILITY. 

The Delta Broadcasting Service (DBS) Warri, where he was appointed a board member, had looked forward to his contribution to the growth and development of the institution but that's no more as he has transited from this world to a better place.

Listening to his great deeds amid mournful cries, a poem written by the famous anthropologist and writer, Margaret Mead entitled "Remember Me" filled my very being

To the living, I am gone.
To the sorrowful, I will never return.
To the angry, I was cheated,
But to the happy, I am at peace,
And to the faithful, I have never left.
I cannot be seen, but I can be heard.
So as you stand upon a shore, gazing at a beautiful sea - remember me.
As you look in awe at a mighty forest and its grand majesty - remember me.
As you look upon a flower and admire its simplicity - remember me.
Remember me in your heart, your thoughts, your memories of the times we loved,
the times we cried, the times we fought, the times we laughed.
For if you always think of me, I will never be gone.

ADIEU