“Oh my brother Chuks”, it is heartbreaking to know that you are no more, to know that I won’t see, chat or stay with you again.
I remember calling you on the 28th of December, you told me that you had malaria and that you were getting better and would be going back to Lagos on 31st to spend the new year with Ekene, your daughter which you never did Chuks, I wish December 2020 never existed. After several calls without your response the next thing I heard was that you were dead, WHAT A SHOCK!!! The greatest I’ve had in my entire life.
Since your death, life has not been the same for me. For the past 8 months of your exit I have been trying to put myself together, I have tried all I could to move on but my tears still flow uncontrollably. Life without you these few months have been miserable for me, my beloved cousin. But what can I do for God has the final say.
Who is Barr. Chuks Okeke?
Chuks Okeke was a special and precious soul. A man with an amazing sense of humor that can get on even with the most difficult people, a happy and bubbling guy with a heart of gold and a very calm demeanor, Chuks impacted the life of everyone he came in contact with positively and left a legacy of love to all who knew him. He understood the importance of family and friends and always stood for both, showering love and kindness to everyone. He was an embodiment of love and he gave it so freely. He was loved by everyone.
Chuks was a selfless giver who stopped at nothing to show support where it was needed, always ready to lend a helping hand, my brother you have touched so many lives and you were indeed a blessing to mankind. A peacemaker, a promise keeper, a complete principle man with the most integrity that I have ever come across, a voice for the oppressed and a helper to the helpless. A reliable confidant, call Chuks anytime, many times and he will answer you without delay or a complaint. The only one that will call to find out how you are faring no matter where you were as long as you were his relative or friend, Chuks would find you just to make sure that you are okay.
Before the death of my late mother, every time Chuks came home from Lagos he would stop over at Nsugbe to see my mother (his aunt), to inquire as to her well-being and when he was headed back to Lagos he would again stop over to give her some pocket money; whenever my mom saw him she would begin to dance start saying that James her brother (Chuks’ late father) had come visiting. WHAT A LOSS TO OUR FAMILY, FRIENDS AND SOCIETY AT LARGE!!!
You are irreplaceable my brother, each passing day reminds me of how helpless I am without you, you were everything I needed in a brother and cousin, oh my brother (obi ka na agbowam). A burden bearer, selfless in all his ways with a heart filled with love for mankind. Like a bright ray of light, you brought so much joy and laughter not just to your family but to the Anam community before your premature demise. It breaks my heart every day knowing that I have lost you, but you did not go alone, a part of me went with you the day God took you home. If tears could build a stairway and heartaches make a lane, I would walk my way to heaven and bring you back again.
You were the best, and that is why God called you home so soon, for God loves the best. I loved you dearly, in death I love you still. In my heart, you hold a place that no one could even fill and my faith tells me, we will meet again. Missing you is an understatement but God knows best. Keep resting in God’s bosom, my dearest Chuks, beautiful soul, till we meet to part no more. ADIEU BARR. CHUKS OKEKE, ADIEU GOD’S ANGEL IN HUMAN FORM.
From your beloved cousin
Patty nwalunor
(Patty Nsugbe)