TRIBUTE TO A LIFE OF QUALITY AND IMPACT-ALERO PESSU-OKURERIE (05/08/1981-06/07/2021)
The reality of Alero’s transition is indeed a most excruciating bitter pill to swallow. But we must submit to the supreme will of the Almighty God who takes away the righteous home to protect them from the evil to come (Isaiah 57:1).
Alero, although your life was short but it was impactful and purposeful. One cannot be close to Samuel Zibiri, SAN, your boss; and not know you. Beyond being the Head of Chambers and the Engine Room of El Shaddai Chambers, you were by all means the Chief of Staff to Mr. Zibiri, SAN. You were fit for every assignment - law-related and otherwise. You were dependable, loyal to a fault, dedicated, forthright, efficient, selfless and highly resourceful. Your energy was amazing. Your ability to manage and organize human and material resources was second to none.
The last post on your WhatsApp display page is a Chadwick Boseman quotation that says:
“When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and could say, ‘I used everything You gave me.”
Yes, I attest to this fact that you deployed your talent, your gifts and all that God deposited in you to serve Him and humanity to the best of your ability. You touched lives positively. My wife and I cannot forget how you availed us of your legendary interior decoration skills to beautifully set up our home in Ibadan.
As a litigation lawyer, you handled your matters before me with impressive professionalism. You were a thoroughbred, brilliant, and urbane lawyer. You always demonstrated distinctive understanding of the law. Your sense of decency, calm disposition and attention to details endeared me to you.
The true value of life is not in its duration but in it’s donation. It was the American journalist/novelist, Chuk Palahnuik, who wrote: “We all die. The goal is not to live forever; the goal is to create something that will.”
Alero, you will forever live in the hearts of those who, by providence, God allowed you cross paths with you in your lifetime. Your legacies of hard work; godliness; selfless service to mankind; good leadership; honesty and uprightness shall continue to resonate through generations beyond you.
My family and I offer heartfelt condolences to your husband, your mother, your siblings, the El Shaddai Chambers family; the Family Worship Centre family, relatives and friends left behind to celebrate your exit. We take solace and pride in the fact that you lived an exemplary and qualitative life.
Adieu Alero!
Hon. Justice Olukayode A. Adeniyi
High Court of the FCT,
Maitama, Abuja.
TRIBUTE TO A LIFE OF QUALITY AND IMPACT-ALERO PESSU-OKURERIE (05/08/1981-06/07/2021)
The reality of Alero’s transition is indeed a most excruciating bitter pill to swallow. But we must submit to the supreme will of the Almighty God who takes away the righteous home to protect them from the evil to come (Isaiah 57:1).
Alero, although your life was short but it was impactful and purposeful. One cannot be close to Samuel Zibiri, SAN, your boss; and not know you. Beyond being the Head of Chambers and the Engine Room of El Shaddai Chambers, you were by all means the Chief of Staff to Mr. Zibiri, SAN. You were fit for every assignment - law-related and otherwise. You were dependable, loyal to a fault, dedicated, forthright, efficient, selfless and highly resourceful. Your energy was amazing. Your ability to manage and organize human and material resources was second to none.
The last post on your WhatsApp display page is a Chadwick Boseman quotation that says:
“When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and could say, ‘I used everything You gave me.”
Yes, I attest to this fact that you deployed your talent, your gifts and all that God deposited in you to serve Him and humanity to the best of your ability. You touched lives positively. My wife and I cannot forget how you availed us of your legendary interior decoration skills to beautifully set up our home in Ibadan.
As a litigation lawyer, you handled your matters before me with impressive professionalism. You were a thoroughbred, brilliant, and urbane lawyer. You always demonstrated distinctive understanding of the law. Your sense of decency, calm disposition and attention to details endeared me to you.
The true value of life is not in its duration but in it’s donation. It was the American journalist/novelist, Chuk Palahnuik, who wrote: “We all die. The goal is not to live forever; the goal is to create something that will.”
Alero, you will forever live in the hearts of those who, by providence, God allowed you cross paths with you in your lifetime. Your legacies of hard work; godliness; selfless service to mankind; good leadership; honesty and uprightness shall continue to resonate through generations beyond you.
My family and I offer heartfelt condolences to your husband, your mother, your siblings, the El Shaddai Chambers family; the Family Worship Centre family, relatives and friends left behind to celebrate your exit. We take solace and pride in the fact that you lived an exemplary and qualitative life.
Adieu Alero!
Hon. Justice Olukayode A. Adeniyi
High Court of the FCT,
Maitama, Abuja.
