May 11, 2022, was a sad day for us. We got a distressing call from my sister in-law, Ifeyinwa, that left us cold. We had lost you to death, after several weeks of being stricken with an illness. Your death left me with a web of emotions and, yet, I do not have the right words to express these derailing thoughts. We lost a husband, a friend, an Uncle, a sibling, a grandfather, and mostly, a father. I never really had a father-like experience because, I was tender when I lost mine. But, in eight years of being your daughter in-law, I have felt what a fatherly love is. The relationship and, connection between your first son, my husband is evident of that. My love moulded him to be a loving and, caring husband. Your kindness, care, concern and, constant checkups filled the void of not growing up with a father. I remember when I was newly wedded to the family in 2014—I was still trying to fit-in and, you would constantly remind me that, this is my family, giving a reassurance th...