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A short biography of my father

As I've already mentioned online somewhere, my father died in late November. His memorial service will be held in February, at the church he attended. I wrote up a short biography for the pastors at the church to refer to in their eulogy (or whatever it is called that is read out at a memorial service) and I thought I'd post it here too, as a sort of closure. It is admittedly the 'good' version of my father's life, and leaves out a lot, but it is what I think is most fitting.

Masamichi Itoh was born in 1936 in Tokyo. His parents were Salvation Army officers working at a Salvation Army hospital. They were Christians, which was very unusual for Japanese people at that time. While he was evacuated to the countryside during the war, he spent most of his youth in Tokyo. Years later he remembered always being hungry as a child, especially in the postwar period, and his mother struggling to feed six children. He was the oldest.

From an early age he was very interested in America and learning English. In his teens he had more than 25 penpals in America, all but one of whom were girls, most of them blonde. His favorite American actress was June Allyson. When he entered college in the '50s, he grew his hair into a "regent" - a big fluffy pompadour at front, like James Dean - and frequented the dance halls of Tokyo, dancing the boogie woogie.

At the age of 26 he married Michiko Munemura, a 21 year old girl with big eyes. It was an arranged marriage, the usual way young people got married in Japan at the time. They eventually had three daughters - Makiko, Mayumi and Megumi. Makiko lives in France, Mayumi in Japan, and Megumi in Florida. He also has two grandchildren, Lyoh and Lena.

His English ability and his interest in travelling abroad finally came together in his early 30s, when he was sent to England by his company to cultivate business there. He was their sole representative in Europe for 5 years. After six months he was joined by his wife and two older daughters (daughter no. 3 was born later in the United States). Life was tough sometimes, but looking back later he said he really enjoyed his time in England.

After several years in England and a year in New York, he and his family returned to Tokyo. But back in Japan, he did not feel like he fit into his company anymore. Unhappy, he took the drastic step of resigning - a very unusual thing to do for a Japanese salaryman in the 1970s. He found another job back in New York and the family moved once more.

Perhaps because of so many moves, the marriage became too strained, and he divorced from his wife a few years later. He eventually found friendship and a purpose in life again when he joined the Universal Church, which became the center of his spiritual and social life. He found it very fulfilling to serve on the church's board, especially after retirement. That and his friends here [in New York] were the main reasons why he decided to live out his retirement in New York rather than going back to Japan.

Masamichi had a lifelong love of good food, movies, and travel. He used to keep file folders full of the business cards of restaurants he visited around the world. When he was in his 60s, he went back to dance class again to boogie woogie once more.

(See also: Doing business as a Japanese businessman in the '60s and '70s' )

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Thank you for sharing.

Did you parents decide to keep the M name going or is that something that Japanese families do traditionally? We almost did that with our son. But I decided I didn't want tradition and his name is so strange to most people anyway that I just like it. Even though it's a really old English name. Your Father really lived a vibrant life, or at least it sounds that way! Thank you so much for sharing!

The M thing is just a

The M thing is just a coincidence, definitely not any kind of tradition. Though when it came time to name my youngest sister my parents may have looked for an M-name on purpose.

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Funeral Biography of a father in Ghana: Samples, Examples & How to write

Funeral Biography of a father in Ghana becomes necessary when your father passes away. But the question is how do you go about writing it? In this article, we shall look at some to write a funeral biography for your father. Please, if you want to save yourself the stress of writing a tribute or…

Funeral Biography of a father in Ghana becomes necessary when your father passes away. But the question is how do you go about writing it?

In this article, we shall look at some to write a funeral biography for your father.

Please, if you want to save yourself the stress of writing a tribute or biography of any kind, you can contact me on +233504745268 (WhatsApp or Call) and I will help write one for you at a very affordable cost.

Before then, let us note some guidelines when you want to write one:

• The biography should be short. Because when it is too long, it becomes boring.
• Capture key things people should know about your father such as his academia, relationship, career, community services, his character, among others. Make sure you summarise these in other, not to make the bio too long.
• Start with a bible quotation, that’s if you are a Christian, but other religions can also use a motivational quote or any quote. We shall look at examples below

Examples of Funeral biography of a father in Ghana:

Funeral biography for a father (sample, example 1)

A SHORT BIOGRAPHY OF THE LATE MR. KWAME NKRUMAH (A.K.A. KWAKU NNUA)

Job 19:26-27

“And though my skin worms destroy the body, yet in my flesh shall I see God. Whom I shall see for myself and only eyes shall behold, and not another, though my reins be consumed within me.”

Mr. Kwame Nkrumah (alias Kwaku Nnua), was born in 1972 to the late Opanin Akwasi Anto and the Obaapanin Akosua Amoanimaa in the Prestea Town in Western Region.

Kwame Nkrumah is the ninth born of his parents.

His mom and dad did everything possible to take good care of him, and they did take care of him from an early age to the age of 5 years.

In which his dad got sick which prevented him from going to school but his mom Amoanimaa tried very hard taking care of his son Kwame Nkrumah to school even if his dad is sick but since the children were many, it came to a point where his mother’s health deteriorated. As a result of this, Kwame Nkrumah was not able to continue his education to a very good standard.

During Kwame Nkrumah’s childhood, he was known to be a good child who really takes errands from people. No matter who sends him, he will do his best to get the task done.

The people in New Aboye and its environment took a very good liking to Kwamena or Kwame Nkrumah because of how he run errands for people.

Because of this good behaviour, at the age of twelve, he met a man named Papa Karleem.

This man took him as his own child and son to live with him, the man was a good driver who took Kwame Nkrumah with the intention of teaching him how to drive in New Aboye.

During those days, they drove Trotro from New Aboye to Bogoso, Prestea and it environs.

For many years under the training of this good man, and because Kwamena was a very good and humble boy, the man didn’t leave Kwamena alone in New Aboye when he was migrating out of town to Kumasi. Instead, he took him to Kumasi to continue his training in driving.

It reached a time the man got to realize Kwamena has got to know driving, so he told Kwamena that and I quote, “My son I have seen you can drive a car now and you can also live your own life now so I leave you alone to go live your life and continue the driving”

In year after receiving blessings from his master, Kwame Nkrumah continued his driving profession in Kumasi and its environs for a while but because of life struggles he decided to relocate to a town named Buabeng in Upper Denkyira East with woman named Nana Yaa or Maame Owusuwaa to stay together to do farming.

In those times he met a lady called Afia and they fell in love. It was this woman with whom he stayed with and gave birth to two kids, during the child birth he even got blessed with twins, but because he was a driver he moved from Buabeng to continue his life in another town called Bamfere where he met another woman called sister Kwakyewaa.

Again, the driving required him to move to Accra. In doing so, he moved with Sister Kwakyewaa to Accra, it was in those times that Metro Mass was newly in town, this woman supported my father to get a driving position in Metro mass or Kuffour bus in Accra.

They had a child called Michael Nkrumah. My father went back to his hometown in Wasa Adeɜmmra and Wasa Agyapa, he tried his possible best in life at Wasa Adeɜmmra, and he went back to Kumasi where he met two ladies in his life again and had an affair with them. The name of the women are are Naomi and Ama Serwaah he had a baby with each of them called Esther Nkrumah and Benedicta Nkrumah.

Because of that Kwamena came back again with the intention of staying in his hometown at Gyapa where he had a cold store.

But because life is full of misfortunes, he has some trying times which rendered him broke.

But he didn’t give up, and because Kwame Nkrumah was someone who was a driver and was able to drive any car, there was no car my father couldn’t drive, he went back to Yamfere where he got an opportunity in mines with the name Arm’s Mining company where he was given a driving position which he took workers to and fro every time in mines.

After working at the mines for so many years, there came a time when he resigned and moved back to Kumasi.

Kwame Nkrumah is someone who drives varieties of cars except airplanes or planes that we the family did not see him driving, in the family he loved all his brothers and sisters children, he saw his sibling’s children as his kids he pampers them a lot especially if someone wants to take advantage of them or threatening them. My father was a thick, tall man who uses his strength and vigour to take care of the family especially if someone was taking advantage of them.

He Pampers and treats his family well, he pampers and love his children and was a good father to them. He was very good to his nieces and nephews too, he laughs and plays with them every time.

My father was a very hardworking man, he never feels lazy about any job as soon as hears any job opportunities he makes sure he is available to do it, although he didn’t go to school he made sure to take care of his children education or reach a level they are supposed to get.

In all my dad had five children with their names Reverend Emmanuel Owusu, Linda Owusu, Michael Nkrumah, Benedicta Nkrumah and Esther Nkrumah. This is the children my dad left behind. This is all we can say about our son Kwamena or Kwaku Nnua. Papa Kwame Nkrumah sorry sorry for misfortunes (dwie dwie ne amanehuno) God should place you in the bosom of Abraham till we meet again! Amen

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How do I go about writing a biographical account of my father? [closed]

I want to write a book involving the life of my father. He's been a political activist during his youth and the events that he narrates are worthy to be recorded.

But I am confused as to what it should be? Like, do I make a biography of his life? What genre should this fall into?

Also, he has turned spiritual in his later years and there's been a series of supernatural events occurring in his life. He has also been fascinated with parapsychology and read a wide variety of books on politics and philosophy.

I want to include all of these elements in my book. But, making it fictional by just changing names will be easier, since it would require less research. I thought about using Google, but not everything is available.

There's been quite a bloody history of the communist party in my state and people faced oppression. He was a youth congress leader and helped people out keeping his own life at risk. All the events are real, but some of them are difficult to put in chronological order.

What should I do? Anyone?

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• 1 I vote to keep this question open. It is a fair question about choosing the appropriate genre for a certain kind of biographical story. –  rolfedh Jun 16, 2020 at 0:50

It sounds like you want to write a memoir of your father.

The advantage of writing a memoir is that there is no expectation of academic research or factual accuracy; it is a compilation of personal memories and anecdotes.

If your father, family, and friends are still around, it's a great idea to tell them about your project. Invite them to sit around an audio recorder and start trying to remember the stories he told. It's amazing how much more detail and depth you'll be able to collect this way.

In these gatherings, people talk so much faster and freely than anyone can write. Each recollection brings up a bunch of other memories and details, and sometimes disagreements. If you have the time, you might be able to go around and visit some of his old friends. It's also a great time to collect important photographs, news clippings, and other related documents.

The most important thing is to start it now - don't let yourself become tangled up in technicalities - people die and memories fade - the best time to do this is now!

There are lots of helpful topics on memoir writing:

• https://writing.stackexchange.com/search?q=memoir
• https://www.writersdigest.com/memoir-writing
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memoir

There are also many examples of the genre:

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rufina_Pukhova
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Under_a_Red_Sky
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dreams_from_My_Father
• https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1997/11/17/memoir-of-a-revolutionary/amp

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How to Write a Biography of a Family Member

Picking a leaf off of your family tree and turning it into an all-out biography takes keen research skills, the ability to communicate and creativity. Unlike writing a stranger's biography, digging up secrets or baring information about someone who's close to you may cause friction within your family. Simply detailing your family member's life isn't enough to make a compelling read. Pick an angle that is sensitive, yet sensational enough that other people will find it compelling.

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• Begin with Genealogy Research
• Grab the Reader's Attention
• Pick an Angle
• Conduct Interviews

1 Begin with Genealogy Research

Before you begin writing, don't assume that you know everything there is to know. Even if you're close to the family member, you still need to do genealogical research. Chances are that you already have some information on the subject of your biography. As a family member, it's likely that you know if he was in the military, where he lived and from where he came to the United States. If some of your information is sketchy, search census, military, immigration, naturalization and land records from the National Archives website. Search the archives' online catalog, the microfilm catalog, archival databases, Library Information Center or the guide to federal records. If the family member is still living, he may have records that you can browse through.

2 Grab the Reader's Attention

Your biography does not have to start at the beginning of your family member's life. Review your research and pick the most intriguing fact that you've uncovered. Starting at this point can grab the reader's attention, suggests certified genealogist Sharon DeBartolo. For example, if your great aunt was Miss Illinois, start with a story about her experience in the pageant. After you have the reader's attention, move back to the beginning of her story. Don't include each fact or try to answer to all of your family interview questions.

3 Pick an Angle

While a general biography often calls for a chronological focus, some stories require a more specific angle. Turn your research into a timeline that includes dates, ages, events, locations and supporting documents. The timeline will help you to put the subject's life into context. Look for interesting information, such as a person's interesting job or his involvement in historical events. Or, choose an angle that is meaningful to you. If you have fond memories of your father's bakery, focus on how he became a baker, how his business came to be and how that influenced the course of his life. Make yourself aware of sensitive angles to avoid. An affair or deeply hidden secret may seem juicy but can leave your family open to embarrassment.

4 Conduct Interviews

Who you interview depends on if the family member is still alive and what your angle is. For example, if you're writing a biography on your living grandfather's military life, you would want to speak with him, some of his old army buddies and your grandmother. If you're doing a general biography that covers the family member's lifespan, you may ask questions about early childhood, family background, the teen years and adulthood, according to the UCLA Library's Center for Oral History Research. Use the interviews to dig up little-known facts such as whether the family member was bullied as a child, favorite childhood toys, a first crush or an unmet life goal. You can also use your own memories or journal entries that you've written about the family member over the years.

• 1 National Archives: Start Your Genealogy Research
• 2 Genealogy.com: The Secret to Writing a Compelling Family History
• 3 Family Tree Magazine: Create a Personal Timeline

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Writing a parent's biography, 7 comments:.

My Father died almost two years ago. He was a remarkable man and also a very good writer. for years I begged him to write down the stories that he had told us about his life. But he always said that he was too busy - he was taking care of my Mother who had developed Dementia. He did write a diary but it was nothing more than what he did each day, which was virtually identical. he would write a full page every day, about nothing. I said just write one of those little stories that you told us very day. or even every week soon there would be dozens to show to your grandchildren, and even their grandchildren. But he wouldn't. Then he died. My mother was unable to help. she died about a year later: on his birthday! Now it has been almost 2 years and I desperately want to write it. I just don't know how or where to start. But start I must. I am not getting any younger. Dad died at 93 and my mother at 94, but I don't expect to reach such an advanced age. Did you ever finish the biography of your father? If you did I would lave to see it. perhaps it would give me a start, unblock my writers block!

I wrote a long comment, but it did not show up.

David, I have comment moderation in place on my blog, so comments only appear after I review and approve them. I used to allow comments to be posted immediately, but a few years ago my blog was targeted by trolls that posted very nasty stuff. I'm not opposed to posting divergent opinions, but I also believe that since it is my blog, I get some say in what people post. I posted your comment as soon as I got a chance to review it. I did ultimately finish my father's biography. I put it out for family members to review, because I can't be expected to remember everything accurately and there could be value in multiple viewpoints. None of my siblings offered criticism, although, I did go back and include some points that they brought up. My mother, on the other hand, kept telling me that I had gotten some things wrong. But she would never specify what she wanted me to change. After some going back and forth, I finally realized that I hadn't really gotten anything wrong, per se. I had just presented some things differently than she would have liked. I offered to take her views into consideration, but she would never offer any detail, so I was unable to include her perspective. I essentially tried to go chronologically, starting with the story of Dad's parents. I consulted a number of sources, but I did not go to the extent of including these in a bibliography. I tried to present a human picture of my father. To me, he was a great man. But like all humans, he was flawed. I didn't dwell on Dad's flaws, but I didn't avoid them either. They were part of who he was. In the end I had 19 chapters, less than 100 pages with included photos. So it's certainly not the most extensive biography. Still, it's adequate. Family members have been provided copies. After considering the matter for a while, I ended up posting each chapter on FamilySearch as "memories" under Dad's profile. I posted each chapter separately, attached photos, and linked other people that were mentioned. For those considering this route, I'd suggest that the title of each memory include the chapter number, the name of the individual, and perhaps a title. For example, a title might say, "2. Jane Doe Biography: Jane's Elementary School Years." When posting text memories, I found it best to leave an entire blank line between paragraphs to make it more readable online. Although I have put Dad's biography on FamilySearch for the whole world to see, I am reluctant to send PDF copies to people outside of my family. Nor will I provide a link here to Dad's FamilySearch profile. I can't really explain why. I just don't feel quite right doing that at this point in time. A few months ago I completed a biography of my mother. She is still living, so the biography is as yet incomplete. But I feel good about having completed as much as I have. Like Dad's biography, I essentially laid it out chronologically. At this point my wife is the only other person that has reviewed this text. She is close to my mother and has issued her approval, although, I'm sure Mom would be less than happy with how I handled some parts. I have tried to extract more information from Mom, but she seems to purposefully avoid directly answering my questions. She quickly wanders off into other topics. So her biography reflects this. I think I will only share it with my siblings at some future point after Mom's sojourn on earth is complete.

Hi - I don't know if you'll see this, or if your blog is still active. I have recently decided to write a biography of my father, so I was interested to read your experience above. My dad died 4 years ago. He was a great inspiration to me and to many others, and its those particular leadership qualities that I want to explore.

Tallrrachelb, I encourage you to start. Just keep it in mind for a while - it could be a few days or even hours or minutes and something will come into your mind as a start. For me it was almost immediate. I thought, My Father Was A Remarkable Man. That was the initial thought that became the title. Then I might have made some notes. The “book” was for my child - one daughter - and my three grandsons and perhaps their children. So I started with a note to them. Then I started with his early life and it just started flowing. Much faster than I could write. Almost immediately I realized just how little I knew about his life.. my mother also died before I got started. They were both 94 years old so there were no people who were with them still alive. My biggest advice is to start as soon as possible and talk to any brothers, sisters, cousins, friends, anyone still alive that you can use to fill n. Just start. You will want to find more. Good luck.

Tallrachelb, you would do well to follow David Liddle's sound advice. My mom passed away last autumn. I have since finished her biography and have posted it chapter by chapter as a memory on the FamilySearch website. I included far more photos than I did in my dad's biography. That's likely because my uncle, Mom's brother was a professional photographer, so that there were a lot more photos of Mom and her family available. I would suggest just starting out with some cherished memories. Each story can be self contained. You might consider posting each story as a memory under your dad's profile on FamilySearch. But collect them somewhere. Share them with family members. They might contribute some of their own memories. I found that recording one memory often jogged my memory to bring forth other experiences I wanted to write down. So you don't really have to approach it in any kind of organized way. Just write down something that you remember well. While doing that, you might think of other things you want to write down. When you get enough of these little stories recorded, you can consider how you might want to arrange and organize them. Best of luck!

This comment may be way past it's 'due date' for the questions but I have been wanting to write my father's wartime service story (biography) for over 10 years now. I could never get started. But this was for the best. The more research I did, the more the 'real' man came through - sometimes through mateship, sometimes hi jinx, his handling of responsibility for his aircrew (he was pilot) his fears, anxieties, occasional low spots, loneliness, homesickness and day to day life. I found that the man who was my father (absolutely much loved) was not the man that I needed to write about. No, the man that I needed to write about was in his 20's - a long way from home and a long way from marrying and my ultimate arrival. This was a different man and I had been trying to imprint the man (my father) onto his person in his mid 20's. Of course his basic morals, standards and personality didn't change but his attitudes, his character in many ways did. So, don't rush...our parents are tricky things as we can only view them through the lens of ourselves in many ways. It will all fall into place and the 'aha' moment will occur, maybe weeks, months or years (or even decades0 later. Research, interview, discuss, be open and accept that nobody is a saint or a sinner every day of their lives - they are a rich tapestry of life. I wish you well and great patience in the pursuit of your work - it's a very emotional journey to write about someone we love.Barbara

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Writing the Life and Times of My Father – Late Special Senior Apostle Sylvester Anele Njoku

Photo booth/stand at the funeral of Sp. Snr. Ap. S. A. Njoku

By Dr. Sarah Chidiebere Joe

My father, Late Special Senior Apostle Sylvester Anele Njoku went to be with the Lord on the 29 th of November, 2020. Although he had been ill for a while, the news of his death was still a surprise. For our family and many other friends, acquaintances and a host of extended relatives, Papa was an enigma and a force of nature. Therefore, somewhere in all our minds, we never quite imagined that one day, we will get the news of his final departure to be with the Lord.

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After putting into consideration a wide range of factors, we reached the conclusion that we needed at least one year to prepare for his funeral. At the time, most persons frowned at the idea but we knew the challenges before us and stood our ground. Many meetings were held, some went well, others quite chaotic – a type of chaos that every polygamous family knows and understands too well.

During one of the meetings, the new head of the family said: “Dr, Sarah, I need you to take on the responsibility of writing Papa’s biography.” Although I don’t quite understand why my siblings address me as Dr Sarah, I simply said Okay. But later that day, I began to question whether I could effectively capture Papa’s essence into words especially in ways that people could truly resonate with. I stayed awake for a few nights thinking about how to approach the task because for me, it was really important I got it right.

The inspiration to write Papa’s biography came after I spent an entire day reminiscing on my time with my father. The most significant that came to mind was a four-day journey I made with Papa to Funtua, Katsina State where I, at age 10, had secured an admission to study at Federal Government Girls’ College, Bakori, Funtua, Katsina State, Nigeria.

Our four-day rail trip was special in many respects. For the very first time, I had the rare opportunity of listening to the story of my father and by so doing began to construct a vision of life for myself. As I listened to him, I garnered an all-important lesson – All Things Are Possible If You Believe. Papa battled many challenges and, in the end, won each time.  He had very limited opportunities but always made the most of them. Even though our journey was fraught with many upheavals, he remained optimistic that that we would get to our destination safely and on time. And, yes, we did.

Lastly, during this journey, I understood why my father loved education and was willing to trade off anything to ensure that all fifteen of his children acquired the best. Knowing this, I resolved in my spirit to make Papa proud by obtaining the highest degrees in education. Today, I am proud I have done it and this is only the beginning!

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By the end of the day, I had remembered enough to start drafting Papa’s biography. I also drew up a list of persons to interview, to help me fill in any blanks. Chief on that list was my mother and Papa’s first wife, the lovely Mother-In-Israel Anna Njoku – I call her Lady Anne. Of course, Mama had a lot to say especially regarding their she and Papa’s “love” – a type of love that I have over the years found really hard to understand.

In three days, I had written the first draft and sent it off to some key members of the family for their comments. They were happy with the outcome and approved it for printing and publishing.

Biographies are essentially written to give us a brief insight into people’s lives, their challenges, failures and successes. They are also designed to inspire and encourage us to be better.  Today, I invite you to take a journey with me through the life and times of the man I described as “ Ogba aka ari ngara” – One who makes something out of nothing .   I have also laced this piece with images from Papa’s three-day funeral. Please enjoy!

The BIOGRAPHY of LATE SPECIAL SENIOR APOSTLE SYLVESTER ANELE NJOKU

Late Special Senior Apostle Sylvester Anele Njoku is an epitome of success borne of a rare combination of Tenacity, Hard work, and Love for God and Family. Papa, as he was called by his children, was born into the great Umuagunanna Family of Egbelubi Ndashi in Etche Local Government Area of River State on the 7 th of July 1942.  His father and Mother were successful farmers and were thus, revered and honoured by members of the Etche community.

Early Life & Career

Sylva, as he was fondly called by his relatives and friends loved to study. Although he lost his father to the cold hands of death at the very tender age of two (2), he did everything possible including taking on menial jobs in order to successfully complete his Primary education. Upon completion of Standard Six, he obtained his First School Leaving Certificate. While he was not able to further his education, he worked tirelessly over the years to ensure all his children received quality education. This, for him, was a prime objective. Papa lived to see all fifteen of his children, whom he loved so dearly, graduate from top tertiary institutions in Nigeria and beyond.

Upon completion of his Primary education, Sylva travelled to Owerri, the Imo State capital to serve as a Cook to Reverend Fathers of the Roman Catholic faith. During his time there, he gained an exquisite culinary skill, one which endeared him to his wives and children. His children describe his Okro soup as second to none!

After successfully serving Catholic Priests, on the advice of his family, he journeyed to Enugu, where he worked with the Nigerian Railway Service. While in Enugu, Sylva joined the Eternal Sacred Order of the Cherubim and Seraphim. A church he was completely devoted to and served in many capacities, including as the Provincial Chairman of Etche Province.

Sylva returned to Rivers State just before the Nigerian Civil war broke out.  Post-civil war, he relocated to Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, where he secured a job with the Rivers State Government as a Radio Operator in the state’s Radio Room.

He retired early from Civil Service to venture into the world of Business. He established SACO Nigeria Limited and from this platform, he served as a Rivers State Government contractor. He secured and executed many school-building contracts. He was also tasked with supplying food and beverages to many schools including Government Girls’ Secondary School, Ndashi, Etche. Sylva also served as a contractor to Shell Petroleum Development Company, Risonpalm Limited and many firms in Rivers State.

Politics and Community Service

Papa saw politics as an instrument for positive social change. As a man with strong leadership qualities, he decided to not only actively participate in politics, but to also vie for political office as Councillor under the Social Democratic Party (SDP). His outspokenness and bravery made him a very distinguished, respected and loved member of his immediate family and community. It was commonplace to find Papa speaking up for the less privileged, widows, and the marginally displaced. His home was a place of refuge for family members, friends and strangers.

Final Moments

Papa fell ill in 2012 and was soon after, flown out of the country to the United Kingdom for medical treatment by his most precious daughter, Late Mrs. Nenne Ordu. Papa had another battle with his health in 2020. He finally went to be with the Lord on the 29 th of November 2020, while hospitalised at the Rivers State University Hospital, Port Harcourt, Rivers State.

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Masterpiece…papa is a Gem….Rest in peace Papa

Sounds like a great man. Great writing too… sincere. I’m sure that Papa is smiling at this piece. Rest on Papa!!!

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