Olusegun L Amao, MD, FACP 1975-2012
(Segun Amao)
"But we do not want you to be uninformed, brothers, about those who are asleep, that you may not grieve as others do who have no hope. For since we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so, through Jesus, God will bring with him those who have fallen asleep."
1 Thessalonianans 4: 13-14
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'There shall be no gun in this house' - Segun Amao
Segun (Oil painting) by Philip Hood
As it is written: "I have made you a father of many nations." He is our father in the sight of God, in whom he believed--the God who gives life to the dead and calls into being things that were not.
Romans 4: 17
A letter to you!
Sege,
It has been 5 full years now since the cold hands of death snatched you away from us....
But not a single day has passed, without a thought of you my dear friend. I speak of you to any ear with enough care to listen. I tell my patients with rough situations, the story of your courage even in the face of the unforgiven brain tumor.
Your friendship was a blessing to me in any way imagined! You have taught me a lot in life and in death...yes, you have, Segun.
Your indelible memory, I have affixed high on the inner walls of my heart, where the turbulence of blood flow can never reach.
You are fondly remembered today and always!
Rest on my dear brother...till me meet again!
Love always!
Kayode, 11/15/2017.
“Thy will be done”
To Mary Kolb.
It is an honour
Meeting and knowing you
In this transient existence
Teaching and giving to us
Immeasurable lessons
In selfless love
Compassion
Kindness
In the footsteps of the Good Shepherd
Choosing to share in our sorrows
In our despair and downer
You chose to stand with us
In the footsteps of the Holy One
We will miss you
But we trust you are with the Good Lord
In the company of saints
We look forward to the day
When we meet again in glory
Saying together in everlasting peace: Paternoster.
Femi, April 2013
“There is no safe investment. To love at all is to be vulnerable. Love anything, and your heart will certainly be wrung and possibly be broken. If you want to make sure of keeping it intact, you must give your heart to no one, not even to an animal. Wrap it carefully round with hobbies and little luxuries; avoid all entanglements; lock it up safe in the casket or coffin of your selfishness. But in that casket - safe, dark, motionless, airless - it will change. It will not be broken; it will become unbreakable, impenetrable, irredeemable. The alternative to tragedy, or at least to the risk of tragedy, is damnation. The only place outside Heaven where you can be perfectly safe from all the dangers and perturbations of love is Hell.”
C.S. Lewis
Residents of the Twilight Zone
(To my brother, Segun & a soldier called Etienne)
Your pain calls to mine
I cry for yours & mine
In this battle we lost
In the field & at home
The tears, tiny symptoms
In this ocean of pain
When daybreak announces your loss
And sunset teases you endlessly with infinity
Hating the sunrise, praying for dusk and its darkness
Your curse is the honour: Gold star mommy?
The door becomes a synonym for the Sky
As the heart dies by the minute
Love & pain indescribable
Pain that makes you forget to breathe
Fellow permanent resident in the Twilight Zone of life
And before the throne of Grace
For you and for me
Raging at the snuffling of the lights
I take a knee.
Mother, even this, shall pass.
Femi, 13/11/17
I counted the days gained
And bless Him for grace
I note the days lost
And look forward to His infinity
May the day come.
Femi 18/09/17
Missing you always…..
Again, that day has returned, marking the 4th year of your journey of no return to eternity. A painful day it was and it has remained.
You have thought me a lot even in your sickness and your untimely death. I have learnt to be strong and take care of others even when I am in pain and infirm.
I have learnt that there no immortal among us and therefore with each breaking of another day, I give all glory to God. That dreadful time may just be around the corner….
I have always kept your words and carry the fond memories we shared around with me since your departure. Sometimes I laugh from our conversations, much to the bewilderment of those around me…
That you are missed is an understatement, Segun, but I am very comforted yours is an everlastingly peaceful sleep.C
ontinue to rest in peace, my friend and brother. I love you but God loves you more.
Olukayode Onasanya (Kay) 11/15/2016.