Personal Note by Ike Ude-Chime:

“I am deeply saddened. In rude shock. I cannot believe that he is gone.

At the beginning of this month I tried reaching you on my request for your endorsement of my up and coming book via messenger and could not get a reply until after some weeks when you asked to send you an email. I did and after a few days you wrote back saying that we need to talk.

I called you immediately. That was when you broke the sad news to me about your struggle with cancer of the stomach.

I was so sad to hear that and told you to hang in there and stay strong and that by the Grace of God this will blow over. Hardly did I know that it will be the last time I will hear your lovely encouraging voice.

The following day you sent me a blurb, endorsed my book.

I told my kids about it all and we prayed that you will get well soon.

I remember our last meeting at the hotel lobby in Helsinki when you last visited and asked me to bring the kids over. Your encouraging words, was more than gold to them.

But now you are gone, never to come back again. My Igbo bro, for that’s what you call me, so I will not see you again.

I pray God to give your lovely wife and children the fortitude to bear your exit, and same goes to your aging mother.

Good night Chi Modu .

May the Almighty God grant you eternal rest.”