My Dad

I have not been able to write since 2021.

I am just having the courage to write. My dad passed in 2021. I have grieved him since then. I am crying as I write this. But I want to write now to remember who my dad was.

I am his only daughter out of seven of us; three of us from my mom.

I miss my dad everyday. Even though, I’m married with three kids.

My dad, Professor Olumuyiwa Akinade Sanda was well respected in the community. He loved education. He loved to read. He wrote and authored many books. He loved his country Nigeria and his hometown, Ibadan. He served his people in Nigeria, in the city of Ibadan and even in the rural Alegongo where he was from.

He was kind to his people to a fault.

I will forever be grateful to him for his love for me. For how he brought myself and my brothers up to be disciplined.

He was not perfect at home but he gave his best to us his children. He sacrificed everything to make sure we his children got the best in life. I am in the United States of America all because of my dad. I will forever be grateful.

I wish I was with him when he passed. I was in the United States and he was in Nigeria.

I am glad despite his past mistakes, he found God. I believe he is with God.

I am praying that my dad’s legacy continues and is forever remembered.