Dr. Adeboyeje laid to rest
By Steve Ovirih.
Former Provost of Adeyemi College of Education, now a Federal University, Dr. Reuben Adepoju Adeboyeje has been buried.
The Don was laid to rest in his country home,Igbisin, Igbisin-Oloto kingdom in Okitipupa Local Government.
The funeral rite for the retired academic began on Thursday, May 14 as his remains were taken from a morgue in Okitipupa to Igbisin in a stretch of convoy.
Family and friends from far and near gathered at his residence at Igbisin on Thursday evening for a solemn christian wake coordinated by Catholic priests and catechists. The wake also featured tributes for the deceased as children, members of the extended Adeboyeje family and friends took turn to give testimony of the impacts of Dr.Adeboyeje in his life time.
On Friday, 15th May, the entire kingdom of Igbisin-Oloto stood still in a grand solemnity as an open air funeral programme held for Dr.Reuben Adeboyeje.
In his sermon, Revd Father Makanjuola congratulated the Adeboyejes for surviving their patriarch, whom he said lived a successful life of legacy and positive impacts. He noted that the beauty of human existence is what people will say when you are no longer available to defend yourself, stressing that everyday as we live, our actions and inaction are recorded by the unseen hand and we all shall give record of our deeds when we exit the earthly plain to the great beyond. Drawing inference from The Holy Book, the Priest reiterated that we have just one life to live and we should endeavour to live it well not by human standard but by God’s standard.He congratulated the children of the deceased for the grace to survive their father and give him a befitting Christian burial.
After the lowering of the remains of the deceased at the grave side in his residence , which was filled with solemnity and emotional exertion, guests were hosted to a grand reception where Evangelist Lekan Remilekun, the Zion maestro was on ground to provide musical rhythm as guests were treated to varieties of menu and choice wines.
Dr.Adeboyeje who lived till the age of 80 before his demise, was in his life time a dedicated academic and College Administrator whose reign at Adeyemi College of Education, ACE,Ondo recorded formidable academic growth which laid the foundation for the college metamorphosis into a federal university; the don was a community pillar who supported the growth of his country home throughout his life time. He established a private school at Igbisin with boarding school facilities for the benefit of indigent students who enjoyed a tuition free academic support. He was a devout Catholic and prominent stakeholder of his parish.
