Architect (Dr.) Bamidele Olubunmi Olowoyo

ARC.DR. BAMIDELE OLUBUNMI OLOWOYO WAS BORN IN LAGOS ON THE 25TH OF APRIL 1952. HIS FATHER, SAMUEL OLUWOLE OLOWOYO OF BLESSED MEMORY WAS A NURSE AT THE GENERAL HOSPITAL IN LAGOS. HE WENT TO BE WITH THE LORD ON THE 1ST OF SEPT 1963 WHEN BAMIDELE WAS JUST ELEVEN YEARS OLD. HIS MOTHER, COMFORT FOLUSO OLOWOYO, A SCHOOL TEACHER ALL HER LIFE ANSWERED THE CALL TO GLORY JUST THREE MONTHS AGO, ON THE 6TH OF JULY AFTER HER 90TH BIRTHDAY. IN 1953, A YEAR AFTER BAMIDELE WAS BORN, THE FAMILY LEFT LAGOS ON TRANSFER TO SAPELE, AND IN 1956 WAS AGAIN TRANSFERRED FROM SAPELE TO AKURE, WHERE THE FATHER PASSED ON IN 1963.

ARC BAMIDELE OLUBUNMI OLOWOYO HAD HIS EARLY EDUCATION AT ST LUKE'S PRIMARY SCHOOL AKURE FROM WHERE HE PROCEEDED TO AQUINAS COLLEGE ALSO IN AKURE FOR HIS SECONDARY EDUCATION. AFTER HIS SECONDARY EDUCATION IN 1969, HE WAS EMPLOYED BY THE THEN STANDARD BANK OF WEST AFRICA AS A CLERICAL OFFICER AT THE OSOGBO BRANCH. HE LEFT THE BANK THEREAFTER FOR IBADAN POLYTECHNIC WHERE HE ENROLLED TO STUDY ARCHITECTURE/TOWN PLANNING. UPON HIS GRADUATION FROM IBADAN POLYTECHNIC, HE JOINED A FIRM OF ARCHITECTS AS A JUNIOR PARTNER AND WORKED IN THEIR AKURE AND PORT HARCOURT OFFICES.

IN 1978, ARC. BAMIDELE OLUBUNMI OLOWOYO MOVED TO THE UNITED STATES TO STUDY ARCHITECTURE AT HOWARD UNIVERSITY IN WASHINGTON DC. HE OBTAINED HIS BACHELOR OF ARCHITECTURE DEGREE IN 1981. THE SAME YEAR HE GOT MARRIED TO HIS LOVE OF MANY YEARS, THEN MISS ADESOLA OSHIKOYA, ALSO AN ALUMNUS OF IBADAN POLYTECHNIC WHO HAD ALSO MOVED TO THE UNITED STATES TO FURTHER HER STUDIES.

IN 1983, ARC.BAMIDELE OLUBUNMI OLOWOYO OBTAINED HIS MASTER OF ARCHITECTURE FROM MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITY BALTIMORE ALSO IN THE UNITED STATES.

HE RETURNED HOME SHORTLY AFTER THAT TO TAKE UP EMPLOYMENT WITH " WOLE ESAN & ASSOCIATES" AN ARCHITECTURAL FIRM OWNED BY HIS UNCLE FROM WHERE HE BEGAN HIS PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE. NOT LONG AFTER ARC.BAMIDELE OLOWOYO DECIDED TO SET UP HIS OWN FIRM " DELE OLOWOYO AND ASSOCIATES" WHICH BY GOD'S GRACE BECAME ONE OF THE MOST SUCCESSFUL ARCHITECTURAL COMPANIES IN NIGERIA. THE COMPANY BOASTS OF MANY ARCHITECTURAL MASTERPIECES THAT TODAY DOTS THE SKYLINE OF LAGOS AND OTHER STATE CAPITALS IN NIGERIA. ARC. BAMIDELE OLOWOYO WAS ALSO THE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF " ARCFORM GROUP INTERNATIONAL" A MULTINATIONAL COMPANY WITH HEADQUARTERS IN ATLANTA GEORGIA, USA.

HE WAS A FOUNDING MEMBER OF THE FOUNTAIN OF HOPE SOCIETY 10NG OF ARCHBISHOP VINING MEMORIAL CHURCH AT GRA IKEJA LAGOS. HE REMAINED AN ACTIVE MEMBER UNTIL HIS PASSING. HE WAS ALSO A PROMINENT MEMBER OF CHRISTIAN FRIENDS SOCIETY OF THE SAME CHURCH. HE WAS APPOINTED THE DIOCESAN ARCHITECT FOR THE DIOCESE OF LAGOS WEST AT THE INAUGURAL SYNOD OF THE DIOCESE IN 1999 AND REMAINED SO UNTIL HIS CALL TO GLORY ON THE 16TH OF OCT. 2022.

ARCHITECT BAMIDELE OLUBUNMI OLOWOYO LEFT BEHIND A LOT OF EVERGREEN AND INDELIBLE MARKS IN THE SANDS OF TIME AND ALSO A NOSTALGIA FOR A PAST THAT WILL NEVER COME BACK IN THE HEARTS AND MINDS OF HIS FAMILY, FRIENDS AND ASSOCIATES. HE RADIATED LOVE, CHARM, WARMTH, AND GENEROSITY EVERYWHERE HE WENT.

HE WAS A LOVING HUSBAND AND FATHER TO HIS WIFE AND CHILDREN AND A DOTING GRANDFATHER TO HIS WONDERFUL GRANDCHILDREN ALL OF WHO WILL SORELY MISS HIM.

ARC. BAMIDELE OLOWOYO IS SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE OF OVER FORTY YEARS.

ADESOLA OLOWOYO.

HIS CHILDREN:

OLUWASEYI & JESSICA OLOWOYO

AYO & DR. DAMILOLA ROMILUYI.

OLUBUNMI OLOWOYO

OLUWABUKOLA OLOWOYO.

HIS GRANDCHILDREN:

ILAH & LUISA OLOWOYO

ASHER & ZURIEL ROMILUYI.

AND BROTHERS & SISTERS.

WE THANK THE LORD FOR HIS MEMORABLE LIFE AND PRAY FOR THE GRACIOUS REPOSE OF HIS SOUL.

A funeral service for Bamidele will be held Saturday, December 3, 2022 at 12:00 PM at Roswell Funeral Home, 950 Mansell Road, Roswell, Georgia 30076-1506. A committal service will occur Saturday, December 3, 2022 at 1:00 PM at Green Lawn Cemetery & Mausoleum, 950 Mansell Road, Roswell, Georgia 30076-1506. A reception will occur Saturday, December 3, 2022 at 3:00 PM at Genesis Ballroom, 105 Horizon Drive, Suwanee, Georgia 30024.

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