Abimbola Aderonke Ogunsunlade

(NEE FALOBI}

Princess Abimbola Aderonke Ogunsunlade (Nee Falobi) was born on November first 1951 to Prince Frederick Olatunji Falobi of blessed memory and Mrs. Rachel Olawunmi Falobi Adeleye of blessed memory in Ebute-Metta, Lagos Nigeria. Her father was the great grandson of King of Ilesha (Owa of Ilesha) in Osun State, Nigeria, while her mother was the aunt to Oba Erinle of Odoyonta in Ijebu, Ogun State, Nigeria.

In 1956 she started her primary school education at Saint Jude Elementary School in Ebute-Metta, Lagos, Nigeria and successfully completed it with a First School Leaving Certificate in 1964. She commenced her secondary education at Lagos Anglican Girls Grammar School, in Gbagada, Lagos Nigeria, in 1965 and successfully completed it in 1969 with the West African School Certificate and the University of London G.C.E “O” level Certificate.

In 1970, she then proceeded to the Higher School Certificate education at Methodist Girls School Lagos, Nigeria; and successfully completed it in 1971 with a Higher School Certificate and University of London G.C.E “A” level Certificate.

In 1973, she proceeded to the United States to further her education in the Health Sciences at the State University of New York at Geneseo, New York. She became interested in the profession of Pharmaceutical sciences and was enrolled at Northeastern University School of Pharmacy in 1975. She successfully completed the Pharmacy program in 1977 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Pharmacy. She continued her pursuit of higher education as a Master’s Degree candidate in Business Administration at Bryant College, Providence, Rhode Island, which she successfully completed in 1979.

On one of her trips to Maryland to visit with her cousins Dr. Adeola King and the Erinles, she met her sweetheart, Dr. Olutunde Ogunsunlade. Their romance blossomed and they were joined together in Holy Matrimony in 1981. The union is blessed with three handsome sons in the persons of Mr. Olutoyin Ogunsunlade (B.S); Dr. Olayinka Ogunsunlade (BS,JD), Mr. Olusheun Ogunsunlade (BS,MBA) ;two beautiful daughter-in-laws Mrs. Amy Ogunsunlade ( Nee Mumo), Mrs. Ayana Ogunsunlade (Nee Reed) and a handsome grandson Master Isaiah Mayowa Ogunsunlade.

Princess Abimbola Ogunsunlade is also blessed with many siblings in the persons of Mrs. Mojisola Taiwo (Nee Falobi), Ms. Motolari Falobi, Mr. Akin Adeleye, Mr. Paul Adeleye, Mr. Olatubosun Falobi and Mr. Gbolahan Falobi. She also has many adopted sons and daughters whom God has placed in her path over the years. She has impacted the lives of so many people for good: young, old, relatives, neighbors, until her transition to eternal life.

Princess Abimbola Ogunsunlade started working as a Pharmacist at Howard University Hospital in 1980 and rose to the position of Director of Pharmacy Services until she retired in 2021. She was loved for her collegiality and respected for her professionalism, she made so many friends over the course of forty-one years she worked at Howard University Hospital.

Princess Abimbola Ogunsunlade was a virtuous woman of God, she was a prayer warrior and believed that prayers are the shield and armour of a Christian. She believed in the powers of prayers and the omnipotence and benevolence of God. She was a very active member in her church, Rainbow Family Christian Center, and served the Lord in various capacities in the church. She especially loved working in the nursery and leading prayers on daily Women's prayer line.

But as the end came, she was contented that she had a good life. She came to this world and made a wonderful mark. She left behind a rich legacy of success in personal life- her husband, children and grandchildren, as well as her professional life.

Princess Abimbola Ogunsunlade was sent to us by God to accomplish her seven (7) seasons of life and in the process did her best to make this a better world: Just as Ecclesiastes 3: 1-8 indicates,

There was her time to be born ; and now her time to die (really transition to eternal life) .

There was her time to plant her seeds of goodness, and her time to uproot the none-useful ones;

There was her time to kill whatever demons tried to interrupt her missions in life, and a time to heal wounds,

There was her time to tear down and a time to build,

There was her time to weep and her time to laugh,

There was her time to mourn and a time to dance, and yes we had several occasions to dance,

There was her time to scatter stones and a time to gather them,

There was her time to embrace and a time to refrain from embracing,

There was her time to search and a time to give up,

There was her time to keep and a time to throw away,

There was her time to tear and a time to mend,

There was her time to be silent, and a time to speak, and when she spoke, people listened,

There was her time to love and a time to hate and she hated injustice. She mostly loved though,

There was her time for war, and time for peace.

Princess Abimbola Ogunsunlade fully embraced life in all its dimensions, besides her husband, children, grandchildren, family and friends; she loved God.

While she was here on earth, She fed the hungry, provided drink for the thirsty, invited strangers to her world, clothed the naked, visited the sick .

Then as she transitioned to heaven, it is our fervent belief that the Lord welcomed her just as he preached in Matthew 25: 34-40 .

“Come, my daughter Abimbola, you who are blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world”

“For I was hungry, and you gave Me something to eat

I was thirsty, and you gave Me something to drink

I was a stranger, and you invited me in,

Naked, and you clothed Me, I was in prison, and you came to me.”

For truly I say to you, to the extent that you did it to one of these brothers of Mine, even the least of them, you did it to Me.”

Princess Abimbola Ogunsunlade came to earth to be a force for goodness as a daughter, sister, aunt, cousin, wife, mother, grandmother and friend. She was a virtuous woman of God, who served God faithfully until she was called home to rest in God’s bosom on Sunday July 14, 2024.

Princess Abimbola Ogunsunlade, our wife, our mother, our grandmother, our god-mother, our sister, our aunt, our cousin, our benefactor and our friend, join with God’s Angels to watch over us in this world.

Thank you for being an agent of good in this world and for enriching all our lives with your presence here on earth.

Rest In Peace O peaceful Soul.

Sun Re O! Sun Re O!! Sun Re O!!!