A MESSAGE FROM THE FAMILY

Hi, I’m Tami Adeagbo, Tumi’s older sister. I’d like to start out by reading something that Tumi actually wrote. This is a book I found that she wrote when she was 9 years old. She named it “The Tumi: Terrific Life of Me.” I’ll read specifically from the page titled “Goals.” She wrote: “In middle school, I plan to be a straight A-student. I also want to get into the gifted program so I can be like my big sister. I want to do art classes, and maybe even start gardening. In high school, I’m going to take math, science, history and Spanish if they have it. I want to be the top of my class! In college, I want to major in biology so I can be a good doctor like my dad. But I’m also going to play a little soccer and basketball in my free time. I’m going to save up my money so I can build the biggest house and travel the world. I’m going to travel to every continent in the world before I turn 30.” As you can tell just from that excerpt, my sister had big dreams. But she was capable of every single one. It is heartbreaking that she did not get the chance to complete them all. Tumi is so unique. She was perfect. I know that seems too good to be true, but she was. She was selfless. She put everyone; my family, her friends, and anyone she met in front of herself. Even though I was the oldest, it always felt as if she was taking care of me instead. She’d be the one to make me breakfast and bring it to my room when I’m up early doing school. She’d be the one to come into my room late at night when I’m crying and ask “Are you okay?” and wouldn’t leave until I was. She did these types of things and more for everyone in our household: our mom, our dad, our younger sister Toni, and our grandma. I couldn’t possibly name all that she did today. She was an environmentalist and animal lover. When she was around 5 or 6 years old, she used to collect ladybugs from our backyard and place them in a handmade house by the foot of her bed. We shared the same bedroom, and oftentimes the lady bugs would escape from their homes and end up in my bed. I used to complain so much back then, but now, I wouldn’t mind being covered in ladybugs. Tumi used to say “I’m going to major in Global Warming in college” because she cared so dearly about this earth. She was upset when we told her that “Global Warming” wasn’t an actual degree, but I know she would’ve found her own unique way to make this earth a better place. Even as Tumi got older, her smile and laugh never changed. Her laugh is so genuine and contagious. I remember hearing it when she was cooking or baking in the kitchen. I remember hearing it after we tried to play a duet together on the piano and violin, but we messed up. I remember hearing it when she tells me a story over something completely random that she read off of wikipedia. I remember hearing it when I’d give her my glitchy laptop to fix because I was so clueless about technology, and she was the one going to be an engineer after all. Tumi was a gift to everyone who got to know her. I think she is an angel that was sent down to Earth by God to make me, my family, and her friends better people through her compassion, humor, perceptiveness, thoughtfulness, kindness and love. It is just unfortunate that her time was so short. Tumi hated the thought of being a burden to others, and she hated seeing other people sad. My sister would want to be remembered in a good light, as the beautiful, intelligent, talented, and compassionate girl she is. The Terrific Life of Tumi will always be in our memories and our hearts forever.

OBITUARY

Tumilara "Tumi" Adeagbo

February 6, 2007 – March 10, 2021

IN THE CARE OF

Resthaven Mortuary & Gardens of Memory

Tumilara "Tumi" Adeagbo, age 14, 8th grade student at Eisenhower Middle School in Goddard, passed away on Wednesday, March 10, 2021. She was born on February 6, 2007, in Charleston, South Carolina, the daughter of Bamidele and Bose (Olabiyi) Adeagbo.

Tumi was a straight "A" student. She enjoyed reading and was a role model to many, especially her cousins. Her paternal grandmother, Victoria, had a significant part in raising her and her sisters and helping to form who she was. Tumi participated in orchestra; playing both the violin and piano, she participated in Taekwondo, soccer, cross country and was looking forward to running track this spring. She also enjoyed cooking and painting in her free time. She was handy, well organized, dependable, generous, kind and above all she enjoyed helping people. Tumi was always concerned with the environment and was conscious of taking care of the planet. When she grew up, she wanted to be an Engineer.

She is preceded in death by her grandfather, Dotun Adeagbo.

She is survived by her parents, Dele and Bose Adeagbo; sisters, Tami and Toni Adeagbo; grandparents; aunts; uncles; cousins; godparents; and friends.

A Celebration of Life service will be held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, March 13, 2021, at Pathway Church, 2001 North Maize Road, Wichita.

In lieu of flowers, a memorial has been established with the Kansas Humane Society, in Tumi's Memory.

Arrangements entrusted to Resthaven Mortuary.

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