RE: USA Africa Dialogue Series - Obituary: Professor Agbo Folarin

The Passing of A great Man,

 

My family and I are very saddened for the passing of Professor Agbo Folarin.  Prof. Folarin was one of the first colleagues I met and we became friends in  1980 while teaching at Obafemi Awolowo University Ile-Ife. I knew him even before I came to Ife through a friend who came to OAU to teach in Prof. Folarin's Department. His death was sudden and unexpected, I got touch with him through a friend this past June when I was home in Nigeria, what a great loss. Remember when he told me he wanted to come to the  U.S.to  study architecture in 1981 I encouraged him to come to Howard University to do the program. Prof Folarin was a very simple, honest gentleman, and a man of integrity. He made a lot of contributions to Nigeria in particular and to Africa in general with his work. He has immortalized himself with his numerous sculptures starting from Ile-Ife to the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos. His passing is a great loss to Nigeria. 

Professor Folarin was a true Yorubaman-an Omoluwabi.

May his gentle soul rest in perfect peace

 

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Layi Abegunrin

Department of Political Science

Howard University

Washington, D.C. 20059

202-806-6720

oabegunrin@howard.edu

 

 

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From: usaafricadialogue@googlegroups.com [usaafricadialogue@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Prof Segun Ogunbemi [seguno2001@yahoo.com]
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Subject: Re: USA Africa Dialogue Series - Obituary: Professor Agbo Folarin

May his soul rest in perfect peace and may the spirits of ancestors accept him with joy and happiness. Segun Ogungbemi. --- On Mon, 10/25/10, Toyin Falola <toyin.falola@mail.utexas.edu> wrote: From: Toyin Falola <toyin.falola@mail.utexas.edu> Subject: USA Africa Dialogue Series - Obituary: Professor Agbo Folarin To: USAAfricaDialogue@googlegroups.com Date: Monday, October 25, 2010, 5:49 PM Statement Sent by Dr. Yemi Ola Professor Agboola Folarin, A retired professor of Fine Arts, from the Department of Fine Arts Obafemi Awolowo is dead. Baba Agbo as popularly called by all was one of the pioneering members of the department along with JRO Ojo, Babtunde Lawal, Rowland Abiodun, Irien Wangboge, Akinola Lasekan and others. This sad news is coming after the university lost prof Lamidi fakeye almost a year ago. Prof. Agbo Folarin will best be remembered as an artist whose presence is felt in most part of our university campus right from the crest at the top of the entrance gate from road one, the aluminium screen shield sculpture at the Students union building, the aluminium cast at the Ajose Lecture theatre, the copper Screen walls, Metal gates and doors at the conference centre, series of window blind for several offices especially in the 70's and 80's and the the bronze statue of Oluwasanmi at the University library. Thanks Stephen FolaranmiADIEU PROF AGBOOLA FOLARIN (BABA AGBO) Picture taken on September 8 2008 at the Hilton Luxury Hotel, Abuja, during the ARESUVA 2008. Fortunately I was in the room with Baba for the whole week. We will miss him so much. photograph by Stephen Folaranmi, 2008 -- Toyin Falola Department of History The University of Texas at Austin 1 University Station Austin, TX 78712-0220 USA 512 475 7224 512 475 7222  (fax) http://www.toyinfalola.com/ www.utexas.edu/conferences/africa http://groups.google.com/group/yorubaaffairs http://groups.google.com/group/USAAfricaDialogue -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "USA-Africa Dialogue Series" moderated by Toyin Falola, University of Texas at Austin.   For current archives, visit http://groups.google.com/group/USAAfricaDialogue   For previous archives, visit  http://www.utexas.edu/conferences/africa/ads/index.html   To post to this group, send an email to USAAfricaDialogue@googlegroups.com   To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to USAAfricaDialogue-       unsubscribe@googlegroups.com

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