USA Africa Dialogue Series - Condolences to Professor Christine Ohale

I am greatly distressed to share the heartrending news of the death of Professor Christine Ohale's son on December 23, 2019. Professor Ohale, a professor of English at Chicago State University, is an active although silent member of this group.

Professor Ohale is a very private person and probably wouldn't appreciate my sharing this unbearably horrible news with the group, but I just can't keep it to myself. My apologies, Professor Ohale. 

I've been distraught since she shared the news with me today, and one of my coping mechanisms is to share the news with others. 

I believe that in moments like this, we need all the emotional support we can get. Please reach out to her if and when you can. Her email is cohale@csu.edu

For people who live in the Chicago area, see below the order of events for her son's funeral:

Wake: January 3, 2020, 6:00 - 9:00 p.m. at Leak & Son's Funeral Home, 7838 South Cottage Grove Ave., Chicago, IL 60619

Funeral Service: January 4, 2020, 10:00 a.m. Visitation and 11:00 a.m. Mass of the Resurrection

Address: St. Philip Neri Catholic Church, 2132 E. 72nd Street, Chicago, IL 60649

Interment: St. Casimir Catholic Cemetery

            4401 W. 111^th St, Chicago, IL 60655

Repast: La Quinta Inn & Suites by Wyndham, Chicago - Lake Shore

            Lakeview Conference Room 2^nd Floor. 

            4900A S. Lake Shore Dr. Chicago, IL 60615

It is my greatest wish that you are able to summon the emotional strength to cope with this terrible loss. May your son's soul rest in peace.

Farooq

Farooq A. Kperogi, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Journalism & Emerging Media
School of Communication & Media

Social Science Building 

Room 5092 MD 2207

402 Bartow Avenue
Kennesaw State University

Kennesaw, Georgia, USA 30144
Cell: (+1) 404-573-9697
Personal website: www.farooqkperogi.com

Twitter: @farooqkperogi

Author of Glocal English: The Changing Face and Forms of Nigerian English in a Global World

"The nice thing about pessimism is that you are constantly being either proven right or pleasantly surprised." G. F. Will

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