It was a moment of grief and sorrow as the entire Obi family, friends and well wishers at home and in the diaspora buried a promising young man, international business mogul based in Ireland.
A philanthropist and a devout Christan; Late Mr. Jerry Ifeanyichukwu Obi (Uko) was buried in his home town, Umuenu Umuawulu, in Awka South Local Government Area of Anambra State.
In a sermon during the burial service, the officiating priest, of St. Mark’s Anglican Church Umuawulu Reverend Canon Nnamdi Nfeku of St. Mark’s Anglican Church, Umuawulu, eulogised the outstanding Christian qualities of the deceased, saying that he he helped to alliviate the sufferings of the poor, the needy and the sick.
The priest also noted that he paid school fees for indigent students and also gave maximum support to the development of his town Umuawulu, thanking God that he died a devout Christian.
Speaking on behalf of the family, the elder brother, Mr. Frank Obi, with broken heart, gave the biography of yje Late Jerry Obi, that there is nothing they can do, “it is God that brings, God has taken”. May his soul rest in peace.
