BAA WORLDWIDE LOSSES PROFESSOR. STEVEN AONDONA IKURIOR, CHAIRMAN BOT.

[Bristow Alumni Association worldwide Headquarters]

BAA light of the World. Today is being commemorated  as  good Friday. When God's perfect sacrifice for sin was paid for the whole World. We are grateful to God for this eternal sacrifice. 

On Wednesday, 7th April 2020, we got the news that a great shining star of BAAww, Prof Stephen Ikurior has transited. He was in the pioneer set of William Muckle Bristow with admission no 20, graduated in 1964, an emeritus professor of veterinary medicine/ animal science and so much more!!!.

 He was until his death, the Chairman of Bristow Alumni Association Board of Trustees. He presided over the last BOT meeting held on 6th January 2020 in Makurdi. A Christian who lived as a great light of the world and tenacious communicant of the Universal Reformed Christian Church (NKST) where made great contributions till his departure. On the  breaking news of his demise, the Board of Trustees had to consult with his immediate family . He passed on in an Abuja hospital where he been recuperating from a surgery. In view of current lockdown, the family is yet to meet over funeral arrangements.

 With this communication today, BAAww joins the family in mourning the demise of Prof. Stephen Aondona  Ikurior. A great star of BAAww has fallen and as President of BAA and the Secretary of the Board of Trustees in Council, I  hereby make the following declarations 

1.BAA worldwide  Secretariat in conjunction with BAA Media Team will immediately launch an online condolence register for collation of tributes for publication in the funeral brochure. 

2.For the benefit of our living ancestors and others who are still analog, all BAA Chapter Chairmen are directed to arrange condolence register in their locations.

3. BAA funeral Committee will be put in place as soon as possible to liaise with the family and revert to EXCO with other details to be adopted to mark this passage.

Subsequent releases will be made.

I call on all of you to keep the family and  BAAww in prayers during this passion period. The wife is still in Abuja and there is a lockdown. We will arrange BAA condolence visit to the family at the appropriate time. 

A great light has been called home. I pray that the heavenly consolations by the Holy Spirit attend to the immediate family, BAAww and all who are mourning at this time. 

 Let the light shine on to the day of our ultimate redemption in Jesus name.

President,Engr. Ben Akaakar, 

Secretary Board of Trustees, BAA World wide.

[Iyorwuese Hagher]

Happy Easter to fellow BAA members World wide. The news of Prof Stephen Aondona Ikurior, passing to glory at Easter is sad news. My family and I wish to join all the Bristow family as we mourn this great man. He was my Head boy when I was in form one at Bristow. Through out his life he has been a role model. At Bristow he reflected great charismatic leadership. He had a rare smile and genial personality and commanded respect because his school life was exemplary. He had rare charm and love for all and stood for justice.He made laid the foundation where Bristow was the only school in the Benue province and beyond where bullying and fagging were outlawed. We were brought up in an atmosphere of equality and freedom that Christ himself gave to us as children of the Almighty; breaking down the walls of gender, class, race, and tribe.

To lose a great intellectual at the time when the world is groaning under the weight of an ubiquitous pandemic, when intellection is greatly needed to evolve new paradigms of existence to serve humanity based on scripture is monumental loss.

We however thank the Almighty God for loaning to us that beautiful life that has returned to the Maker. Be consoled for none of us will get out of life alive. He is still the Head boy leading the way to heaven. We all shall willy nilly follow in his steps that follow the footsteps of our Christ. Adieu my brother and friend. Happy Easter.

Iyorwuese Hagher ( Bristow 165)

Dayton Ohio USA

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