By Dele Alade
“No matter how long we live, we’ll never forget the moments that made our hearts skip a beat”.
Dad, yours was not an exception. It’s exactly eleven years ago today that you departed this sinful world to be with your maker. Your exit actually created vacuums yet to be filled.
Late Pa Amos Akinlabi was born on 4th Sept.1941 into the Alade family. His father was late Chief Jacob Alade and his mother late Madam Felicia Ola Alade, in Iyin-Ekiti.
His was born and bred in Iyin-Ekiti in Irepodun/Ifelodun Local Government of Ekiti State, where he was raised as a farmer, because he couldn’t go to school at his early age due to financial reasons.
Late Pa Amos Akinlabi who was the fourth child of his mother later enrolled for adult education because of his passion for education which enabled him to be able to read and write Yoruba language fluently.
This milestone afforded him the opportunity to marry his wife, Mrs Florence Fehintola Alade in January 1973. He later moved to Ado-Ekiti, where he learnt carpentry and furniture. After graduation, he left for Ilorin, Kwara state, to establish a furniture workshop.
He was successful in the trade through the influenced of his friends. This made the way for him to become a general contractor in engineering, transportation, construction of building and supply of building materials. Apart from being a farmer.
An Anglican by birth and a devoted christian, baptized in 1956 and had his confirmation in 1991. A member of Bishop Smith Anglican Church, Ilorin Kwara State, where he was an assistant leader of Alafia Band in the Church.
A God fearing man which encouraged him to train and nurtured his children in the way of the Lord. He was survived by wives, children and grandchildren.
