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Okokon Okon Obituary
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MR. OKOKON BASSEY OKON, III Of Ellenwood, GA., and Chicago, IL., eldest son of Dr. Okokon B. Okon, II and Mrs. Alsena B. Okon passed March 29, 2004. He was the victim of what appears to be a senseless crime. Mr. Okon was born on January 23, 1968 in Albany, NY. He graduated from Stone Mountain High School in Stone Mountain, Georgia and went on to earn his B.S. (1989) and M.S. (1991) in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University in Stanford, California. Mr. Okon was a software engineer and consultant by trade and he loved ideas and innovation. Motorola employed him from 1992 to 1997, after which he co-founded the software-consulting firm CoPresence LLC with Luigi Guadagno in 1997 and co-founded the case based communication software firm Kenvio LLC with Luigi Guadagno and Armin Moehrle in 2003. At the time of his death, he was an employee at Elemental Interactive in Atlanta, GA. He traveled extensively within the United States and outside of the country to Nigeria, UK, France, Spain, Netherlands, Brazil, and Canada to name a few places. Mr. Okon is survived by his parents, grandparents, Alsena Smith and Patricia Okon, four siblings, Iquo, Uduak, Songobong, and Afiong Okon, nephew, Jiano Okon Briggs, niece, Fantasia Smith. He also has a large extended international family in the United States and in Nigeria, West Africa, and a number of close friends and advisors around the world. Viewing will take place on Sunday, April 4, 2004 at 3:00 p.m. at the mortuary. Funeral services will be held Monday, April 5, 2004, 3:00 p.m. at the chapel of Donald Trimble Mortuary. Interment Kennedy International Memorial Gardens, Ellenwood, GA. In lieu of flowers, we welcome your prayers and contributions to Okokon Okon's Memorial Fund. Send contributions to Lloyd Metz, ICV Capital Partners, 666 Third Avenue, 29th Floor, New York, NY 10017. Please make checks payable to "Iquo Okon-Memorial Fund for Okokon B. Okon III" for proper processing. For more information, please call the hotline (877) 385-4018 or go to www.okokonokon.com. Donald Trimble Mortuary, Inc., 1876 Second Avenue. 404-371-0772-3.
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Kevin Osbey
April 4, 2004
As I looked in today's Sunday paper in a section that I never look at, I saw this unfortunate news. My heart immediately dropped.
Okokon was a good man and one to be admired. The World has lost a true Diamond.
I had no idea that he was here in the Atlanta Area and I have not seen him since our NSBE college days back on the west coast.
My prayers are with him and his family during these times.
Scott Parker
April 1, 2004
Okon was always generous with his time, always had a good word for everyone. The world is a little less bright without him.
Ben Brown
April 1, 2004
I'm still in a daze. When I came into the office Monday, I started worrying, but I never imagined this would be the outcome. Okon was a great man. We had many conversations, sometimes we agreed sometimes we disagreed, but he never got angry. He was incredibly friendly and full of life. Always willing to stop what he was doing and talk about anything.
My prayers go out to his family and I hope they find solace in God's love.
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Linda Jena
March 31, 2004
I knew Okokon best in his role as Iquo's brother. He was a kind, interesting, and modest person. He will be missed terribly.
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