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Akinsola Akiwowo Obituary

Published by Legacy Remembers on Feb. 21, 2014.

Akinsola was born on July 19, 1922 and passed away on Friday, February 21, 2014. Akinsola was a resident of Alexandria, Virginia.

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Orisade Awodola

January 18, 2023

Baba you have given me life, I miss you so much and love you always!

Jaqui MacMillan

August 11, 2020

Dear Professor, I am just seeing this Guest Book today in 2020. I have thought of you often and the time that you lived in Washington, DC with Baba. I remember our visits and I remember singing songs with you. You were such a beautiful human being and you brought so much joy to the world. I miss you... May you rest in peace. Much Love & Light, Jaqui MacMillan

Dolapo Olupayimo

May 27, 2019

I never met you in person, but your inaugural lecture influenced my career and work so much... I did not even know that you have passed away, I was still looking for your work on Ajogbe and Ajobi when I stumbled on this register. May Africa find a scholar who could fill this irreplaceable gap in Jesus name. Your shoes are too big for many. Dolapo Z. Olupayimo, University of Ghana

Michael Oladejo Afolayan

February 20, 2019

My story of an earlier encounter with Prof. Akiwowo in 1976 needs adjusting. Please refer to my testimony of 2016. It was after my friend and I had collected our grades from his secretary and headed back to our department that he came out and got us back just to correct himself for having referred to our Head of Department as his friend, instead of him introducing himself as our HOD's friend.

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Jerry Maneker

October 29, 2017

I now have a Ph.D. in Sociology and am a retired Professor of Sociology at California State University, Chico. Dr. Akiwowo was one of my very favorite professors. He was an intellectual and decent, sensitive man who made a lasting impression on me. He was going to go back to Africa when I had him as a professor at Adelphi College as they needed scholars there. I told him then that we needed scholars like him in the U.S. He smiled at me. I'll never forget this wonderful and kind man who means so much to me, and he probably never knew it. God rest his soul!

Barbara Weber

April 11, 2017

Dear Professor Akiwowo,

I have just found out that you passed away 2014. Many blessings and may you rest in peace and comfort.

Thank you for the times we spent enjoying conversations, meals together and singing in my car while running errands!

Peace, love & light,
Barbara ("Barbara,who?") Weber

Adenike Adejunmobi

September 23, 2016

Dear Sir,I suspect you were my late Father's buddy from your days at Virgina Union to Nsukka and finally University of Ibadan.
You were such a gentle man as you were much older than me but what I can remember of you is that you were always calm and was married to lovely lady whom introduced me to the delights of cookies .She was so creative and would box them in St Louis empty sugar boxes redesigned with Ankara clothe.
Sir on behalf of late Professor Adegboye Adeyiokin Adejunmobis family we wish you a peaceful rest.

carl schmitt

April 5, 2016

I first came to know Akinsola Akiwowo in 1962-1963 (academic year) as my professor at Adelphi University while I was working on a Master's degree in Sociology.
During that year, we formed a friendship with several other students in Sociology, Social Work, and Psychology. Several of s related much about Sociology, but, also about many personal questions about the course of life. Akinsola had many thoughts about life in general, bringing his wisdom from his African village life.
He left Adelphi and went back to Nigeria, I graduated and went on.
We lost touch for many years after that. I had often wondered what had happened to him in Nigeria. Sometime , years later, I heard reports that he was seen at the International Sociological Association meeting in Europe.

I still had no further contact with him until I saw an obituary written by Akiwowo for Olitungi in the Washington Post. Through this obituary, I was able to recontact him in Virginia. We remained in contact from that time until shortly before he passed in February 21, 2014. His mobility was somewhat limited because of a broken hip. He, however, seemed to be very active intellectually until his passing.

I did not know that he passed until today (April 5, 2016) and thought that he might have returned to Nigeria

He had spoken about going to Nigeria and bringing with him some knowledge about grains that could be grown and used as food n Nigeria..

I've missed him.

Carl Schmitt

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