So sad, may her soul rest in peace!
After weeks of keeping mum and staying off the social media to mourn
the loss of his late mother, Actor Jim Iyke has finally broken the
silence.
In a press statement signed by the actor’s publicist, Mitch Ngaman,
it was stated that Jim Iyke’s mother, “Mrs Ngozi Gladys Okelue Esomugha,
was born on May 3, 1947, and succumbed to a long battle with illness on
Monday, March 24, 2014.
The statement also contained Jim Iyke’s tribute which read thus:
“My mum was a force of nature. She was my big sister, my first wife,
my confidant, my rock, my critique, my greatest fan and regal leader.
She was a radiant, gorgeous woman with a smile bigger than the sun
and always ready to embrace anyone for all the good and even wrong
reasons. My Sun is gone. The dull numbing ache in my heart will never be
pacified by any woman alive. Not my lover, sisters nor even a daughter I
may one day bear. The relationship of a mother and an only son is
uniquely eternal and spiritual, transcending human comprehension. Mine
with Gladys is even far strangely beyond that.
They say it’s a blessing if a son buries his mother and not the other
way around. I’m not sure they’re entirely right. They also said one
never recovers from the loss of their mother. I hope they are right! May
I never recover from the memories of your celestial love, sacrifices,
warmth, your contagious laughter and merciless wit. Your enthusiasm for
life and service of others was infectious. I’ll miss you each and every
waking moment of my life. I know you’re in a better place now.
I’ll carry on everything you stood for ‘till my last days. You came
and saw and conquered. Adieu Gladys. From your boy, Jim. I love you till
the last breathe I take.”
