Dear Amene Family,
I had the privilege of being a colleague of Nkiru over a period of 2 1/2 years, even though I work at General Dynamics. We and Boeing collaborate on many projects. Nkiru would shine like a star even amongst a group of highly intelligent and talented people, and I saw this on many occassions. She had many other friends and colleagues here at General Dynamics as well as at Boeing.
Nkiru's sister points out that she always was quick to make friends and I would like to share one example with you. Our facility is in a very small town in a rural area. Nkiru would come here for work perhaps four times per year. On several occassions one of the waitresses at a local restuarant would ask me "When is Nkiru coming back?". How many people would be remembered by a waitress after having been in the restaurant perhaps 2 or 3 times with many months intervening between visits? Not many, I am sure, but Nkiru was that type of person. Memorable. Nkiru was also inspirational due to her intelligence, work ethic, and genuinely warm and caring personality. None of us will ever know how many lives she touched and directed towards a better path in her short time with us here on earth, but I am sure that it is many. I know that several of us here were inspired by her. She set a good example.
I will miss my colleague and friend, but I can take solace knowing that she will forever reside in heaven with our Lord and Savior.
Daran Eastridge
