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Obituary
A Phenomenal Selfless & Virtuous Woman that will forever be in our hearts
Mrs. Olufunke Adeola Alimi (Nee Ipaye) passed away on August 6th, 2024. Mrs. Olufunke was
born on December 13th, 1954, in Lagos, Nigeria, to the late Pa James Ojo Ipaye and Deaconess
Rachel Amoke Ipaye. She was the eldest of their children. Before her birth, there had been a
prophecy concerning her leadership position, which she undeniably exhibited while alive. Mrs.
Olufunke Alimi started school at the All-Saints Anglican Primary School in Fadeyi Lagos,
Nigeria. She proceeded to Queens of Apostles Grammar School, Oluyoro Oke Ofa, in Ibadan,
Oyo State, Nigeria, for her secondary education. She obtained a professional secretariat
certificate from St Gabriel Commercial School Mokola, Ibadan. She started her first job and
career as a secretary at Motorways Nigeria Ltd in Lagos before she met her beloved husband,
Mr. Ganiyu Alimi. Mrs. Olufunke and her devoted and loving husband went into several
successful businesses together. One of the notable businesses is Gafunk Nigeria Limited. A well-
known successful IT company in Nigeria. She was the executive director of Gafunk Nigeria
Limited, and she worked hard with her husband to ensure its success.
Mrs. Olufunke lived most of her life in Lagos before she made Houston, Texas her second home
several years ago. Mrs. Olufunke was a virtuous wife and a devoted Christian. She attended
church regularly, not just as an ordinary member, but was deeply involved in church activities in
Nigeria and Houston, Texas. She was known for her compassionate spirit and unwavering
generosity. Mrs. Olufunke was a philanthropist and the founder of a charity Organization known
as Universal Motherly Organization (UMO). Her Charity organization was one of the vehicles in
which she used to touch the lives of the homeless, poor, widowers, orphans, domestic abused
women, and underprivileged children both in Houston and Nigeria.
Her passion and conviction for helping people began informally in Nigeria, where she spent her
birthdays at orphanages feeding and donating gifts to orphanage children. She also visited the
Lagos State University Hospital (LASUTH) to donate medical supplies and pay medical bills for
patients who needed assistance. On March 12th, 2015, she was recognized and awarded by the
Lagos State Governor Mr. Babatunde Raji Fashola for supporting the Lagos State public schools
with several computers and school supplies. Olufunke was a friendly and lovable person with an
uncommon motherly instinct.
She believed in encouraging anyone she met to achieve their best potential in life. Her
unwillingness to accept no and impossibility when helping others or in her own life is what
everyone loved the most about her. She was a peacemaker, who worked hard to rebuild
relationships between spouses, children, and their parents. When she commits to helping, she
does it selflessly with strong conviction, no matter the personal sacrifice it may cost her. Her
legacy of selfless service and unwavering kindness will forever be remembered.
The late Maya Angelou, a renowned African American poet, once said “your legacy is every life
you’ve touched”. Mrs. Olufunke Alimi’s legacy that everyone shall forever remember is indeed,
“every life she touched, she touched for good, selflessly”.
She is survived by her husband, children, grandchildren, brothers, sisters, uncles, nephews, in-
laws and an aged mother.
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