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From: Emeagwali, Gloria (History) [mailto:emeagwali@mail.ccsu.edu]
List Editor: Colleen Vasconcellos <colleen@MAIL.H-NET.MSU.EDU>
Editor's Subject: OBIT: Professor Don Ohadike
Author's Subject: OBIT: Professor Don Ohadike
Date Written: Tue, 30 Aug 2005 09:56:55 -0400
Date Posted: Wed, 30 Aug 2005 09:56:55 -0400

Sent: Tuesday, August 30, 2005

Moments before I heard of his death I recommended his work on
resistance to one of my graduate students. While the student
was in my office I decided to open my email. There it was.

A totally unexpected announcement of his death.

I met Don Ohadike in Jos in the early 80s and remained a fried and colleague

of his until his untimely death.he was pleasant, easy going and
the last person on the planet that I would associate with stress
and anxiety.It was a shock to hear of his stroke some time ago but even so
I expected him to come  out of it all in victory.Don, you will always be
remembered not only for your contribution to our understanding of resistance

to colonialism but for your joie de vivre until the recent tragedy.


Dr.Gloria Emeagwali
www.africahistory.net and
Chief Editor,
Africa Update.

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