A TRIBUTE TO MY MOTHER
(EZINNE; ASA; CU KING; COMFORT UZOAMAKA CHIME)
My mother, Ezinne CU, can easily and simply be described as a quintessential, classic and virtuous mother that was uniquely created by God. She truly represented everything beautiful and lovely both in body and soul.
Indeed, it is quite a daunting task to have to write a tribute for my mother at this time and that is because, over the years, we have become used to writing Goodwill Messages for the brochures we always produced for her annual birthdays and we were getting ready to start writing what I wanted to call a penultimate Goodwill message for her 99th birthday celebration planned for December 2025. Yes, penultimate at her 99th birthday because we were silently praying to God to keep our Dear Ezinne to hit 100 years; completely oblivious that God had a different plan for her. As it is, I can actually say that “nothing spoil” and that is because we are indeed having a 99th birthday celebration and party for Ezinne CU, albeit, posthumously.
The truth is that I had become used to always seeing Ezinne anytime I get to Enugu and/or calling her on phone and she responds with her nicely pitched voice that never changed till her passing at 99, that I just felt in me that Ezinne was never going to die, that is as in “dying kee”. And indeed Ezinne CU has not died but merely transitioned very peacefully and remains forever alive in our hearts. We will sorely miss your physical and commanding presence in this earthly world and I am already feeling terrible that Ezinne is no longer there to hail me with: COC or Nwa Kraist nor to fry breakfast plantain for me, which she always insisted on frying herself because she thinks her house help did not know how to fry plantain that would be nice enough for me to enjoy – and that was Ezinne for you!
Ezinne’s legacy is quite humongous and so her epitaph and tribute will continuously resonate in my heart and certainly in may hearts and homes. I, therefore, want to conclude this short tribute by saying that this is not a parting Tribute to say good bye or good night to a rock solid Mother but a short note to tell my Dear Mother, Ezinne CU Chime, that she will always be in my heart and that I will always be in close touch until we meet to part no more.
Sleep well Ezinne CU King; Mama Enugu and a Virtuous Mother indeed!!!
Your loving son (Nwa Kraist),
Chief(Sir) Chikaodinaka Ozoemena Ugochukwu Chime, KSC.
Omeise 1 of Udi Ancient Kingdom.

Friday December 19, 2025.