Abdul-Rasheed Babatunde Agbaje

The philosopher Marcel Porust said, “We say that the hour death cannot be forecast, but when we say this we imagine that hour as placed in an obscure distant future. It never occurs to us that it has any connection with the day already begun or that death could arrive this same afternoon, this afternoon which is so certain and which has every hour filled in advance.” The eventual certainty for us all, the hour of our death, suddenly went from obscure and distant to a very unreal reality. We are numb. We need to grieve and heal. There is never a convenient time for any of us to die. Life has its tides, the high and the low. And yet, how do we make sense of such a beautiful young man’s life cut so short? We are in pain. We cry out for some way to soothe the burning in our hearts. On April 10th, 2023, Abdul-Rasheed Babatunde Agbaje aka “Baba” as he affectionately was called by family and friends went to sleep and never awoke again. We gather here today seeking peace in the midst of searing loss. We feel waves of grief over this young life cut so short. Baba left family and friends who loved and adored him. In the time that God blessed us with Baba’s presence here on earth, he made a profound impact on everyone he came in contact with. Baba was the sweetest, most charismatic, loving, and happiest kid of them all. He never failed to spread his JOY to everyone he encountered. Those who knew Baba knew he was an incredible athlete. He was a three-sport varsity athlete for McIntosh High School (soccer, football & track), a two-time H.S. soccer State Champion (scored twice in the 2019 final his senior year), a High School soccer all-American, and College Division 1 soccer player. He won Homecoming King and Prom King. Baba was such a loving person, one of his joys was his mom’s charitable organization, Bread for Haiti. Baba took several trips to Haiti to volunteer and see the fruition of God’s work through the organization. Baba’s last text message to his older brother was the following: “We need more than the Bible to grow. We need other believers. We grow stronger and faster by learning from each other. When others share what God is teaching them, you learn and grow too.” He lived his life so that if he was gone tomorrow, would he be happy with what he did today? Baba embodied that philosophy of finding true happiness in everything he did. We gather to offer our support to Baba’s family and friends who cannot believe he is gone. We are here for Baba’s father, mother, and brothers. His grandmothers, numerous aunts, uncles, cousins, and friends. Baba is now in the loving arms of God, and he is watching from above today, let us look above and say farewell to our beloved until we meet again!!

Abdul-Rasheed Babatunde Agbaje

November 23, 2001 - April 10, 2023

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