The Perfect Goodbye...
how lagos socialite hosted her 80th birthday party, just before she died
Toyin Olakunri was a lucky woman. Unlike her illfated peers, she did not evaporate without an eyewitness. She did not groan in dying, twisting the sweaty sheet around her chest. She did not gasp for breath feeling as if her senses drowned while she thrashed alone in the dark. Nobody has such terrible memories of Madam Toyin Olakunri. When her time was up, the corporate Amazon died and departed the world, leaving priceless memories of her behind for her loved ones. She was aged 80. She died soon after she celebrated her 80th birthday with family and friends at a high- profile thanksgiving. On her birthday, Olakunri was bubbly and full of joy. She made sure she greeted everyone present at her party, according to some of the guests present at the event.
We gathered that the veteran corporate Amazon died at 11: 30am last Sunday, 3 June, 2018, in Lagos. Sources disclosed that the Gbagura, Abeokuta, Ogun State, born corporate titan slumped, while attending a service at her church, St Paul Anglican Church, Breadfruit, Lagos. She was rushed to the hospital, where she was pronounced dead on arrival. A woman of many firsts, Olakunri was one of Nigeria’s most celebrated standard icons. She was Africa’s first female chartered accountant. Her intellectual capacity stood her out among her contemporaries. She also served as the chairman of Education Trust Fund; and was a past president of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria ( ICAN). Olakunri was the former president of the Society of Women Accountants in Nigeria ( SWAN). She was involved in auditing the account of major organizations.