Helen’s Passage: PANDEF Condoles Asu Beks

BY FUNMI ALUKO

The Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) has condoled the Publisher of Shipping World Newspaper, Elder Asu Beks, over the passage of his wife, Mrs. Helen Asu Beks.

Mrs. Beks passed away recently following an accident in Lagos. In a letter signed by Godknows Boladel Igali, PANDEF said the news of the passage of the veteran maritime journalist’s wife came to the organization as a shock.

The statement reads: “Although we mourn, but we all hold the strong belief that the Almighty God knows best, and we glorify His exalted name.

“Without doubt, she was a woman of great character, good works and humility. In her generation, and wherever she found herself, the great virtues of humility, selflessness and Godliness endeared to her unimaginable respect from her peers.

“This is to offer you and your entire family our affectionate condolences in your hour of distress. Though words are a poor comfort at a time like this, I cannot but use these very words to express my grief and sorrow at the death of your wife whom you loved and cared for so dearly.

“Thank God, she was left great imprints in the sands of time. I encourage you, and the rest of the family to take pride that life is not about how long we lived, but that she could achieve all she did in her sojourn here on earth, which teaches us to number our days and apply our hearts to wisdom. For the Bible says “to be absent from the body is to be with the Lord”(2Cor 5:8).