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Happy70thBirthdaytomyverydearonlybrotheronthismilestonebirthday!!!WheredoIbegin?Fromthebeginning,ofcourse.Atedo,youwerebornold!Evenyourpicturesasababyshowthematurityinyourface.Youwerewell-behaved,didverywellatschoolandcertainlytheloveofMummy%u2019slife.OneoccasionthatremainsveryvividinthemindsofourolderBob-Manuelcousinsisthetraditionalweddingofouruncle,whobecametheAmanyanaboofAbonnema,manyyearslater.Unclecouldn%u2019tcometoAbonnemafortheceremony,soamaleproxywasneeded.Withtheoldercousinsallawayinboardinghouses,therewerejusttwoprimaryschoolboysavailableatthetime,andtheolderonesimply%u201cfled%u201d,asDaddywouldhaveputit.Iremembervividly,five-yearoldAtedoonMummy%u2019slap,inaroompackedfullofadults,takingtheplaceofthegroom,andrepeatingthewordsveryclearlyandaudiblyafterthemasterofceremoniestotheamazementofeveryone.Westillhavesomanyunforgettablechildhoodmemoriesthatwehaveandteaseeachotherabouttothisday.Yourlove,guidanceandsupportmeanalottoBelemaandI,andthoughBelemaallowedyoutopushyourselfuptobeingherolderbrother,IstubbornlyensuredthatIremainedtheAda,andsimplyquietlyletyouhaveyourwaywhenyoumadesuggestionsthatwereobviouslymoresensiblethanwhatIwasinsistingon.Yourkindnessandwisdomareatruetestamenttotheincrediblepersonthatyouare.Congratulationsonreachingthismilestone!Maythisspecialdaybememorableandhappy.Maytheyearsaheadbefilledwithgoodhealthandjoyfulexperiences.MAYTHEGRACEOFTHELORDBEWITHYOUALWAYS.AMEN.YourBigSister,TonyeTONYE70THBIRTHDAYWISHESTOMYONLYBROTHER15TONYEUNUIGBE
