… Amist party at bollard (photos)
By Divine Sam
The remains of the managing director, LAO Farms and Chairman COSY Q Nigeria limited, Ibadan and Kano state Arc. Lawrence Akinola Osundare has been laid to eternal rest.
His dear wife and children including Mrs. Oluwataya Lawal, Mojisola Osundare, Abimbola Ogunyemi, Oluwatope Akinola Osundare, Babatunde Osundare, Oladapa Ogunyemi, Mrs. Osundare Olabisio and numerous family members, friends and well-wishers all gathered at the Apostolic church, lawna territory – odo-ona- elewa Assembly, odo-ona elewa District challenge area ibadan Oyo State to bide final farewell to the renounced Architect on April 14th 2023.
The Apostolic Church devoted Christian Arc Lawrence Osundare was a principal partner, OSFAD design associate Green consultants; managing director, LAO FARMS and Chairman COSY Q Nigeria limited, Ibadan and Kano.
Newsieevents reporter who attended the funeral service in honour of the Late architect Arc. Lawrence Akinola Osundare learnt that he held from the family of Late Pa. Dad’s Simon Tenimayin Osundare ( the Jemu gbogbo of odo- oja ijeda)
Arc. Lawrence Akinola having laid his foundation at Saint Peter’s primary school and gboluji grammar school, IIe Oluji in ondo state for his Elementary and secondary school education respectively. He also attended victory college, ikare and IIesa grammar school for his Higher school certificate between 1973 and 1974 a stage that enabled him proceeded to the University of ife now obafemi Awolowo University from 1976 to 1983 for his first degree and master degree in architecture.
Having satisfied his mentors and superiors in the architectural field his performance in the school of architecture and attitudes to educating the association, Arc. Akinola received a letter from NIA ensuring him a fellow member in the institute before proceeding to national youth service Corps NYSC.
Lawrence technicality in architectural practice was not hidden, he was appointed to served as the leader of construction team leading his colleagues at nysc.
His passion for professionalism did not desolved in architecture alone, he also enshewed pengant for teaching which he displayed practically at Nawar Ud-deen primary school, igangan between 1971 and 1972 and Ebenezer grammar school, ijebu in 1974-75.
With his wealth of experiences in architectural practice also endeared him to writing books, he authored the book title ” A SPECK OF LIGHT IN THE DESERT” in 1997 before his called to the mother earth he was anchoring a book titled ” HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE OF IJEDA IJESA”
His enormous successes and meaningful contributions to the Nigerian Institution of Architect NIA where he was one of the pragmatic leaders and Architecture registration Council of Nigeria ARCON will vehemently be missed greatly by members of organisations.
However, dignitaries from all works of life including captain of industries trooped in at bollad event center to pop up a warm reception party as part of the celebrations to bide the Arc Lawrence Akinola Osundare final farewell.