[Viva] Fwd: Farewell to Funke

[Shannon McKee Carlisle]

Oh my goodness..

This news comes with immense sadness and tears. Funke was such a strength to VIVA Women. Her energy, wisdom, courageousness, and passion will be sorely missed... There will definitely be a void with her voice no longer with us. I can only hope and pray we remember her stance on the issue of poitive women having a strong and independent voice and how strongly she felt about VIVA being by and for positive women and what that truly means... May VIVA's strength grow in her memory...

Sister Shannon Carlisle

On May 13, 2016 10:17 AM, Margarite Sanchez <margaritesanchez at gmail.com> wrote:
Dear ViVA women,
I'm sharing this sad news that our sister, friend and colleague, Funke Ilumoka, has died. Funke was one of the co-founders of ViVA and a current Standing Committee member. She was also one of the first people to challenge the Canadian immigration system to include PLHIV.
Her love of life and reflective wisdom will be missed.
Attached is an invitation from the family with a request for confidentiality.
with love, Margarite
On Thu, May 12, 2016 at 8:00 PM, Adetoun Ilumoka <tounilumoka at gmail.com<mailto:tounilumoka at gmail.com>> wrote:
"Everyone whose life she touched is welcome. We just ask that they respect the fact that she was not "out" to all communities she was a part of. Our mother is 87 and we are restricting what we say to her."

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