Emmanuel Abayomi Adedipe

Emmanuel was the third of four children and he was born in Brenham, Texas on the 9th of December 1987, to Nigerian parents Samuel and Caroline Adedipe.

As a child, he attended Calvary Baptist Church and at a young age he gave his life to Jesus and was baptized. When he moved to Houston in 2011, he then joined Second Baptist Church. He worshipped during the 11:11 service at the Woodway Campus.

Growing up, the importance of education was always stressed to him and his siblings by his parents. After graduating from Brenham High School, he attended college and received his Bachelor of Science in Early Childhood Education from Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi. He then went on to receive his Master of Education in Administration from Lamar University.

Emmanuel felt called to the field of education and began teaching upon his college graduation. He taught math and science to elementary and middle school age children. Most recently he worked as a 6th grade World Geography teacher at Baines Middle School in Ft. Bend ISD.

In addition to teaching, he enjoyed sports and found that he could merge his love for sports and passion for helping children by coaching. Throughout his career, he coached football, basketball, and soccer.

In the summer of 2018, he founded “Uthletes,” a company that offered skills training, summer camps, and later AAU Basketball to children ages 8-14.

To him teaching was more than just a job and coaching was much more than winning or losing - it was about discipline, perseverance, and teamwork.

Emmanuel loved traveling and looked forward to doing so with his close friends during spring and summer breaks. He was an avid movie watcher and was known to memorize lines and entire scenes from movies he enjoyed.

To quote one of his favorite lines in the movie The PURSUIT of HAPPYNESS “It’s not goodbye, it’s see you later!”

Emmanuel was preceded in death by his father, Samuel Ayodeji Adedipe, and is survived by his loving mother, Caroline Oluremi Adedipe; brother, Samuel Adedayo Adedipe and his wife Jessica Michelle, his older sister, Hellen Adenike Adedipe, his younger sister, Victoria Adejoke and her husband Adewale Adetokunbo Taiwo; his nephews, James Adedayo Adedipe, Éyaah Ayo Bate Agborsangaya and niece Olivia Adeola Taiwo. In addition to his immediate family members, he is survived by a host of uncles, aunts, cousins, friends, Baines Middle School students, staff, colleagues, and his Houston Fury Family.

A celebration of his life is to be conducted at ten o’clock in the morning on Saturday, the 28th of May, in the Jasek Chapel of Geo. H. Lewis & Sons, 1010 Bering Drive in Houston. Immediately following, all are invited to greet the family during a reception in the grand foyer.

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We believe that his work here on Earth was complete and we will indeed see him later in Heaven!