The University of Lagos announces the passage of one of its retired Professor of Cell Biology and Genetics, Professor Gabriel Olufemi Williams on Saturday, February 18, 2023.
According to his wife, Mrs. V. E. Williams, the Professor who would have been 82 years old on May 18, 2023, died in the United States of America. For upload of Tributes, please log on: www.forevermissed.com/gabriel-olufemi-williams/about.
Burial arrangements announced by his family indicate that his Funeral Service will hold on Saturday, March 11, 2023 at 11:00 am ET (5.00 pm Nigerian Time) at St. Paul Church, 113 Engle St., Englewood, New Jersey, USA, and Interment will follow immediately at George Washington Memorial Park, 234, Paramus Road, Paramus, New Jersey, USA. Members of the University Community are invited to join virtually via the following Live Streaming options:
Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86783932676
Meeting ID: 867 8393 2676
Passcode: 289336
YouTubeLive: https://www.youtube.com/@saintpaulschurch409/streams
Facebook Live: https://www.facebook.com/stpaulsenglewood/live_videos
Professor Williams joined the services of the University of Lagos as Lecturer II in Biology Unit, Department of Biological Sciences in 1971, and he retired as Professor of Genetics, Department of Cell Biology and Genetics on May 18, 2006. During his academic career at the University, he mentored many students and staff (teaching and non-teaching), many of whom are now leaders, captains of industry and professors in public and private sectors in Nigeria and across the world.
On behalf of the entire University of Lagos community, the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Folasade T. Ogunsola, FAS, commiserates with the Williams family and prays for the repose of the soul of Retired Professor Gabriel Olufemi Williams.
