Boniface  O. Agu (Bonny)

CHRISTIAN AND SOCIAL LIFE

Boniface Agu was a devout Catholic who was committed to service and acts of goodwill. Even from his childhood days, he would serve as a mass server during mass. He was also passionately involved in building the church including lending his Architectural acumen and skills to St. Paul’s Catholic Church building project in Obinagu as well as participating in fundraising efforts. He contributed immensely in the renovation of St. John’s Catholic Church, Rumuokwurusi Port Harcourt. Bonny Agu was also a pioneer member of Hilltop Port Harcourt branch - a social club for a group of people from Enugu state. He often hosted their yearly meetings at his Port Harcourt home. He was actively involved in the projects undertaken by Hilltop including their charity organizations focused on supporting education and training of youth in the University. His love for his alma mater made him a major driving force in the St Teresa’s College Old boys Association (STOBA). In the late 1980s, he and a few senior old boys in Port Harcourt came together and organized a Saint Teresa’s College Old Boys Mini Convention held at The Shell Club in Port Harcourt. That mini convention galvanized the association to hold the first National Convention at the school shortly after and also energized the setting up of branches of the association at Enugu, Onitsha, Awka, Lagos and The United States of America. Nearly all STOBA National Executive Committee meetings held in Port Harcourt were held at his residence. He was the founding Vice President of The Port Harcourt Branch of STOBA and the President of the branch between 2001 and 2016. Arc Boniface Agu was also the 1st National Vice President of The Saint Teresa’s College Old Boys Association.

He also enjoyed a social life with close friends. His hobbies included playing lawn tennis, draughts, and socializing with friends. He engaged in tennis tournaments where he won a lot of trophies. He had a love for music, including classical music, with some of his favorite artists being Beethoven, Nat King Cole, Jim Reeves, Harry Belafonte, and Doris Day.

Tributes

We celebrate the life journey of a humble and generous father. A philanthropist and devoted Catholic. A very supportive, wise, and loving father and husband. All those virtues you hold in high esteem, we promise to uphold. It was absolutely amazing having you as our husband, father, grand-father, brother, uncle, In-law and dear friend.