03/30/2007
WECHE MOKADHO
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From: bkojiem
A Memorial Service will be held for the Late Archibald Omondi Odenyo on -
DATE: Saturday, March 31st, 2007
VENUE: Rockville Church of God
726 Anderson Ave.,
Rockville, MD 20850
TIME: 2PM to 5PM
The memorial service will be followed by a fundraising event at
VENUE: Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church
7410 New Hampshire Ave.,
Takoma Park, MD 20912
TIME: 6PM until O'CLOCK (dawn)
For those who would like to make hotel reservations, there are two hotels
right across the street from the fundraising location
Quality Inn Hotel
7411 New Hampshire Ave. Bldg 1
Takoma park, MD 20912
(301) 439-3000)
GROUP RATE IS $68.99 PER RM (Archie Odenyo Memorial group)
and
Econo Lodge Hotel
7411 New Hampshire Ave. Bldg 2
Takoma park, MD 20912
(301) 439-3003
For specific directions, please feel free to go to mapquest.
GENERAL DIRECTIONS TO THE MEMORIAL SERVICE (Rockville Church of God)
FROM THE NORTH to the Memorial Service
95 S to 495 W
EXIT 35 toward FREDERICK (I-270 N)
EXIT 6 toward MD-28 / W MONTGOMERY AVE.
EXIT 6A toward ROCKVILLE
RIGHT onto W MONTGOMERY AVE / MD-28 E
LEFT onto MANNAKEE ST.,
LEFT onto ANDERSON AVE
End at 726 Anderson Avenue.
FROM THE SOUTH to the Memorial Service
95 N to EXIT 170B (495 N) toward TYSONS CORNER
EXIT 38 toward ROCKVILLE / FREDERICK (I-270 N)
EXIT 6 toward MD-28 / W MONTGOMERY AVE.,
EXIT 6A toward ROCKVILLE
RIGHT onto W MONTGOMERY AVE / MD-28 E
LEFT onto MANNAKEE ST.,
LEFT onto ANDERSON AVE
End at 726 Anderson Avenue
GENERAL DIRECTIONS TO THE FUNDRAISING EVENT (Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church)
FROM THE NORTH to the Fundraising event
95 S to 495 W
EXIT 28B toward TAKOMA PARK (650S / NEW HAMPSHIRE AVE)
Zion Church will be to your right (to the left is a Quality Suites Inn,
Econo Lodge and IHOP (International House of Pancakes).
FROM THE SOUTH to the Fundraising event
95 N to EXIT 170B (495 N) toward TYSONS CORNER
Take EXIT 29 toward LANGLEY PARK
Turn Right onto NEW HAMPSHIRE AVE.,
Zion Church is to your right (to the left is a Quality Suites Inn, Econo
Lodge and IHOP (International House of Pancakes).
DIRECTIONS FROM THE MEMORIAL SERVICE TO THE FUNDRAISING EVENT;
ANDERSON AVE toward NELSON ST.
Sharp left onto NELSON ST
RIGHT onto W MONTGOMERY AVE / MD -28 W
Take I-270 S toward WASHINGTON
I-270 S becomes I-495 E / CAPITAL BELTWAY
Take EXIT 29 toward LANGLEY PARK (UNIVERSITY BLVD E / MD - 193 E)
Turn RIGHT onto NEW HAMPSHIRE AVE
7410 (Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church) is to your right
CONTACT
KEN AGWA 301-996-5775
TONY ORENG 301-437-5293
OMULLO OKOWA 410-971-0521
JUSTUS WANGA 301-633-2650
BEN ODOTTE 732-421-7233
DALMAS ONYANGO 214-277-1569
FRED TALA 301-252-2451
BEN OKOWA 443-231-8755
OBITUARY
With much regret we announce the passing of Archibald Omondi Odenyo.
Archie was born on May 1, 1962, in Kisumu, Kenya. He was the only child born from the union of Amos Otieno Odenyo (of Regea Village, Gem, Kenya), and Judith Olal (of Ramula Village, South Gem, Kenya).
Archie attended primary schools in Kisumu and Mombasa.
From 1975-1978, Archie lived with his father in New York City, as well as with his uncles Booker Odenyo and Daniel Odenyo in Blacksburg, Virginia. In 1978, Archie returned to Kenya and completed his secondary studies at St. Mary's Yala and Homa-Bay High School.
In addition to living with his mother and step-father (James Nyamori), Archie was raised and loved by an extended family, including his aunt Olivia Agwa.
In 1985, Archie immigrated to the United States where he attended Radford University and George Mason University. Throughout the 1990s and early 2000s, Archie was employed as a Telecommunications Manager, beginning with AT&T in Virginia and Atlanta, and most recently with ESPIRE in Maryland. Beginning in 2006, Archie was employed as a Paratransit Manager in Northern Virginia.
In 1990, Archie married Florence Oromo of Karachuonyo, Kenya. This union was blessed with two sons, Archie Jr. (1993) and Andrew Otieno (1995). Archie also has two children, twins, Amos Odenyo and Katherine Odenyo, born in Kenya in 1986.
Archie leaves behind not only his wife, children and parents, but siblings Martin Odera Odenyo, Dina Atieno Odenyo, Penina Nyamori, Joshua Nyamori, Rebecca Nyamori, and Victor Nyamori, uncles Victor Odenyo, Booker Odenyo, aunts Olivia Agwa, Olga Onyango, and Rosalie Awour Odhiambo. Archie leaves behind cousins Kenneth Agwa and Dorothy Oreng of Maryland, Leonard Odhiambo of New York, Graham Odenyo, Luther Odenyo, and Amos Odenyo of Maryland, Rosebella Odenyo of Virginia, Yolanda Odenyo of Oklahoma, as well as numerous cousins in Kenya and Sweden.
Archie is remembered by countless friends for having an outgoing and friendly personality with a heartfelt laugh.
A memorial service for Archie will be held on March 31, 2007 in Northern Virginia. Location and time to be determined.
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