Olugbemi S. Olutimayin ’69 *72

Olu died Aug. 4, 2025, in Lagos, Nigeria. He was born in Nigeria, came to the United States for school, then returned to serve his country and raise his family.

At Titcombe High School, Olu was active in the choir and served as president of the student assembly. An anonymous missionary paid for his final exams and SATs and encouraged Olu to apply to Princeton. He majored in aeronautical engineering and took part in the Trenton Tutorial Project, the Pan African Students Organization, and the Princeton Evangelical Fellowship.

Following graduation. Olu worked for Shell-BP Development Co. in Nigeria. Deciding that was not for him, he returned to Princeton and earned a master’s degree in structural engineering in 1972, and in 1976 his MS in architecture from Columbia. Returning once again to Africa, Olu worked in the Nigerian Civil Service and had several government appointments, including with the World Bank from 1989 to 1991. He later established a private architectural practice, and at the time of his death was chairman and CEO of Afmasco consulting and engineering contractors.

Olu’s work took him to multiple locations in Nigeria, and wherever he went he joined a church and sang in the choir. He became involved in the lives of many people that he met and had a particular urge to help people who had been overlooked by society.

Olu’s first wife, Mary, and his second wife, Janet, survive him, as do his children, Oluremilekun, Modupe, Olukayode, Oluseye, and Abosede; and his five grandchildren.