I found out yesterday, 31st March 2017, that Lanre had passed away, I am in shock and still struggling to find the words to express how sad how feel to have lost someone so special. I met Lanre when we studied together at Brunel University, I don't recall the exact circumstances surrounding our meeting, it could have been at one of the African - Caribbean Society meetings debating the correct way to pronounce plantain or it could have been while we dashed across the campus trying not to be late for our next lecture. All I knew is that I was drawn to her lovely sense of humour, her compassion, her beautiful dimpled smile and her unique walk; we were destined to become close friends. Unfortunately, I lost contact with Lanre a few years after we graduated, however, for me, the time we had spent together had created a bond of friendship that would never be broken. Over the coming years I would bump into her in random places, a Salsa night in Ladbroke Groove or in M & S Oxford Street while she was searching frantically for a Turkey for a family Christmas meal. I always left these encounters with the thought of how lucky I am to have known her and with a renewed energy to reconnect. It is with a very heavy heart that this was not meant to be, at this point in time I can only send out my condolences to her family and friends (which I am sure she had many) and to be thankful for the wonderful memories I have of my beautiful friend Lanre Johnson. I will miss you dearly Love always Charles