Former U.S ambassador to Nigeria, Walter Carrington, is dead.
Confirming the news in a statement, his wife, Arese Carrigngton, said: "he passed away peacefully, surrounded by loved ones."
He was aged 90.
She wrote: “It is with a heavy and broken heart but with gratitude to God for his life of selfless humanity that I announce the passing of my beloved husband Walter Carrington, former U.S. Ambassador to Nigeria and Senegal.
“Further announcements will be made shortly.
“Walter was a loving husband, father, grandfather, cousin, uncle, friend and in-law.
“Ralph Waldo Emerson said…It is not the length of life but the depth of life.
“Walter was fortunate, his life had both length and depth."
Source: mynigeria.com
