Gemma West

For Olufemi Majekodunmi · 24d ago

I first came across FMA Architects in a design history seminar in Knoxville, a photograph of the Standard Chartered Bank building in Lagos projected on a screen while everyone else was half asleep. It made me want to see that skyline for myself someday. Eighty six is a long life spent building things that outlast a person. Thinking of his wife and children tonight.

For Jaye P. Morgan · 27 Aug 2026

Lighting a candle from Germany. Jaye meant a great deal to a lot of us here.

For Tay Keith · 24 Jul 2026

I cried when I heard the news, and I'm not ashamed of it. Tay was part of the soundtrack of my life.

For Toni Morrison · 15 Apr 2026

I never met Toni, but I feel like I grew up with them. Thank you for being part of my life.

For Katharine Hepburn · 28 Sept 2025

Thank you, Katharine. For the joy, the honesty, and for showing up when it mattered.

For David Bowie · 17 Jun 2025

A life fully lived. Thank you, David.

For Kobe Bryant · 2 Apr 2025

I cried when I heard the news, and I'm not ashamed of it. Kobe was part of the soundtrack of my life.

For Carrie Fisher · 20 Mar 2025

I keep coming back to this page. It helps to know so many others feel the same.

To Jennifer Han’s tribute on Wendell Berry’s page · 31 Aug 2026

Yes. This.

To Rania Khoury’s tribute on Yayoi Kusama’s page · 18 Aug 2026

Well put.

To Diana Fuentes’s tribute on Abraham Lincoln’s page · 15 Jul 2026

Sending love from Spain.

To Denise Duncan’s tribute on Desmond Tutu’s page · 23 May 2026

Same here. Exactly this.

To Kristine Mendoza’s tribute on Abraham Lincoln’s page · 29 Jan 2026

Beautifully said.

To Abena Mensah’s tribute on Carrie Fisher’s page · 16 Sept 2025

♥