Diane Teibowei

Diane Moses Teibowei was born on April 13 th , 1942, in Rockaway Beach Queens, NY. She was born to Samuel Moses & Jessie Lela Whaley. Diane was born in Queens, she grew up in Harlem. She was somewhat of a historian when it came to Harlem, having witnessed a time where the community was strong, and everyone was like a family. She recounted the times in the summer when kids used to sleep outside (in the park & fire escapes) to avoid the heat or trips to go to beach at Coney Island, and the first time she saw James Brown and other big performers at the iconic Apollo theater. It was through times in her life like these she had growing up that kept her belief in family very strong. Diane pursued her education through high school and then entered the workforce as a young woman. She would end up working for the state of NY as a Disability Analyst/Supervisor for over the next 30 plus years. Diane always believed in hard work and education instilled in her by her mother and that would be something that was passed down to her children. In the early 1970s Diane met the love of her life, Isaac Morgan Teibowei. They would marry on October 9 th , 1971, and spend close to the next 45 years together prior to his going home to be with the Lord in 2016. Over those 45 years Diane experienced so many things that would shape her life, from having her two sons, including her youngest on Christmas day, to traveling to Nigeria and living there for some time back in the early 1980s and after retirement splitting time between her home in Laurelton, Queens and Sagbama, Nigeria with her husband. After her husband's passing, she relocated to Texas to live with her eldest son and continue on with the journey God prepared for her all the while missing her lifelong companion. Throughout her life, Diane and her husband Isaac lived out a real love story and became the epitome of a loving marriage. She would always say, "You don't love people because of, you love people in spite of", this saying is one she embodied to the fullest. She was a person of much love and grace, but also a person that acted out love: caring for husband as he got older, her mother before she went to be with the Lord, praying for her sister and being there for children, grandchildren, nieces and nephews. In all Diane lived a fruitful and wonderful life, one that saw her travel the world and get to know places and cultures she never dreamed of, but more importantly doing it with someone she loved. On July 27, 2023, God called his servant Diane Teibowei home, she now is at peace and once again with Isaac Teibowei, the love of her life. She is survived by her two sons, Ebi & Enaebi Teibowei, her sister Annabelle Jones, by five grandchildren, and a host of family stretching from NY to Nigeria. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, August 25, 2023 at Guerrero-Dean Funeral Home, 500 E Main Street, Grand Prairie, Texas, 75050. Graveside Service: 10 a.m. Saturday, August 26, 2023 at Cedar Hill Memorial Park.

Diane Teibowei

April 13, 1942 - July 27, 2023