Ex-US Envoy To Nigeria, Walter Carrington, Dies At 90

A former United States ambassador to Nigeria, Walter Carrington, is dead.

His wife, Arese Carrington, announced the death in an email to the newmen on Wednesday, titled, “Press Release – Ambassador Walter C. Carrington, former U.S. Ambassador to Nigeria and Senegal is dead”.

Arese said the ex-envoy passed away peacefully surrounded by loved ones at the age of 90.

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She said, “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.

According to her, Walter was a loving husband, father, grandfather, cousin, uncle, friend and in-law.

Ralph Waldo Emerson stated that it is not the length of life but the depth of life. Walter was thus fortunate because his life had both length and depth.

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