Funmi Adeyemi Cause of Death: Funmi Adeyemi, a native of St. Louis, Missouri, and Burke, Virginia, has passed away.
Funmi met all the requirements and was incredibly skilled by all standards. He had a high level of intelligence as well. He was an excellent officer who would listen to your ideas and work with them. Funmi Adeyemi was undoubtedly unique.
He attended Saint Louis Country Day School and Mary Institute, and he majored in political science and minored in Russian at the US Naval Academy.
“I served with him for 3 years at 2d LAR in multiple roles, although never directly. We developed a friendship, we sat next to one another on our flight from NC to Iraq. I remember always chatting with him and his kindness and genuine interest in you as a person,” a social media post said.
“He wasn’t made in the mold of a typical USMC infantry officer, and I think that was a strength, I also think it left him on the outside a little. He checked all the boxes and by every measure was extremely proficient. He was also deeply intellectual. I recall many conversations about religion and his Jewish faith. He never preached or put his faith out there but when you got to know him he opened up. Spoke about his conversion to Jewish and the challenges, etc.”
“After serving together I always enjoyed chatting on social media with him and especially his retro 80s cartoon posts. The childhood memories which arose from his post were often a calming reminder in stressful days.
On a selfish note, I’m saddened because I didn’t learn more from him. On larger perspective I’m sad that his family won’t have such a good man in their lives anymore, I’m also sad for humanity, now fewer people will get to experience such a masterful mentor and example.”