Journalists, public relations practitioners, traditional rulers, and countless protégés all spoke eloquently about the remarkable imprint he left on their professions and communities. I had the privilege of watching Oloye Lekan Alabi from much closer quarters, where reputation gives way to reality. More importantly, it placed me under the guidance of the finest practical teacher of public relations I have ever encountered. Measured over an entire career, no individual influenced my professional development more profoundly than Oloye ’Lekan Alabi. If journalism gave Oloye ’Lekan Alabi a public voice, culture gave him a lifelong mission.