In Memory of Stephen Kaduuli

This is very sad news. I wish Stephen's family, friends, and colleagues the strength and peace they need as they cope with his loss.

I am so sorry for this loss! My heartfelt condolences to all who loved him and all he loved.

Stephen,
In our sorrow we will miss your greeting and laugh in earth-time. May your family and friends find comfort in the promise of combined rejoicing in heaven's time.

What a tragic loss! Stephen was such a happy soul, passionate about his service to mankind, and to God. We didn't get to talk much in the past year but you have been a great inspiration to my personal life. I am praying for your wife and entire family, that God will minister His peace that surpasses human understanding as you get to terms with the shock of Stephen's demise and life without him. Indeed, God only takes the best! Rest in Peace Stephen!

Stephen will be missed by all CPJ supporters. He was bringing the refugee rights issues to us in an insightful and important way. How very sad for his family and CPJ staff as a result of this awful pandemic!
My thoughts and prayers for all. Anne

I was sorry to hear ot Stephen's passing. I remember his presentation at our Election Night at Mount Zion Lutheran Church in Waterloo, ON a few years ago. It was nice to see his picture (#3) from that evening in your memories. We had just met and I was touched by his wisdom, grace and warmth. No doubt his memory will continue to be a gift and blessing to his family and the many others whose lives he touched. May the God of grace and hope comfort and sustain you all.

We give thanks for Stephen's life, the joy and love he shared and the compassionate, caring and thoughtful work he did. We pray for his family and for his colleagues and friends at CPJ and beyond. May Stephen rest in peace and rise in glory and may his family and friends be comforted with a sense of peace that surpasses all our understanding.

Stephen worked in the Refugee Office of the Diocese of Hamilton on a one year contract. We are shocked and saddened to learn of his sudden death. We hold him in prayer. We offer our sympathy to his family and friends.

My deepest condolences to the family. This is a tragic loss. Stephen’s death leaves a big hole in the work for refugee right. He will be dearly missed at CPJ.

Stephen, I wish we had more time to work and hang out together. I was so looking forward to being office-mates and getting to know you better. Your wisdom and gentleness taught me so much. You beamed with pride when talking about your wife graduating and your children. You loved your home country of Uganda, its people, and those who sought refuge there and in Canada. You were principled and passionate in your advocacy for the rights of refugees and migrants. You were open to new learning, ideas, and opportunities, and shared your own graciously with others. Your bright smile and laugh were infectious, while understated, and I can still hear your expressions of "Oooohhhh la!" I will miss you. To Stephen's family, my prayers and grief are with you. May you feel held in the love and strength of our gracious, loving, Creator.

May God grant your loved ones the fortitude to bear this loss. I remember fondly our work together: STAND Canada-CPJ-STCA. Rest in peace, Stephen.

May God grant your loved ones the fortitude to bear this loss. I remember fondly our work with you: STAND Canada & CPJ on the STCA. Rest in peace, Stephen.

My sincere condolences to the family of Stephen. His sudden passing is a profound loss for many. May he leave behind a legacy of continued zeal to improve the lives of refugees.

It is with great sadness that I express my condolences to Stephen's family and Stephen's colleagues at his sudden and so-untimely death. What a tragic loss for so many and for the causes of refugee rights and justice. I only recently met Stephen and therefore only was able to connect over email and zoom, but I was so impressed with his wisdom, perspective, and insight, and his willingness to share them -- in humble but effective ways. In December, Stephen spoke, via video, to students at a high school chapel, connecting Jesus' life as a refugee to a call on all of our lives to seek justice. He shared the Immigrants' Creed with the students, which ends with:
"I believe that in the resurrection
God will unite us as one people
in which all are distinct
and all are alike at the same time.

"Beyond this world, I believe in life eternal
in which no one will be an immigrant
but all will be citizens of God’s kingdom,
which will never end. Amen."

Amen, Stephen. So may it be.

With sadness, our condolences and peace to Stephen's family, and with gratitude for his life of working for justice and his valuable participation in CPJ.

I’m sorry for this tragic loss, both for his family and CPJ. Remembering you in prayer. Peace.

My condolences go out to Stephen's friends and family. His dedication to his work and passion for the people he fought for will be sorely missed.

I met Stephen once and was impressed with his knowledge and understanding of Refugee Issues. I can't imagine how his family and you who worked with him at CPJ are feeling and this tragic loss of a vital member of your lives and work. Please know that the Sisters of St. Joseph will include all who mourn his loss in our prayer.

On behalf of the Canadian Council for Refugees, we want to share our gratitude for the life of Stephen Kaduuli and our sadness and shock on hearing of his passing. Stephen was a leader of our Overseas Protection & Resettlement Working Group, where he made important contributions. We know and value him as a true ally and friend in our mutual passion for working towards justice for refugees. We will deeply miss his insight, his humour and his warm presence at the CCR, and we send our condolences to his family.

Michelle Ball and Andrea McCoy, co-chairs, Overseas Protection & Resettlement Working Group and Janet Dench, Executive Director

I am sorry about the sudden loss of your colleague. I met Stephen in Montreal before the last federal elections.

Dear Stephen, it was with deep shock and sadness I heard about your quick passing. I will always remember your smile and care for others with everything that you do! My thoughts and prayers are with your family and all our friends of CPJ. God Bless.

Sincerest condolences to Stephen's family and to all his colleagues at CPJ.

May God strengthen and bless your family both at home but also among the CPJ staff. Our partnership and interconnection through the work of God for refugees has been strong due to the efforts of Stephen. May peace reign in your hearts for this next difficult season.
With gratitude for Stephen...the CRCNA family in Canada.

I’m so grateful to have been able to work with Stephen these past few years in pursuing justice for refugees. He had a compassionate soul, a brilliant mind, and a joyous sense of humour. I miss him so much, and will remember our time together at CPJ as time filled with good work and deep laughter.

How incredibly sad. The realities of Covid are reaching into the nooks and crannies of our lives, disrupting so much--including the work of justice for the most vulnerable. Praying that Stephen's contribution to CPJ & life in Canada will live on in miraculous ways in the justice work that continues.