The author of Brighter grammar is dead.

Mama Phebean Adeola Ogundipe is gone.

Mrs Ogundipe, popularly known as PA Ogundipe, was famous for English Language books such as Brighter Grammar series which she co-authored with M. Macaulay and C.E. Eckersley; New Practical English for Senior Secondary series which she co-authored with P.S. Tregidgo; a novel, Up-country Girl: A personal journey and truthful portrayal of African culture, among others.

Mrs Ogundipe, who was born on May 16, 1927, died early on Friday, March 27, in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States of America, and was buried in the same Friday.

She was a well mannered retired civil servant and disciplinarian. She hauls from Esa Oke in Osun state. She bagged the prestigious OON award in 1979.