Nygare Gilo

Nygare Ajulu Gilo, age 43 of Austin, died Saturday, April 15, 2017, at his home.

He was born March 1, 1974, in South Sudan, Africa, the son of Ajulu and Adapa (Metho) Gilo. Nygare lived in Gambela, Ethiopia, and then came to the United States in 1994. He settled first in California and moved to Worthington, Minn., for work.
On May 26, 2007, Nygare married Apiew Wiet in Ethiopia. Apiew came to the United States in 2010. Since 2010, Nygare was the lay pastor for the Anyuak Faith Community at Our Saviors Lutheran Church in Austin. During this time, he entered the TEEM Program at Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary in Berkeley, California. Nygare recently completed all degree requirements for ordination with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. He was a spokesperson for South Sudan Ministries in the SE Minnesota Synod, and was a leader among the Anyuak Faith Community in the U.S. Nygare received many awards and certificates annually for his service through the church. He will be dearly missed by his family, his friends, and his faith community.

Survivors include his wife, Apiew Gilo of Austin; his sons, Isaac, Agape, Gumdel, Phabayo, Cham, and Ochongi; and his daughter, Awille; one grandson, Cameron Gilo; his brother, Kwot Omot Gilo; and his sister, Matu Omot Gilo.

Obituary retrived from Legacy.com