He was tall, light skinned and handsome. He cared about his appearance so much that not even old age could stop him from standing tall or keeping his hair in place.
Can. Rev. Simon Peter Kigozi died at the age of 94 but left so many memories that his children and friends live to speak of.

Anne Kigozi Kasamba, Kigozi’s second born and first daughter, speaks of her father as a man who was motivated by love.  “Everyone who interacted with him felt special.”
Kasamba says, for all the time she lived home, there were people who called themselves ‘first borns’ of the family because of her father’s warm heart towards them. 
To Monica Ntege, who worked with him, he was a person who had time for every one, and always gave warm and full hugs.
Born to Jonah Gyagenda and Martha Nabisere , Kigozi was not educated by his polygamous father who was a chief at the time.  Kigozi sought a path to attaining education. He worked for the English and managed to get basic education. He learned English by gramophones and he later became a teacher.
“He was an intelligent man,” Kasamba recalls of her father. He was an eloquent speaker whose short messages changed many.
“Dad spoke for a short time but his words were life changing that many came to Christ,” she adds.
‘He made simple altar calls without trying hard to force people to accept the message of salvation,” Ntege affirms.
Rev. John Senyonyi says Kigozi had a gift of summary, “He said much in one sentence, but in a profound manner,” he adds.
Kigozi is remembered by many for his messages on love, which Kasamba says, were also very evident at home.  When Kigozi married Erina, the couple purposed to live an exemplary life before their children. “I learned so much about love from my parents who never settled their differences before their children. They did things together and were governed by love,” she says.
“He loved God so much that he hated sin,” Senyonyi says, adding that Can Kigozi was one with his message. He did not live differently from what he preached.  He loved family, believers and the youth.
Like the old adage, cleanliness is next to godliness, Kigozi mastered the art of neatness. He believed that Christianity  called for taking care of one’s environment.
His daughter says that even when he was sick, he always folded his clothes and put them away.  Whenever he looked into his children’s’ rooms and found them untidy, Kigozi always said, ‘wano tewali balokole,” (meaning; there are no more Christians in this place).
One of Kasamba’s unforgettable memories of her father’s neatness is the day she and her husband bought a car and took it home for her father to see.  Kigozi called the house help and asked her to get a duster and dust the engine.
“Driving dad in your car meant cleaning every corner of it thoroughly before he got in,” Kasamba laughs.
Senyonyi says that Can. Kigozi never wore anything less than a neat suit.  He was so organized that even when he preached, one would take note of a well arranged sermon in his hands.
Kigozi believed in investing in people’s lives and bringing up children in the ways of the Lord.  It is no surprise that he started a kindergarten at his home in Ntinda. The school has more than 300 children today.
“He had a vision to see all saved and minister to children” Monica recalls. When Can. Kigozi was ordained, his first ministry was Sunday school. He embraced the children and later wrote a hymn book for children Sunday school. For 30 years, he worked with Church of Uganda as a Sunday school and youth organizer.
“He was so tall, but he always bent down to talk to the little ones,” adds Ntege.
The message of the cross was always before this man. Prayer started with his wife.
 At 5am, he and his wife had a daily devotion for an hour. At 6am, a drum was sounded for all to wake up and pray.  This was also done at 6pm after everyone returned from work. 
During this family altar time, everyone was encouraged to ‘walk in the light.’ This meant that the person confessed of his or her sins of the day and shared the struggles and challenges faced that day.
‘He exemplified the theme of the East African Revival; walking in the light,” Senyonyi affirms.
Whenever he gave someone a ride in his car, he would share his testimony which was followed by a question, ‘ walokoka?’ (Are you saved?).  If the person was a believer, he would then sing the East African revival anthem ‘Tukutendereza Yesu,’ but if they weren’t, he would take them through the message of the cross.
“He loved singing and his voice never failed until the end,” Senyonyi  adds.
He was a good time manager who linked lateness to sin. He said that a late person lacks respect for others, which is sin in itself.
 His family was always the first at fellowships, services, meetings and even weddings. He always had a problem with ceremonies that started late because to him, it was wastage of ‘precious time.’
This explains why at one time he conducted a wedding ceremony in 15 minutes, a time lag between two other wedding ceremonies at the church. 
“I’ve never seen a man keep time like Can Kigozi,” says Ntege. She adds that even when he was called on to speak for five minutes, Kigozi spoke for four and had an altar call for one minute, and then took his seat.  He conducted services on time, whether he had an audience of five or ten.
He is also remembered for Invention of Kisumuluzo, a daily bible reading guide in Luganda.  The book is suitable for interactive bible reading for families.  His heart’s desire was to see all Christians study their bibles and also see many come to Christ.
He is the brain behind songs like, Yesu Ayagala abato nga nze , read your bible, pray every day and many more.
Memories of him still live in many hearts, and for the young people he mentored, the lines of this song may still be lingering in their heads,
Read your bible, pray every day,
Pray every day, pray every day,
Read your bible pray every day,
If you want to grow.