Ugo O. Nweke

Ugo Nweke was born in Lagos, Nigeria on October 17, 1957 to Mr. Simon (Nzeamalu) and Mrs Catherine Nwosu. Ugo was the 4th of 8 Siblings. Ugo had her elementary school education in Lagos and her secondary education at Maria Regina Girls Secondary School Nnewi Anambra state where she graduated in 1976. At graduation, she proceeded to have her college education at The University of Science and Technology Port Harcourt Rivers state Nigeria, where she earned a BS in Microbiology. At Graduation she enlisted and served her national youth service corp. in JOS. In 1984 she met her husband Chief Vincent “Sabi” Nweke and married the same year. In 1985, Ugo proceeded to the United States to join with her husband Chief Sabi Nweke where they both started a family In 1986, she had her first child, Afam Nweke. She also had Nkemdilim, Che-chey, and Chidera in subsequent years. After the birth of her last baby in 1993, she proceeded to study nursing at Texas Woman’s University where she graduated in 1996 with a BS degree and an RN in Nursing. After graduation Ugo proceeded to work at MD Anderson Cancer Center for 5 years before she left to work for Intracare Hospital Houston. She later left Intracare for Richmond State School where she was employed as a Nurse Educator. In 2015 she left the state school for DADS where she was until she was diagnosed with Lung Cancer. Ugo was a beautiful, clean, decent and thorough person, she was extremely friendly, kind and passionate about her work. She was an outstanding wife, mother and above all a fun loving person. Ugo will be missed by all those who were close to know her at work, church, organizations etc. and all those she touched by raising money for Cancer. Ugo will be missed by all her friends throughout the globe, her brothers, sisters, nephews , nieces, brother in-law’s, sister in-law’s etc. More importantly, Ugo will be badly missed by her husband Chief Sabi Nweke and her children; Afam, Nkem, Che-Chey and Odera. REST IN PEACE MOM!!!