was born on March 12th, 1958 in Ibadan, Oyo Nigeria.
In the 1970’s she came to the United States to live with a family friend (The Vaughan family) Ronke Vaughan.
Shortly after in the early 1980’s she then gained admission to the prestigious black university, Howard University in Washington DC. Yemisi was a very brilliant and outstanding student so much so that she finished her BSc and her MSc in good time and high marks.
In 1983 she was packing her bags to move back to her home country when she met a dashing young man named Paul Dacosta who was also from Nigeria, and that's when all plans changed. Yemisi and Paul married in the summer of 1984. They both ended up having three lovely sons named Lawrence, Gregory, and Andrew Dacosta.
Years after, Yemisi became a social worker and dedicated her life to helping others and empowering the community. She always enjoyed going back to her country and giving back to those who needed help. She also enjoyed cooking, taking pictures of all the happy moments, self-care, and shopping.
Yemisi devoted her life to making sure her children were well taken care of and would always get them everything they needed.
Yemisi will always be known as an amazing mother and friend, we will remember all the great memories and will forever have her spirit in our hearts.
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