Uche Ojeh, the husband of “Today” present co-host Sheinelle Jones, has died on the age of 45.
The heartbreaking information was introduced on Friday’s broadcast by her colleagues. Jones and Ojeh have been married for 17 years.
“With profound sadness, we share this morning that Uche Ojeh, the husband of our dear friend and ‘Today’ co-host Sheinelle Jones, has passed away after a courageous battle with an aggressive form of brain cancer called glioblastoma,” host Savannah Guthrie shared.
Guthrie continued to say that “there are no words for the pain” that she and the remainder of the employees are experiencing for Jones’ household, together with her three kids.
“Uche was an incredible person. We all loved him,” Guthrie added.
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The couple have been married in September 2007 in Jones’ hometown of Philadelphia after assembly whereas college students at Northwestern College within the late ’90s. She was 19 years previous, and he was 17 years previous after they met. Ojeh is remembered for being an “enthusiastic soccer player” with a profitable profession in consulting, however household, pals and his “unabiding faith was always his true north.”
“One thing he always talked about, he talked about those kids,” co-host Craig Melvin mentioned. “He loved those kids more than anything else in this world. He was that dad that was on the sidelines at every soccer game. He was at all of the concerts and the recitals. He was that guy.”
On Friday, Jones shared the present’s tribute to her husband on Instagram, writing merely, “Thank you, for all of your love and support.”
In accordance to the Mayo Clinic, there isn’t any treatment for glioblastoma, and its trigger usually isn’t identified.
