WATCH: Today Show Mourns Loss of Co-Anchor Sheinelle Jones' Husband Uche Ojeh (VIDEO)
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Jones and Ojeh were married for 17 years before he passed away from brain cancer. He was just 45. They met when Jones was a freshman at Northwestern University and agreed to show a high-school senior (Ojeh) around campus; they dated for eight years before Uche proposed at the Northwestern campus, and they wed in 2007. Jones and Ojeh share three children: sons Kayin and Uche, and daughter Clara.
On the May 23 episode of Today, Savannah Guthrie shared:
With profound sadness, we share this morning that Uche Ojeh, the husband of our friend and TODAY co-host Sheinelle Jones, has passed away after a courageous battle with an aggressive form of brain cancer called glioblastoma.
There are no words for the pain we feel for Sheinelle and their three young children. Uche was an incredible person. We all loved him. And so we want to take a moment to tell you more about the remarkable man who was Sheinelle's perfect partner in life.
Jones reposted the video on Instagram and thanked her followers for their love and support.
Watch the Today co-anchors honor Ojeh's life and memory below.
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