Sheinelle Jones' Today Family Reacts to Death of Her Husband Uche Ojeh

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23-05-2025

Originally appeared on E! Online
The Today family is rallying around Sheinelle Jones.
After the daytime talk show star's husband Uche Ojeh died following a battle with glioblastoma, an aggressive brain cancer, her cohosts expressed their condolences in an emotional segment.
"There are no words for the pain we feel for Sheinelle and their three young children," Savannah Guthrie said on Today May 23. "Uche was an incredible person. We all loved him."
"Those of us who work alongside Sheinelle every day know her infectious laugh and that brilliant smile that lights up our studio every morning," she continued, alongside photos of the couple, "a light that would grow even brighter every time she spoke about her husband of 17 years, Uche."
Guthrie—sitting alongside Jenna Bush Hager, Al Roker, Craig Melvin, Carson Daly and Dylan Dreyer—described Jones' husband, who died at age 45, as "her perfect match."
She noted that he was "a man whose joyful spirit and quiet strength complemented Sheinelle in every way."
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On behalf of the entire Today team, Guthrie emphasized that they are sending love to Jones and her family, including their kids Kayin Ojeh, 15, and 12-year-old twins Clara Ojeh and Uche Ojeh.
"We love you," she added. "You are our family."
Meanwhile, Melvin, who shared a close bond Ojeh, reflected on his friend's devotion to his family.
"One thing he always talked about—he talked about those kids," he said. "He loved those kids more than anything else in this world, and was just so proud. He was that dad that was on the sidelines at every soccer game. He was at all the concerts and the recitals. He was that guy, and they had such a beautiful love story."
Roker noted that Ojeh—who married Jones in 2007 after eight years of dating—was "a private guy" but "wickedly funny."
"He would say things that kind of caught you off guard," he recalled, "but wasn't braggadocious or anything. He was a very humble man."
And Dreyer couldn't help but praise Jones' strength while she and her family navigated this devastating battle, explaining, "She's just a bright light whenever she walks into the room. Even through this, she relied on her faith, she relied on her friends."
For Daly—whose dad died at age 46 following an unexpected cancer diagnosis when the TRL alum was just 5 years old—the heartbreaking news reminded him of his own childhood.
"You think so much about these young children, your heart goes out to them," he said, adding that it was his faith that kept him strong amid his grief. "I've been praying for years to my father."
"Here I am, the young kid," he reflected. "My life has been so fulfilling and I'm so blessed for that."
Keep reading for a look back on Uche's life...
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