Remembering Lolo Ijeoma Afuke

Age 35, Chicago
Passed away on April 29, 2020

Afuke was 35-years-old and the mother of a toddler. She worked at the Mado Health Care Uptown nursing home as a certified nursing assistant on Chicago’s North Side.

Her family said she complained to her husband Chief JJ Afuke about conditions for the staff and a lack of PPEs. But her family said because of her dedication to the residents, she pushed on.

She began developing symptoms of COVID-19 and was admitted to Stroger Hospital.

She passed away April 29.

Afuke did not have underlying health conditions according to her family.

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