Thaddeus Nkuo

Thaddeus Nkuo, 93, died on February 11, 2020 in Dacula, Georgia. A private viewing and prayer service will take place on Friday, April 17 at Gregory B. Levett & Sons Funeral Home, 914 Scenic Hwy, Lawrenceville, GA 30045 followed by interment on Saturday, April 18, 2020 at Broadlawn Memorial Gardens, 5979 New Bethany Rd, Buford, GA 30518. Bobe Thaddeus Nkuo was born on April 7, 1926 in Cameroon, Africa, to Papa Simon Diom and Mama Veronica Fulai. He held several Teacher Certificates from Academic Institutions in Cameroon and Ghana. He obtained a Diploma in Second Language Teaching from Moray House College of Education, Edinburgh, Scotland. He married Catherine Sih on January 6, 1953. They had five daughters and two sons. He had a very successful teaching career from 1941 to 1962. In 1962, he joined the diplomatic service and served in the Cameroon Embassy as Cultural Attaché in Lagos, Nigeria; Pioneer Consul of the Consulate in Enugu, Nigeria; First Secretary in Washington DC, USA; Counselor in London, United Kingdom; and Charge D'Affaires in charge of the Cameroon Embassy, The Hague, Netherlands. His recognitions include the Cameroon Order of Merit, First class (1965); Knight of the Order of Valor of Cameroon (1982); and the Insignia of Commander - Order of Orange of the Netherlands in recognition for services rendered during tenure of office in the country (1987). After he retired from public service in 1987, he was committed to community development projects in his home village of Njinikom in Cameroon. He and his wife loved spending time with family most of who are in the USA. His family and friends say of him, “We note with great admiration and pride what our Patriarch Thaddeus Nkuo did to alleviate the suffering; to ameliorate the living conditions of others; and to assist disadvantaged, needy and underprivileged persons.” He is survived by his wife Catherine, his children Theresia, Hyacinth, Lucy, Veronica and Elizabeth; sons and daughter-in-laws; 16 grandchildren; six great grandchildren and many relatives and friends. He is forever in our hearts.

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Thaddeus Nkuo

April 7, 1926 - February 11, 2020