Francis Ndille Ekwoge

Mr. Francis Ndille Ekwoge was born on December 17, 1956 in Enyandong, Bangem Sub-Division in Cameroon to Mr. Paul Medie and his wife Epolle Emilea. He was the second of 4 children. He attended government primary school Ebubu-Tombel where he passed the required Common Entrance Examination that enabled him to gain entrance into Presbyterian Secondary School Kumba, but he was unable to matriculate due to no financial support; having lost both his parents shortly before completing elementary school. He and his younger sister Lucy moved to Mutengene to live with their aunt Mama Mispah Ngole and the Ngole family. With their support and encouragement, he studied at home and passed the Common Entrance Examination again which enabled him to gain entrance into the Federal Bilingual Grammar School at Man O’ war bay, Victoria-Limbe where he pursued his secondary school education from 1966-1969. The school was subsequently moved to Molyko-Buea, its present location and is now called Bilingual Grammar School (alias Lycee Molyko); where he continued his education from 1969- 1973 completing with an Advanced Level certificate. After graduation, he taught Economics and French at Sacred Heart College, Mankon in the 1974-1975 academic year. Not satisfied with his educational level, he pursued further studies in the University of Yaounde from 1976-1980, graduating with a degree in Law, which enabled him to work briefly in the Ministry of Post and Telecommunication as a Legal Assistant. He resigned to enter the Higher Institute of Youth and Sports (INJS), Yaounde, from which he graduated with a Higher Diploma in 1988. This latest achievement enabled him to join the Ministry of Youth and Sports and was posted to Divisional Office in Wum, Menchum Division where he worked for 5 years as a Principal Youth and Animation Counselor. He was later transferred to Limbe, Cameroon in 1993 and worked in the same capacity for 3 years before his move to the United States of America in 1996. Upon arriving here, his education and work experience were obsolete, thus he had to resort to his hard work ethic and self-motivation; doing various jobs to finance his education and sustain him, his wife and their four children. This educational process meant a change of disciplines and career from the Arts to Sciences. His patience and hard work eventually paid off as he became a Licensed Nurse in the State of Texas. During his nursing career, he worked at Park Manor Nursing Home, Spring Branch Transitional Care Center and Nestar Med Care LLC, all in Houston. His colleagues considered him a steady, empathetic and reliable Nurse. He was preceded in death by his Parents, his son Ferdinand Ndille and elder brother Peter Ekwoge. He is survived by his wife of 34 years, Lucy Ekwoge, three sons: Paul Ekwoge, Wilson Ndille and Neville Ndille; three grand-children; Ferdinand Ekwoge, Henry Ekwoge and Noella Ndille. His sisters, Lucy Epie and Mary Ebango of Kumba, Cameroon, and many other family members and friends in the USA, Europe and Cameroon. He will be sorely missed by his family, friends and co-workers.