DALLAS — Fey Kidze, a 30-year-old mother of two
moved to Dallas from Cameroon in 2007. In that time, she got her citizenship,
worked several jobs, and earned a degree as a licensed vocational nurse.
Kidze's husband and two children back in Africa
relied on her income from Texas. The money paid for her children's tuition and
helped her husband, a nursing assistant, take care of the family.
Kidze had been preparing paperwork to move them to
the U.S., her friend Samobo explained. But those dreams were dashed two weeks
ago, when the home health care nurse was hit and killed in the 6900 block of
LBJ Freeway.
She was on her way to see a patient when her car
broke down in the middle of the freeway, friends said. Minutes later, a pick-up
smashed into it. Kidze died from blunt force trauma, according to her death
certificate.
"I was talking to her. I was screaming. I was
crying," Samobo said as she recalled her visit to the emergency room.
"She was just laying there like she was asleep. And then I felt like,
'Maybe if I pinch her, or maybe if I push her, she will stop pretending,'
because she loved to giggle a lot."
Samobo described her co-worker as energetic, enthusiastic,
and always inquisitive.
Friends have raised $7,000 for Kidze's funeral and
wake, but said they need another $10,000 to send her body back to Cameroon in
Central Africa.
"It doesn't look too good, but I still have
hope that maybe we'll be able to do it," Samobo said.
The fate of her family is what worries friends most.
They lost a provider, a mother and wife, and perhaps a shot at a better life in
America.
Friends have planned a funeral for Kidze on December
1 in North Texas. They hope to have raised enough money to get her body back to
her family before the holidays.
"I've seen her struggle," Samobo
explained. "That's why I feel like it's not fair."
Friends have established a fund at Bank of America
to help pay for Kidze's funeral and transportation costs. It's account number
004785784948.
Source: wfaa
4 comments:
May Her soul rest in peace. Whats the name on the bank account
This is a really sad story. May her soul rest in peace. One question on my mind though, why would anyone spend so much money to move the body to Africa? The money raised can be sent to the family back home to support the kids left behind. The burial can take place in Dallas where she died.
Regardless, please add the bank Name to the blog. I encourage all Africans out there reading this to support this family. May God bless u all.
May her soul rest at the bossom of the Lord. I also believe whatever is raise should be forwarded to the family back home, the future and well being of the kids left behind is more important than flying the body home.
MY HEART BLEEDS AS MOTHER FOR THIS YOUNG WOMAN. MAY JEHOVAH HAVE MERCY UPON HER SOUL, COMFORT AND CONSOLE HER HUSBAND AND VERY YOUNG AND INNOCENT CHILDREN. IN MY OPINION, IT WOULD BE BETTER FOR HER BODY TO BE FLOWN BACK HOME SO THAT AT LEAST HER CHILDREN CAN ALWAYS VISIT HER GRAVE SIDE IN THE FUTURE. HOWEVER IN THIS CIRCUMSTANCE WHERE THE HUSBAND AND CHILDREN WOULD BE STRUGGLING AFTER THE BURIAL, MAY I SUGGEST THAT SHE IS BURIED IN THE STATES AND THE MONEY RAISED SENT TO THE FAMILY FOR THEIR UP KEEP.
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