Uche Ojeh, Sheinelle Jones' husband of 17 Years, has died of brain cancer

Uche Ojeh, Sheinelle Jones’ husband of 17 years, has died following a battle with brain cancer.

Uche Ojeh, Sheinelle Jones’ husband of 17 years, has died following a battle with brain cancer. He was 45.

“With profound sadness, we share this morning that Uche Ojeh, the husband of our friend and 'TODAY' co-host Sheinelle Jones, has passed away after a courageous battle with an aggressive form of brain cancer called glioblastoma,” Savannah Guthrie said on 'TODAY' on Friday.

“There are no words for the pain we feel for Sheinelle and their three young children. Uche was an incredible person. We all loved him. And so we want to take a moment to tell you more about the remarkable man who was Sheinelle’s perfect partner in life.”

Jones and Ojeh's love story began at Northwestern University in the late 1990s, when Jones, then an 18-year-old freshman, offered to show a visiting high-school senior around the campus near Chicago. They were together for eight years before Ojeh proposed on that same campus of their alma mater.

They married in September 2007 in Philadelphia, Jones' hometown, and welcomed their oldest son, Kayin, in August 2009. Their twins, son Uche and daughter Clara, came three years later in July 2012.