Kokou Hova

September 26, 2015

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Kokou Hova, 50, passed away on Saturday, September 26, 2015. He was born March 10, 1965 to Dossou and Ablavi (Mlapa) Hova in Lomé, Togo. He studied law at Université de Lomé, Togo. He worked briefly at a law cabinet, then with a non-governmental organization that focused on human right issues. He later went on to start his own business in Accra, Ghana before moving to the United States in 2004.

In the U.S., he worked various jobs at JFK airport in New York, NY, Cargill Meat Solutions in Beardstown, IL, and finally Trident Seafoods in Alaska.
As a soccer passionate, he played, while in high school, for the soccer team Liberté Asfosa de Bè. He was a very loving and generous person who put family and friends first, never hesitating to lend a helping hand wherever needed.

Kokou is survived by his wife, Abra Holali; his mother Ablavi (Mlapa); brothers, Felix (Tettey-Sika), Tetteh (Tettey-Sika), Zanzen (Tettey-Sika), Teroh (Tettey-Sika), Tata (Hova), Kodjovi (Hova), Koffi Hova, Kouassi Hova, and Komlan (Hova); sisters, Theresia Bayi (Hova), Adjoavi (Hova), Amélévi Bertille (Hova), Essivi (Hova), Adjoavi (Akakpo), Mable (Tettey-Sika), and Madoe (Tettey-Sika).

He was preceded in death by his father, Dossou (Hova); his brother, Kodjo Pascal (Hova); and sister, Dede (Tettey-Sika).

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, January 9, 2016 at Hamilton’s near Highland Memory Gardens, 121 NW 60th Avenue, with burial to follow at Oralabor Cemetery. Family will greet friends from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home.

Memorial contributions may be directed to the family in loving memory of Kokou.

Condolences may be expressed at:
www.HamiltonsFuneralHome.com

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