The dream (working for the NHS) of a Nigerian, Ade Raymond who is a student nurse in United Kingdom has been cut short by novel Coronavirus.
Ade Raymond, 48, was working part-time as a healthcare assistant at Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust, while studying to be a mental health nurse at Middlesex University in Hendon, north-west London.
Friends and work colleagues remembered Ade as an ‘inspirational’ and ‘compassionate’ man who had ‘always wanted to become a nurse’. The Trust’s chief executive Jinjer Kandola paid tribute to Ade as she confirmed he died after contracting the virus.
She tweeted: ‘It is with great sadness that we confirm the loss of our colleague & friend Ade Raymond due to Coronavirus. ‘A much-valued member of the team who was studying for a nursing degree. Ade was a highly respected & much missed by all. RIP Ade.’
A fellow student wrote: ‘Deeply saddened and shocked to learn of the passing of Ade Raymond. Ade was in my cohort at the beginning of his journey to becoming a mental health nurse.
Ade Raymond, 48, was studying to be a mental health nurse at Middlesex University in north-west London (Picture: Google) ‘My thoughts and sympathies are with all of his family, friends & colleagues. May he rest in Paradise.’
Friend Laura Foley said Ade was a ‘very compassionate, intelligent, inspirational gentleman who would have made an amazing nurse,’ while another nurse, Katja Jung, added: ‘He always wanted to become a nurse. My heart is broken.’
A spokesperson for the trust said: ‘It is with great sadness that we confirm the loss of our colleague and friend Ade Raymond due to coronavirus. ‘Ade was a much-valued health care assistant at Barnet Enfield and Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust and was studying part-time for a nursing degree at Middlesex University.
‘Ade was a highly respected team member who will be much-missed by his family, friends, colleagues and patients. We ask that you please respect their privacy at this difficult time.’
