Carolyne Peris Olore Onyango Makumbi was born on 2nd December 1973 at Mulago Hospital, Kampala to Christopher and Grace Onyango. She was the first born in a family of five children. She started her primary education at Lavington Primary School, Nairobi in 1980 where the family relocated to in 1978. She later joined Loreto Convent Msongari for her O-Levels from 1988 to 1991 and her International Baccalaureate diploma at St. Mary’s School from 1992 to 1993. After successful completion of her high school education, she proceeded to Makerere University where she acquired a medical degree in 1999 and later acquired a Master of Science degree in Epidemiology from Case Western University in Cleveland, Ohio.
In between her undergraduate and master’s degrees, Carol worked at International Medical Centre and from 2003 she worked at Makerere University – Johns Hopkins University Research Collaboration in Kampala, Uganda.
Carol got married in December 2006 to David Makumbi and together had one child, Jonathan Tendo Makumbi.
Carol was diagnosed with breast cancer in early 2007 and through a range of effective treatments including chemotherapy, fought the cancer. However, in October 2016, Carol was diagnosed with metastatic cancer of the liver, a condition she battled with for 5 years until she breathed her last on 27th October 2021 at 11:30pm.
Carol loved people and always looked forward to opportunities to meet and catch up with friends and family. Having moved to Uganda for her university education in 1994 she quickly adjusted to life in Kampala and had many friends across generations. She will always be remembered for her warm smile her ability to connect with people from different walks of life, her commitment and dedication to family, relatives and friends, her generosity and kindness and above all, her mental and emotional strength.
Carol is survived by her loving husband David and son, Tendo.
There will be a Funeral Service at St. Stephens Church Luzira on Friday, 29th October 2021 starting at 02:00pm.
Burial will take place at their ancestral home in Migadde- off Bombo road on Saturday, 30th October 2021 starting at 12:30pm.
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Liz says
February 11, 2022 at 3:38 pmHey sis. I know you are having an amazing time in heaven. I know you are pain-free, I know you have that peace which surpasses all understanding, I know you have more joy than you have ever experienced, I know you are eating much better food than all the good stuff you had to deny yourself in these latter years, I know you are seeing better sites and scenery and landscape than anything you thought you missed out on here on earth. I wish we had more time. Thanks for all the love, the lessons and just for being the best big sis a girl could ask for. I’m sorry for all the things said and unsaid. We’re taking care of Tendo and we will do everything to make sure he is the boy and eventually man you always hoped he would become. I love you, I miss you, and see you again one bright day. Sisters are friends forever.