Kwame Asante

Kwame Asante, affectionately known as Kwame Lawrence, 65, of Little Ferry, NJ, whose untimely death occurred at the Hackensack University Medical Center on September 7, 2023, was born on August 11, 1958, to Joseph W. K. Asante and Anna Adabour at Sarpeh in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. After his early formal education at Sarpeh Roman Catholic School and Achinakrom Middle School, he attended Dompoase High School. He then began his career at Obuasi, where, for several years, he ran a successful automotive tire distribution business owned by his senior brother. Yet Kwame wanted to further his education and so yearned to come to America that for a couple of years he applied to several colleges and universities in America. He was so dedicated to this, a process known as “comso” in Ghana, that it was almost a full-time job. He always carried around a bunch of forms and envelopes from many American colleges. It was therefore no surprise when in 1981 he gained admission to Muhlenberg College in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Upon graduation from Muhlenberg College in 1985 with a bachelor’s degree in economics, he began his career in Philadelphia. While there, he met his first wife, Verita, and they got married in 1985. They had a son, Kwame Jr. In 1990, Kwame moved his family to Hackensack, NJ and joined a local CPA firm. He then joined Ionian Management Inc. as an Assistant Controller in 1990 and worked there for 16 years. Looking to further his career, he left Ionian and joined Admiral Consulting Group in 2007. He later joined MIBAR.net, a leading software implementation company, as a consultant. In June 2017 he met and married Matil- da in Ghana and out of that union was born Kwame Antwi Asante on February 26, 2022. Kwame was a gregarious fun-loving guy with an infectious smile who made friends easily. He was a great talker who could keep one on the phone for hours on end. He was God-fearing and devoted to his church, Christ Church, Rockaway NJ, where he served as an usher for many years, but his passion was computers and football. Many a Sunday afternoon was spent watching not just his Philadelphia Eagles but practically all NFL games. He could rattle off football stats with the best of them! Kwame’s sudden passing has left an indelible gap in so many hearts, but his impact and influence on his family and friends will endure. Kwame, a loving and devoted husband and father, is survived by his wife Matilda, sons Kwame Asante Jr. (“Little Kwame”) and Nana Kwame Antwi Asante, sisters Agnes Asante, Veronica Asante, Sandra Osei, Bernadette Asante, nephews and nieces Kofi Martin, Alex Awuah, Yaw Asante, William Asante, Thomas Owusu- Mensah, Janet Owusu, Emily Baidoo, Thomas Nuamah, Charles Appiah, Kofi Keteni, Nikki Osei, Happy Keteni, Sonya Osei, Anna Asante, Nicholas Asante, John Poku Asante, Ataa Adumakoaa, Veronica Asante, Evidence Asante, Christiana Asante, Seth Dapaah, Kwaku Sarpong, Vera Doh-Koranteng, Kwabena Ntim, Papa Yaw, Kwabena Asante. Family and friends are invited to visit on Saturday, September 30, 2023 from 9-11AM at Volk Leber Funeral Home, 789 Teaneck Road, Teaneck, NJ 07666. A religious service will take place at 11AM. Interment to follow at George Washington Memorial Park, Paramus, NJ. For more information or to visit Kwame's tribute page, please visit www.volkleber.com.

Kwame Asante

August 11, 1958 - September 7, 2023