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Hope Ngumezi never imagined he would be a single father. 

When he met his late wife Porsha at Lamar University in Beaumont, Ngumezi was instantly enamored of her energy, drive, and compassion. Both Ngumezi and Porsha came from large families and were eager to start their own. After getting married in their late 20s, they happily welcomed two sons, ages 3 and 5 at the time. Porsha got pregnant again in early 2023, this time with a girl.

But, rather than welcoming a daughter into their home, Ngumezi was forced to bury his wife. 

At 11 weeks into her pregnancy, Porsha, 35, began to miscarry and bleed excessively, passing large clots “the size of a grapefruit,” as previously reported by ProPublica. When rushed to the hospital, she...