Mrs. Andreea Micou Hendricks

Andreea Micou Hendricks was the loving wife of Engle Hendricks and mother of GiaVanni and Vincent II. She was indeed a dynamic person with an awesome heart and an amazingly magnetic personality. Andreea Micou Hendricks was born to James & Mary Micou on November 29, 1966 in Water Valley, Mississippi. She grew up in Charleston, MS and was wellknown in the community. Andreea has always had the ‘gift of gab’. At a young age, she joined New Town Missionary Baptist Church in Charleston, Mississippi where she was a loyal church member and was assigned many duties including the Sunday school secretary and BTU secretary. She was also a choir member and a church pianist. There was no audience she could not charm and often did as she captivated Sunday school classes, special program audiences at the local churches and school assemblies. While attending Charleston High School, Andreea was a member of the National Honor Society; She had the 3rd highest average in the class of 1984. She was a member of the band where she excelled playing the clarinet and was the drum major during her senior year. She was a member of the Business and Professional Women’s club where she and her sister competed in musical competitions on the local, state, and national levels as well as being a great Orator. She completed her Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting from Jackson State University in December 1989. While in college she became a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority in the fall of 1987. She obtained her MBA from Colorado State University and was also a well respected Certified Professional Coach. She was one who never met a stranger, being friendly to all she encountered. Over the years, she has touched the hearts of many and leaves a host of cherished and beloved friends. In addition to being a devoted wife and mother, she was an accomplished Sales, Business Operations and Accounting Leader who always displayed a high degree of integrity, responsibility, and ambition. She began her professional career at IBM where she dedicated 20 years of service and completed her final act in the business world as a Regional Director of Account Management at BoardVantage. She is survived by her husband Engle Hendricks; her children, GiaVanni Michelle Hendricks and Vincent Philland Hendricks II of Marietta; her parents, James and Mary Micou of Charleston, MS; siblings, Ricky (Crystal) Micou of Suffolk, VA; her twin brother, Craig (Marlene) Micou of Ft. Lauderdale, FL; and Ericka Micou of Clinton, MS; Father and Mother-in-laws, Vincent and Saundra Hendricks of Deltona, FL and Evette and Leon Hendricks of Columbia, SC; Sister and Brother-in-laws, Venecia, Patrice, Dionne, Phillip, Cleon and Leoney; niece and nephew, Maia and Bryson Micou. She is also survived by special friends to include Carissa Simmons, Sheryl Gilbert and Virginia Brown. In lieu of flowers we respectfully request donations to GiaVanni & Vincent’s higher education fund to ensure that Andreea’s educational dreams for her children come true." https://www.gofundme.com/GiaVanniVincent

Mrs. Andreea Micou Hendricks

November 29, 1966 - March 11, 2016