Friday morning February 17, 2012 would be the last time
John’s wife would see him alive. According to her John complained of pains in
his abdomen throughout the night. She made him some tea and according to her
the pain went away. John woke up quite rejuvenated the morning enough to bid his wife goodbye as she left for
work.
Just before she left the house she asked her husband whether
he would like to visit the doctor that morning. Negative. However, she could
not help but notice that John’s gaze was fixed on his mom’s place which can be
seen across the’ savanne’ some one hundred metres away. His mom has just
recently passed the previous week.
It was about 1:20pm or there about when one of John’s son
notice him lying on the floor in the balcony. According to him his dad showed
no vital signs.
The protocol for a sudden death was observed, the wife was
notified and yesterday “Bouncing” had his funeral and was laid to rest at the
La Tourney Cemetery.
He leaves to mourn his wife and six children. He was 50 yrs.
Old.
The funeral service was held at the Seventh Day Church in
Vieux Fort. Marlan Wilson’s group “The Harmonic Quartet” performed a Boyz 2men
song “It’s hard to say goodbye.” Mrs Petula Joseph gave the eulogy and gave the
life story of John more or less from a family perspective. She recalled how
John got the name “Bouncing.” It was his
method of delivery that caused the ball to always bounce at his opponent during
a game of cricket.
“Bouncing” will surely be missed.
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