IT IS WITH DEEP REGRET THAT WE ANNOUNCE THE DEATH OF MRS AGNES THOMAS nee BENJAMIN OF LA ROCHE, DELICES WHO RESIDED IN GIRAUDEL. SHE DIED ON FRIDAY, 15^TH OCTOBER, 2021

SHE IS SURVIVED BY NINE (9) DAUGHTERS:  JOAN JOSEPH, MARY WALSH, RUTH DORIVAL, RUTHINE FRANCIS, MAGDALENE THOMAS, MERINA PAUL, JERINE ETTIENNE, EUTHELIE PIERRE AND LINDA ABBOTT IN ANTIGUA.

FIVE (5) SONS: RANDY AND BERNARD THOMAS IN DOMINICA, AVAN THOMAS IN ANTIGUA, JULIAN THOMAS IN ANGUILLA AND ANDREW THOMAS IN TEXAS.

ADOPTED CHILDREN: JULIETTE LLOYD AND SIMON PATRICE IN HOUSTON, TEXAS.

HER BROTHER: CYPRIEN ‘BOBBOY’ BENJAMIN IN GIRAUDEL

HER SISTER: JUSTINA BENJAMIN IN MARTINIQUE

GRAND CHILDREN:

KIMANI DESIREE, CURT AND ANNE MARIE ETTIENNE, DEBORAH FRONZA, ISRAEL AND ESTHER FRANCIS, SARAH JOHNSON, MIGUEL AND JOSEPH TOULON, EUTHELIE AND SABRINA CHRISTMAS, CALVIN AND KYLE PAUL, ANDREA, DRU-ANN AND JOEL THOMAS ALL IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. FIONA PAUL IN CANADA.

KESLAR, KENNY AND KASEY THOMAS IN ANGUILLA. NICK, NICOLE, ARIAH AND SHEMIAH THOMAS AND JADA ABBOTT ALL IN ANTIGUA. CORPORAL BRANDON  THOMAS OF THE ROYAL ANTIGUA POLICE FORCE.

JOHN ‘SOCAJOHNNY’ DAVID IN ENGLAND AND CARLA THOMAS HENDERSON IN ST THOMAS, U.S.V.I

CURLYSSIA WALSH; DWAINE GIRAUDEL; RONALD, YANNICK, YANNICIA, TESSA AND JANICE THOMAS – STAFF OF FRESH MARKET IN DOMINICA.  DENIS AND AGNES PIERRE – EXTENSION OFFICER, MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE.

CONSTABLE IRWIN DORIVAL (JR) OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF DOMINICA POLICE FORCE AND ITON DORIVAL – STAFF OF THE ST MARY’S COOPERATIVE CREDIT UNION LTD.

DAWN ETTIENE – PROPRIETOR OF DIVAS ROADSIDE BAR IN GIRAUDEL; COURTNEY WALSH – PROPRIETOR OF WALSH REFRIGERATION & AIR CONDITIONING SERVICES AND RAPID RESPONSE RECOVERY SERVICES.

GREAT GRAND CHILDREN:

JEWELLE BRUNO, SHYVONNE POND AND NYEEMA HENDERSON ALL IN ST THOMAS, U.S.V.I; LLYAS, BREANNA AND ASHLEY THOMAS IN ANTIGUA; KASEON THOMAS IN ANGUILLA; JAINA AND XANIAH DAVID IN ENGLAND;

DOMINIC AND KAYDIN TOULON, CATALEYA AND PHAROAH GOODWIN, ZENNIYA AND MARKISS JOHNSON, EMILIO AND CHIARA FRONZA, YAZMINDA AND CHIARA FRANCIS, AURORA, ATHENA, SHIANNE AND MARKAI ETTIENNE  ALL IN THE USA.

GABRIELLE, KHIA AND KHLOE ASTAPHAN; RONALDA THOMAS; KHADIM, CYANNE AND KAYJUAN GIRAUDEL; DHAKIA PIERRE, ASHTON BUNCHE, CURN AND KHAIJEL WALSH, KIRVIN JNO BAPTISTE, RENNAE AND KISHTON LEWIS, DEXTER JNO BAPTISTE, IRMAYAH AND IRAJEEV DORIVAL, MICAH VIDAL, AND TRACY-ANN BRUNO – STAFF OF THE NATIONAL BANK OF DOMINICA.

DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW: ARIAN FLEMMING THOMAS IN ANTIGUA AND MARCELLA THOMAS IN ANGUILLA;

SONS-IN-LAW: JASON ABBOTT IN ANTIGUA; IRWIN ‘SHOOKTY’ DORIVAL, MARTIN PIERRE, MICHEL FRANCIS AND CLIFFORD PAUL IN DOMINICA.

SPECIAL NIECE: MARY ‘LOVE ALONE’ BENJAMIN

OTHER NIECES: SONIA, ROSEMARY, MONA, MARILYN AND JOSEPHINE LETANG, ANDRINA HECTOR, CHRISTIANA, JULIETTA AND DOROTHY BENJAMIN AND CYNTHIA ROMAIN;

NEPHEWS: FREDERICK, JOSEPH, REGINALD AND THOMAS BENJAMIN; CLYDE HECTOR AND ROY JULIEN;

CLOSE RELATIVES: THE BENJAMIN AND JAMES FAMILIES OF GIRAUDEL AND DELICE; THE LATAILLE FAMILY OF GIRAUDEL;  FELIX AND FRANCIS MITCHEL AND FAMILIES; URSULINE AND PHILBERT HARVE AND THEIR FAMILIES; KELVIN FRANCIS AND FAMILY; THEREASA AND VERDAN PETERS IN NEWTOWN; AND TEACHER NATASHA JERVIER.

CLOSE FRIENDS AND NEIGHBOURS: THE ALFRED FAMILY OF GIRAUDEL; ANN AND VIRGINIA GIRAUDEL AND THEIR FAMILIES; VERDAN ANTOINE AND FAMILY AND THE REMIE FAMILY IN EGGLESTON; MR AND MRS PHILLIP HARVE; ALEXINA JNO BAPTISTE AND FAMILY; GERALDINE ALEXANDER AND FAMILY; AUNTY TITI AND FAMILY IN GOODWILL; PEARLY FONTAINE, VALDA AND JOSIE LETANG; LOUISA WILLIAMS, EARL’BOYEE’ LAUDAT, AULT VIDAL, KAREN GIRAUDEL, HANNAH DORIVAL AND PARISH PRIEST FATHER FRANCIS;

NURSE RENATTA TOULON, NURSING ASSISTANT GLORIA LAUD, DOCTOR URANDEY, NURSE DODDS AND STAFF OF THE GLOVER WARD.

MERVIN ALEXANDER AND MEMBERS OF THE GIRAUDEL/EGGLESTON CATHOLIC CHURCH CHOIR.

THE ENTIRE COMMUNITIES OF GIRAUDEL, EGGLESTON, NEWTOWN AND DELICE.

THE FUNERAL MASS WILL TAKE PLACE ON FRIDAY, 29^TH OCTOBER, 2021 AT 10.00 AM AT THE FATIMA PARISH CHURCH IN NEWTOWN. VIEWING WILL COMMENCE AT 9.30 AM, FOLLOWING WHICH SHE WILL BE INTERRED AT THE ROSEAU ROMAN CATHOLIC CEMETARY.

PERSONS ARE REMINDED TO ADHERE TO THE EXISTING COVID/HEALTH PROTOCOLS. PHYSICAL DISTANCING WILL BE OBSERVED AND PERSONS ARE URGED TO PLEASE WEAR MASKS. HAND SANITIZER WILL BE PROVIDED.