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It is with great sadness that we announce the death of PAHO Director Emeritus Dr. Carissa Faustina Etienne.
Dr. Etienne was from the village of Massacre and resided in the United States of America (Maryland). She served as Director of PAHO from February 2013 to January 2023. She passed away on December 1st, 2023, at the Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center in Rockville, Maryland.
She leaves to mourn her:
Husband: Joseph Gregoire.
Children: Kimani, Kwame & Kanika Gregoire.
Mother: Bertilia Birmingham.
Grandchildren: Tahjanea, Grace, and Lilly-Ann Gregoire.
Sisters: Theresa & Judy Etienne; Althea Etienne-Labad; Austina Etienne
Brothers: Benoit, Austin & Anselm Etienne.
Uncle: Milton Austrie
Aunt: Mendila Etienne
Cousins: Marvlyn, Ackroyd & Gerald Birmingham; Eileen Henderson; Karen Toulon; Ethlyn DeJean; Matilda Royer; Khari Cadette; Flynn, Cindy, Miranda, Earlyn, Peter, Ronald, Tony, Jenner & Rhona Etienne; Bertilia Matthew; the Dublin family, and all the other Etienne & Birmingham families.
Nephews: Rene James Barriteau; Noah & Celune Etienne; Wayne Watson & Richard Miles.
Nieces: Anne-Marie James Barriteau; Shantelle, Kiera, Kyla & Tatiyana Etienne; Joanne Watson & Marianne Miles.
Numerous Grandnieces and Nephews
Daughter-in-law: Tiffany Gregoire
Brother-in-Law: Holden Labad
Close Friends: Dr Sonia Meade & family; Dr Lynette Welch & family; Dean Chambliss & family; Dr. Merle Lewis & family; Claudia Thomas & family; Doreen and Nelson Simon & family; Dorian and Anestine Lafond & family; Crispin and Anna Vincent & family; Jennifer Astaphan & family; Hannah Clarendon & family; Brian and Brenda Alleyne & family; Eliud and Connie Williams & family; Yvette Pascal; Joseph Clement; Jo-Ann Birmingham; Alice Theophille; Clem Munro; Archbishop Gabriel Malzaire; Mgrs. Eustace Thomas & William John-Lewis; Dr. Hendricks Paul and others too numerous to mention.
The UWI Medical Graduating Class of 1976: Represented by Dr. Alafia Samuel, Dr. Garthlyn Craig & Dr. Jennifer Elwin.
Marriage Encounter Family
Christ Our Redeemer (COR) Families
The Upper Room Prayer Group
“Carissa’s Boys”: Dr. Byron Winston, Daryl Thomas, Bergis Stoute, Ricardo St. John, Gregerz Joseph, Abon Ackie & others.
The Staff of PAHO & WHO
All other persons whose lives she touched – too numerous to mention.
The body of the late Dr. Carissa Faustina Etienne will be transported from Lyndhurst Funeral Home for viewing at 1:00pm at the Lady of Fatima Catholic Church in Newtown on Wednesday January 10th, 2024. The Mass for Christian Burial will be celebrated at 2:00pm.
It is with great sadness that we announce the death of PAHO Director Emeritus Dr. Carissa Faustina Etienne.
Dr. Etienne was from the village of Massacre and resided in the United States of America (Maryland). She served as Director of PAHO from February 2013 to January 2023. She passed away on December 1st, 2023, at the Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center in Rockville, Maryland.
She leaves to mourn her:
Husband: Joseph Gregoire.
Children: Kimani, Kwame & Kanika Gregoire.
Mother: Bertilia Birmingham.
Grandchildren: Tahjanea, Grace, and Lilly-Ann Gregoire.
Sisters: Theresa & Judy Etienne; Althea Etienne-Labad; Austina Etienne
Brothers: Benoit, Austin & Anselm Etienne.
Uncle: Milton Austrie
Aunt: Mendila Etienne
Cousins: Marvlyn, Ackroyd & Gerald Birmingham; Eileen Henderson; Karen Toulon; Ethlyn DeJean; Matilda Royer; Khari Cadette; Flynn, Cindy, Miranda, Earlyn, Peter, Ronald, Tony, Jenner & Rhona Etienne; Bertilia Matthew; the Dublin family, and all the other Etienne & Birmingham families.
Nephews: Rene James Barriteau; Noah & Celune Etienne; Wayne Watson & Richard Miles.
Nieces: Anne-Marie James Barriteau; Shantelle, Kiera, Kyla & Tatiyana Etienne; Joanne Watson & Marianne Miles.
Numerous Grandnieces and Nephews
Daughter-in-law: Tiffany Gregoire
Brother-in-Law: Holden Labad
Close Friends: Dr Sonia Meade & family; Dr Lynette Welch & family; Dean Chambliss & family; Dr. Merle Lewis & family; Claudia Thomas & family; Doreen and Nelson Simon & family; Dorian and Anestine Lafond & family; Crispin and Anna Vincent & family; Jennifer Astaphan & family; Hannah Clarendon & family; Brian and Brenda Alleyne & family; Eliud and Connie Williams & family; Yvette Pascal; Joseph Clement; Jo-Ann Birmingham; Alice Theophille; Clem Munro; Archbishop Gabriel Malzaire; Mgrs. Eustace Thomas & William John-Lewis; Dr. Hendricks Paul and others too numerous to mention.
The UWI Medical Graduating Class of 1976: Represented by Dr. Alafia Samuel, Dr. Garthlyn Craig & Dr. Jennifer Elwin.
Marriage Encounter Family
Christ Our Redeemer (COR) Families
The Upper Room Prayer Group
“Carissa’s Boys”: Dr. Byron Winston, Daryl Thomas, Bergis Stoute, Ricardo St. John, Gregerz Joseph, Abon Ackie & others.
The Staff of PAHO & WHO
All other persons whose lives she touched – too numerous to mention.
The body of the late Dr. Carissa Faustina Etienne will be transported from Lyndhurst Funeral Home for viewing at 1:00pm at the Lady of Fatima Catholic Church in Newtown on Wednesday January 10th, 2024. The Mass for Christian Burial will be celebrated at 2:00pm.
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