It is with mixed feeling of joy and sad regret that Beersheba Old Students Association (BOSA) announces the homegoing of Ivan “Willie” “Mike” Gayle age 68 years, Beersheba Primary School Alumnus and peasant farmer of “Camp Hill”, Flint Valley District, New Market, Saint Elizabeth.
Joy, because “Mike” who has been blind and visually impaired for six years, has been relieved from his suffering and discomfort of not being able to see members of his biological family, relatives, friends and members of his Beersheba Moravian Church family with whom he interacted regularly.
Sad regret, because “Mike” who passed away in Black River Public General Hospital on the morning of November 27, 2017, is missed by all for his jovial personality, contagious smile and excellent interpersonal relationship with everyone with whom he interacted notwithstanding his visual impairment.
“Mike” who is pre-deceased by his parents Jeremiah “Mass Jer” and Mahalia, Butcher and housewife and Owner/Operator of a Mom and Pop Grocery Store at “Camp Hill”, Flint Valley respectively; is survived by his wife Frances, siblings Pearl, Edna, Norma (“G”) and Cecil (“Polite”) and other family members, relatives, friends, well-wishers and Beersheba Primary School Alumni in Jamaica and the Diaspora to grieve and mourn his loss.
Thanksgiving Service for the life of “Mike” will be held at Beersheba Moravian Church Saturday, January 6, 2018, 12:00 noon. Internment will be done in the family plot at “Camp Hill”, Flint Valley.
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