20-08 2020 03:16
wrote:
I’d like to express my condolences to the Francis family and all those who knew and loved Uncle Roy. He was a larger than life figure in the community; his church community and the Piparo Community of which I was a part ( I know that he had a work community, his tennis community and I am sure many others). I think fondly of the many annual reports that Uncle Roy presented in church, his seat in the last row of church, his taking responsibility for distribution of the Catholic news, his maintenance of the church surrounding to name a few, and his passion for proper order in all things. He was also our DJ - I think of the good times spent in church harvests and other events while listening to ‘Roy Boy’ spin the best of calypso and soca. I know that the last few years were trying ones - whenever I saw him, he would always have a supportive word for me and expressed interest in my progress. The importance of family and community become more apparent as time passes - thank you Uncle Roy; you were like family. May the Lord grant you eternal rest, and may perpetual light shine upon you.
May Aunty Sybil find comfort and peace in this difficult period of her life as you look over her.
Dani
20-08 2020 03:16
wrote:
I’d like to express my condolences to the Francis family and all those who knew and loved Uncle Roy. He was a larger than life figure in the community; his church community and the Piparo Community of which I was a part ( I know that he had a work community, his tennis community and I am sure many others). I think fondly of the many annual reports that Uncle Roy presented in church, his seat in the last row of church, his taking responsibility for distribution of the Catholic news, his maintenance of the church surrounding to name a few, and his passion for proper order in all things. He was also our DJ - I think of the good times spent in church harvests and other events while listening to ‘Roy Boy’ spin the best of calypso and soca. I know that the last few years were trying ones - whenever I saw him, he would always have a supportive word for me and expressed interest in my progress. The importance of family and community become more apparent as time passes - thank you Uncle Roy; you were like family. May the Lord grant you eternal rest, and may perpetual light shine upon you.
May Aunty Sybil find comfort and peace in this difficult period of her life as you look over her.
Dani
Jeremy Francis
Jeremy Francis
This is my father's employee identification card. He worked at Federation Chemicals in Pt. Lisas, which became Hydro Agri and is now Yara Trinidad. He worked there from 1959 to 1993, when he retired. My father is known for keeping very accurate records and would have noted on the card his start and end date at the company, and also how old he was when he started (22.5 years old). He often told me the story of how he started working there. In those days, he and his friends would take their bicycles and go around looking for work. On this particular day, he rode to 'FedChem's' compound in Savonetta, all the way from Piparo village (a distance of about 28 km) and spoke to a supervisor on the site. Luckily, he had recently obtained his truck licence, so he was given a job to transport material to the shipyard/docks, which was under construction at the time. He loved to drive, so this was a great opportunity. However, he soon ran into trouble. During his lunch break one day, he took the company vehicle 'for a drive' on the extensive grounds of the plant. The van got mired in some mud close to the docks and got stuck. He knew that he could lose his job, because he wasn't supposed to be using the vehicle at that time. He went to his supervisor and told him what happened. He was told to leave and come back the next morning, and that what he did was very serious. When he went back, he was told he would not be fired, but was given a job in another department 'where he would not have anything to drive.' From that day, and for the next 34 years until his retirement, my dad worked in the Stores department. His decision to take responsibility for what had happened became something he would be known for throughout his life.
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