He was born Grenadian but died Dominican-Victor Abraham John.
School children, teachers, nurses, priests, doctors, friends, politicians, and more parked the Roseau Cathedral Chapel braving the inclement weather to say a final farewell to this patriotic Caribbean man.
A journalist, father, farmer, teacher, sportsman described as a man who was larger than life has made such an impact on those around him by essentially just being himself.
In his homily, Catholic priest Fr. Elton Letang called on the faithful to be ready whenever God calls and don’t be like the five foolish virgins who “was caught unprepared.”
He also issued a call to men to take their health seriously. “Men you need to do your regular checkups…this is very important,” he said.