Obituary of JOAQUIN ALPHONSE

JOAQUIN ALPHONSE Sunday, May 4, 2014 at the Holy Family Nursing Home, Joaquin Alphonse beloved husband of Barbara Alphonse passed away peacefully at the age of 78. He will be deeply missed and forever remembered by his wife, daughters, Ava (Azzi), Marcie (Wes) and Mignon; sons, Gary, Andre (Dana), Decio (Maria), Declan (Terry) and Sean (Tiffany); stepchildren, Andre (Dawn), Angela and Kim; brothers, George, Vangie, Anthony; and sisters, Eurleen, Imelda, and Cynthia; sixteen grandchildren and five great-grandchildren; as well as, nieces and nephews. Joaquin was predeceased by his parents Celeste and Leandro Alphonso; brothers, Norbert Orlando, Clarence, Claudius and sister Christina. Joaquin was born in Guyana where he taught school and immigrated to Winnipeg in 1971 working as a building contractor. A memorial service will be held at Cropo Funeral Chapel, 1442 Main Street, Thursday, May 8 at 11:00 a.m. Cremation has taken place. Our family would like to thank Dr. Connelly (a.k.a. Cornery) for his commitment, time and dad’s care. Special gratitude goes out to the staff at Holy Family. Our deepest appreciation to the outstanding staff on the St. Mary’s Unit who not only provided crucial advocacy for Dad, but for making his new home an extraordinary place for us to love and support him, as well as each other in his last days. In lieu of flowers, donations in Joaquin’s memory may be made to Holy Family Home.