Farewell to Charter Member PP Jonathan Everett

Gone but not Forgotten

PP Jonathan Greeting Rotary International President Kalyan Banergee.

In Photograph - PP Gayapersad Beharry (deceased) RC Falicity Charliville, Trinidad, left; PP Jonathan and back of RI President Kaylan.

Seen here with Rtn. Adrian Theobalds at the site of project

With Rotarians from RC Pleasanton California as we transported wheel chairs to Soufriere.

With Past member Sue Reed enjoying a Heineken.

2011 Board

At a dignified funeral service on Wednesday December 28th November, Rotarians, past and present, from both the RC Gros Islet and RC Saint Lucia, gathered to say farewell to our friend and outstanding Rotarian, Jonathan Everett. On Friday November 30th, his ashes were scattered at sea in accordance with his wishes. Later that evening friends gathered at the Saint Lucia Yacht Club to reminisce and comfort each other.

PP Jonathan, MPHF, was critically involved in all of RC Gros Islet's most impactful projects over the past twenty five years. He was a vocal advocate for scholarships for trainees at the Centre for Adult Renewal and Education (CARE), which gives young adults a second chance at receiving vocational training and teaches vital life skills. He was a trustee for Grow Well for many years; an organization set up by RC Gros Islet to provide children in Gros Islet with a safe place to go between school and when parents returned from work. This organization is a fine example of a sustainable project that is now largely under the control of the community with Gros Islet Rotary providing monetary and advisory support. These two projects alone, have made an immeasurable impact on the lives of many young people in Saint Lucia.

PP Jonathan loved to be hands on and could be found, paint brush in hand painting schools and bell towers. Always game for adventure, he would travel all over the island with wheel chairs and food hampers in support of club projects. Always up for a bit of fellowship, he would be at every social function, whether in Laborie, Vieux Fort, Soufriere or Cap Estate, with Heineken in hand.

A great Rotarian, an outstanding humanitarian, a loving husband and father. We will all miss his wise council but we will not forget him. May his soul rest in peace.