They Died 2021

45 THEY DIED 2021 Ainsworth Morris/Staff Reporter T HE UPCOMING Christmas season will not be the same for residents of Standpipe in St Andrew, as they mourn the loss of their community patriarch, Dr Lloyd Cole. Cole, who is popularly known not only for bringing Christmas cheer at his offices in Liguanea, St Andrew, but also for his road-blocking Christmas treats on Boxing Day, which have been held every year since 1985. The prominent doctor and philanthropist passed away last Wednesday at the Nuttall Hos- pital after a battle with prostate cancer. He was 83 years old. Sandra Brown, a resident of Standpipe and former caregiver of Cole, is heartbroken about his death. During a visit by The Gleaner to The Dr Lloyd Cole Medical Complex at 139 Old Hope Road, she said he is dearly missed, but she is grateful for the time she shared with him. Respectable man “Our journey here with Dr Cole was nice. He was a good man; nice, kind, loving, respectable man. He helped to send us to school. That was one of his main attributes,” Brown said. She told The Gleaner that Cole helpedmore than one generation of persons in his time, gi- ven that he not only assisted her with going to school, but also her daughter, Tamara Reid. She recalled that Cole ensured that her dau- ghter successfully completed her studies at The University of the West Indies, Mona. Simone Henry, another resident, said Cole guided persons living nearby his office on Old Hope Road away from engaging in unlawful acts and showed them what it is to be loved. “I knew him for 48 years, because I was born and grew up here. For all these time I knew him, he was a very, very good man. He didn’t have a fault which somebody didn’t like. He was a very good man; very caring and loving, and he cared for children mostly,” she told The Gleaner . Karl Alexander, who now serves as a supervi- sor at the nearby Super Valu Home Centre in Li- guanea, said he would look forward to helping Cole with the 35-year-old road-blocking annual Christmas treat. “This treat that Doc had going started with 12 children. His plan was to give Christmas din- ner to 12 needy kids in the community, and it expanded,” Alexander told The Gleaner . P U B L I S H E D O C T O B E R 1 8 , 2 0 2 1 “Our journey here with Dr Cole was nice. He was a good man; nice, kind, loving, respectable man. He helped to send us to school. That was one of his main attributes.” Standpipe mourns death of community patriarch Lloyd Cole