21 Jul Gladstone Leopold Maxwell
Gladstone Leopold Maxwell, age 92, of Greenidges, St. Lucy entered peacefully into rest on Saturday, July 10th, 2021. Beloved Husband…
Gladstone Leopold Maxwell, age 92, of Greenidges, St. Lucy entered peacefully into rest on Saturday, July 10th, 2021.
Beloved Husband of the late Malvern Dylese Maxwell.
Son of the late George Christopher and Etheline Elise Maxwell.
Devoted Father of Margaret Skeete, Collyne Gaskin (U.S.A.), Grace Babb, Valerie and Cheryl Maxwell.
Grandfather of Rono Babb, Kyle Skeete, Katrina Maxwell (U.S.A.) and Dr. Jamario Skeete (U.S.A.).
Great–Grandfather of Ronako Babb.
Brother of Ione Worrell, Icilma, Gordon, Verneatha, Yvonne and the late Merton Maxwell.
Uncle of Floyd Maxwell (Canada), Olivia Hinds, Shirleyann Blackman, Gordon ‘Junior’ Maxwell, Janelle Maxwell and 10 others.
Cousin of Clarine Greaves, Winston and Rendel Maxwell and Barbara Maxwell-Emmanuel.
Father-in-law of Anderson Gaskin (U.S.A.) and Wayne Babb.
Brother-in-law of William Bowen, Ernest Harvey-Bowen (U.S.A.), Gloria Marshall, the late Enid Cadogan, Howard Bowen and Ilma Hinds.
Uncle-in-law of Dr. Lenda Blackman, George, Vallice and Roger Cadogan.
Relative of the Maxwell, Edwards, Greaves, Babb, Foster and Lashley families.
Friend of Wilfred Brome, David Nurse, Monica Walcott, Dr. Andrew Cadogan, the St. Swithun’s Church family, the late Coraline Cadogan, Justin and Litchfield Brome.
The funeral of the late Gladstone Leopold Maxwell leaves Earl’s Funeral Home, Half Moon Fort, St. Lucy, on Tuesday, July 27th at 1:30 p.m. for St. Lucy’s Parish Church, Near Nestfield, St. Lucy where relatives and friends are asked to meet for the Service of Thanksgiving and the interment at 3:30 p.m. The organist of St. Lucy’s Parish Church and the choir of St. Swithun’s Anglican Church are kindly asked to attend. Live streaming can be viewed via the link https://watch.earlsfuneralhome.com/GladstoneMaxwell .
Relatives and friends can visit in the chapel of Earl’s Funeral Home, Half Moon Fort, St. Lucy to reflect the memories of Gladstone Leopold Maxwell from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Monday.
Floral tributes may be sent to Earl’s Funeral Home no later than 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
All Covid-19 protocols will be in effect.
Humphrey E. Broome
Good evening to the entire Maxwell family Circle though I am more familiar with Mrs. Skeete. Our sincerest condolences to the entire family. Mr Maxwell or Maxwell as he was affectionally called by my dad and the family circle was well respected by my dad with whom he worked for several years on numerous properties along the west coast of this country of ours. I knew him from a boy and recognised the relationship that existed between him and my dad. It was one purely of reliability in that in a demanding work environment upon reflection on it, in culture not akin to that kind of demand, it was sometimes difficult to keep that dutiful and motivated craftsman on the job. However my dad could always rely on Maxwell to be punctual and supportive in the execution of any project on which they were working. He was a soft spoken, respectful and respected for his skill in his craft of masonry and would be keen to add his two-cents worth without fear of contradiction. He basically lived by these general rules.
There’s no contradiction regarding parents of that era who made significant sacrifices to ensure that we had a secondary education the main channel of upward mobility. At the same time maintaining a social and parental compass that gave direction to the immediate family and those of the area giving truth to the adage it takes a village to raise a child. This was further reinforced by the insistence on church going which was a central part of Maxwell’s Christian practice. He loved his church and was always keen to see the effective functioning of the Church and Anglicanism as a whole. Ultimately Maxwell had a rich life, yet in a modest way as we in the parish have practised it in our upbringing. Many are the richer for knowing him.
May he rest in peace and rise in glory.
Regards
Humphrey Broome on behalf of the Broome Family Benthams St. Lucy