Hurdley

Dyer

We say that the hour of death cannot be forecasted, but when we say this, we imagine that hour as placed in an obscure and distant future. It never occurs to us that it has any connection with the day that already begun.

Hurdley Byron Dyer, Bibs, Dyer, was the third child born to James Dyer and Ernestine Smith on May 9th, 1940. He was raised alongside his other siblings in the district of Leschesterfield, in the parish of Clarendon.

Hurdley on becoming an adult decided to put aside the cowboy living and got married to Hautwell Mullings who is predeceased on the 28th of June 1969

He was innovative and although he was fully employed to the bauxite company he also acquired drums, refurbished them and would go into neighboring communities and resold them. This gave the residents an opportunity of having their own water caught by the rain or trucked. So they wouldn't have to walk the long distances to go fetch water.

June 1988 Hurdley migrated to the United States of America where he again was fully employed but also did professional painting up to the time of his death.

In January 2023 he was diagnosed with lungs cancer, the cancer progressed quickly and in May he was admitted to the hospital. After going through intensive chemotherapy, Hurdely was given the news that there was nothing else to be done. He passed away July 4th at 2 a.m.

However, his story has not stopped there because just before his death, he accepted The Lord as his personal saviour. Making this an Halleluah moment!! The word of God says in Philippians 1:21 To live is Christ but to die is gain.

He is survived by his children Janet and Robert (Junior), 1 sister, 2 brothers and 2 grandchildren.

When someone you love passes away, there is a strong temptation to remember them; perhaps a little too well. Misdeeds are forgotten; offences are forgiven. Only the most shining characteristics of our loved ones make it into the version of them that we keep with us when they depart.

Rest in peace sir Dyer.