Obituary

William Arthur Geoffrey Symmonett Jr. better known by family and friends as (Duggie, Doug) was born on the 9th day of January 1950 to proud parents William Arthur Geoffrey Symmonett Sr. WAGS and Pricilla Grant-Glover Symmonett (Kitty), in Matthew Town, Inagua. He was the fourth child of eight children and received his early education at Western Junior and Western Senior high school on Blue Hill Road.

Geoffrey commenced his career at the Bahamas Telecommunications Corporation in 1971 under the tutelage of Mr. Ivan Knowles in the Air Conditioning Department where he started out in A/C Maintenance apprentice and later became an A/C Manager.

He was eager to learn and caught on quickly. He was a responsible, dependable, and a capable worker and because of this, he was afforded the opportunity to enroll in air conditioning classes at Teachers Training Center on Soldier Road.

He maintained all air condition systems at Nassau Batelco Phone exchanges and travelled extensively to the Family Islands to complete maintenance service to all BTC air conditioning units.

Geoffrey was a quiet, humble, soft-spoken man and took pride in what ever he had to do. He was a “Jack of all Trades” so to speak; an Air Condition Technician Manager, farmer, mechanic, plumber, home appliance repairs technician and well-versed in many other areas where he helped his family and friends who needed his assistance.

Geoffrey made an acquaintance with Audrey to whom he was introduced by his cousin at Smiley’s Place on JFK. Of course, his cousin had an eye for Audrey as well but Geoff being a brave soldier took control of the situation and introduced himself and everyday afterward, he would knock off from work and come to Smiley’s Place until closing time just to be around the person he had an attraction for.

After being single for a few years, he asked for Audrey’s hand in marriage and on May 5, 1984, they were united in matrimony. With Vernon, his brother, being the Master of Ceremony, he commented on Geoffrey being all dressed up in his suit, necktie, and shoes and he said out loudly, “Duggie has on shoes today’, many invited guests burst out in laughter as they knew that he was a down-to-earth who always wore a T-shirt, blue jeans, and converse tennis.

Our family life will not be the same without his presence, laughter, and personality as he left to be with your Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. We love and miss him.

Until we meet again, family, loved ones, friends and acquaintances we say; we will meet you in Glory.

Predeceased By:

Parents: Geoffrey & Kitty Symmonett, Brothers – Lionel & Naomi Symmonett, Vernon Symmonett, Christopher & Cutel Symmonett

Sister – Sheila Symmonett

Left to mourn is his loving wife of 38 years AudreyC. Symmonett, Justice of the Peace.

Children: Kenyon (Crystal), Darion (Laretha), Jamaal (Jasmine), Symmonett, Kayette (Chris) d’Albenas, & Vernon Dean Jr. Ciarra).

Grand Children: Kylie, Zara, & Demetri Symmonett, & Grayson d’Albenas

Brothers: Don (Bridgette) Symmonett & Oris (Chanelle) Symmonett.

Sisters: Yvonne Symmonett, & Veronica (Warren) Fraser.

Nieces: Della Reese, & Anya Symmonett, Jennifer (Felix), Gia (Greg) Stubbs, Tishka (Darius) Francis, Kyra (Denzil) Augustine, Darcia (Jeff) Arnett, Dominique Symonette, Orissa & Obriel

Symmonett, Charmaine Higgs, Margo & Marcia Ferguson, Rhondrica & Raven Paul, Benisha, & Benet Johnson, Nadia

Lewis, Nathalee (Brenric) Knowles, Shanel,Serrette, Sasha

Serrette,

Nephews: Stephen Symmonett, Derek & Deane Symonette, & Edward Symmonett, Miles & Arthur Felix, Marcel Pierre Jr.,

Akeem & Andree Bovil, Khalil Higgs, Shawn Jr, Stephen Jr. & St.

Claire Serrette, Bennett Johnson.

Brothers-in-Law: Jay, Pastor Charles Johnson, Lorenzo & Augustus Johnson (deceased), Derek Johnson, Vernon Dean Sr., Jermaine Thompson, Stephen (deceased), Shawn, Sherwin (Rhonda) & Shelton (Janet) Serrette, Edward Gibson, Pierre Bovil Sr.

Sisters-in-Law: Phyllis Symonette, Violet Bovil, Shelly Oulomou, Albertha Jackson, Sandra Dean, Carla Johnson, Joanne & Deborah Thompson, Cynthia Johnson, Rosemarie Johnson, Portia Serrette and Laretta Johnson.

Other Family Relatives & Friends: Sir Arthur & Lady Joan Foulkes, Gwen Turner & Family, Venincia Thompson & Family, Betty & Sam Hall &Family, Mary& Philip & Family, Dwight, Julian & Corliss & Family, Janice & Family, The Ford Family, Major Family, Turnquest Family, Seymour Family, Farquharson Family, Fort Fincastle Family, Martin Fox & Family, Ida Hanna & Family, Sherry Waterman, Claudia Pickstock-Brown and Family, Grace Meicholas, Bernadette Godet, Prescola King & Family, Meta Bethel & Family, Billy Albury & Family, Denise Clark, Dr. Elizabeth Darville, Louise Gibson & Family, Benjamin Seymour & Family, Mytile Liten & Family, The Johnson Family, The Gibson Family, Ivan Knowles & Family, The Family of the late Gertrude Burnside, Derek Sands & Family, Stony and Julie Duncombe & Family, The Carey Family, Carl Bethel & Family, Olga Cooper & Family, Steve Bonaby & Family, Anita Turnquest & Family, The Dean Family, The McFarlene Family, Tototam Ramattan & Family The Fraser Family, Donald & Marlene Edwards & Family of Atlanta Georgia, Lowell Edwards-Symmonett, Wayne & Irene Fernander, Evelyn Neilly & Family, Valencia Thompson & Family ,Milton Street Family, Staff at Bahamas Telecommunications Corporation, St. Barnabas Church Family, Management & Staff at Walk In Medical Clinic, Staff at Bahamas Development Bank Neighbors, Families and Friends too numerous to mention. We would also like to acknowledge members of the Clergy at St. Barnabas Parish; Rev’d Fr. Roderick Bain and family, Deacon Kristopher Higgs & Family Bishop Gilbert Thompson and Family, Canon Basil Tynes and Family, members of St. Barnabas Parish. Doctors: Dr. Nevein Girgis & Nurse Butler, and support staff at The Cancer Center, Dr. Gemma Rolle, Dr. Bernadette Rolle, and Dr. Sy Pierre, Stephanie Allen, Caregivers: Rosemarie Johnson & Yvonne Symmonett. We apologize to other relatives and friends whose names were not mentioned.

To Be Read in Silence