Juancito George Dies at 82

Flaming candles at a funeral ceremony (Shutterstock)

Juancito George died on May 29 in the Roy Lester Schneider Hospital on St. Thomas, USVI.  He was 82 years old.

Juancito George was survived by his son, David George; his granddaughter, Asia George-Gonzalez; sisters: Calmene Dawson, Shirleen Dawson-Robinson, Margarita Dawson and Eulita Dawson– Watts; brothers: Louis Dawson and Rhudel A. George; as well as many other relatives and friends.

Funeral arrangements are entrusted to Turnbull’s Funeral Home and Crematory Services.

The first viewing will be held from 4-6 p.m., Monday, June 20, at Turnbull’s Funeral Home, St. Thomas.

The second viewing will be at 9-10 a.m., followed by a funeral service at 10 a.m., Tuesday, June 21, at Philadelphia Seventh-day Adventist Church, Raphune Hill, Tortola, British Virgin Islands.

Interment will be at Dawson Cemetery in Tortola, BVI, on June 23. There will be a special viewing at Carrot Bay Seventh-day Adventist Church, BVI, from 9-10 a.m., with burial to follow.  Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and public health guidelines, masks or facial covering must be worn at the gathering.