Hyacinth Matilda Shepherd was born on September 4, 1938 and passed away on April 14, 2019.
Compassion, courage, dignity, strength and resilience, a few of the descriptors that easily spring to mind when you think of Hyacinth. She was born in Barbados and with quiet courage migrated to Montreal, Canada in 1968 seeking opportunity to improve the lives of her family.
She spent the last few years between Barbados, Montreal and Toronto celebrating her family. It is here she lost the long courageous battle against her last illness on April 14th.