Friends and neighbours of Kevon Forde were left reeling at the news of his death on Sunday.
The 25-year-old died on the spot after the vehicle he was driving was involved in a collision with a Transport Board bus along Pollards Land, St Philip.
Yesterday, there was no one at his Content Cot, St Philip home when a DAILY NATION team visited, but neighbours spoke of a quiet youth who loved motorcycles.
“He was just quiet. I just used to see him in passing – walking, riding a motorcycle or driving. When I heard the news, I couldn’t believe it. It was just shocking. One day you’re here, another day you’re not,” one woman said.
Another neighbour said he was on the scene of the accident as he was a family friend.
“It’s just an unfortunate circumstance. Whatever caused the accident, a young man with a bright future has lost his life. I have always believed children should bury their parents,” he said.
He too described Forde as a quiet person who used to keep to himself, adding the deceased had a two-year-old daughter to whom he was deeply attached, which made the circumstances all the more tragic.
“You would see him come home and he would shout you. To think we’ll never see him again,” he said.
The little girl’s grandmother, who declined to be named, said her daughter, Forde’s partner, was struggling to come to grips with the tragedy.
“My focus is on her, so I have to be strong
for her. It really hit my daughter hard, she still hasn’t processed it yet. She’s still trying to figure out how to explain it to their daughter Cattleya,” she said, adding her daughter was at the beach trying to clear her head.
The grandmother said Forde was into “what young men are into”, referring to motorcycles, and was a decent youth.
Cattleya’s grandfather, social media personality Ryan “Dunks Man” Best, said while he and Forde were not related by blood, he felt the loss deeply.
“I was cooking when I heard, but after I couldn’t cook no more, it had me lick for six. I know death is a part of life, but when it comes it does got you real good. My daughter is devastated and my granddaughter don’t really understand because she’s only two. I just feel real bad.”
Best said he dreaded the days when his granddaughter would ask for her father.
“He was a cool fella, he ain’t no rebel or bad boy or nothing so. He was one of them cool fellas, he wasn’t a troublemaker. I never hear my daughter complain about he yet,” he said.
(CA)
