Captain Bernard Egbert "Big Daddy, Noah" Wilson

Captain Bernard Egbert "Big Daddy, Noah" Wilson Age 83 Years 
of #27 Winder Terrace, Malcolm Allotment East set his compass and sailed 
off into eternity at his residence on Friday, January 21, 2011.

He was born at Duncan Town Ragged the Bahamas on Monday, August 08, 1927. 
He was the eldest of 11 children. He received his early education at the 
Ragged Island All Age School and at age 14 like most of the other boys he 
began sailing the seas with the men between Cuba, Haiti and the southern 
Island trading good to support their families.

A few years he later he went on the project and then the contact. His advanced 
skill in boating and seamanship earned him the nickname "Noah "as he was said 
to be able to find anywhere with little problems and had no fear of the sea and its fury. 
These same skills enabled him to secure a job in the summer months in the cold windy 
city of Chicago, sailing a yacht for the Dewolf's. He also participated in boat racing. 
This was 6 months at a time job and thus took him away from his family for long periods of time . 
The voyage detoured and returning him to the Bahamas where he had several jobs as a captain of 
several different vessels and plied the seas between Haiti and the Bahama islands.

Each boat captain needs a first mate to help steer the ship  thus on  Sunday, October 19, 1952 
he was joined in holy matrimony to Elodea Juliette Pintard together they had 9 children. 
The captain and his first mate did a superb job in providing for the remaining sailors Celestine, 
Anita, Michael, Bernadette, Walter and Michelle. The grandchildren that came along for the ride 
enjoyed the trip and gained much experience.

After the death of his wife and first mate in 1997 he quickly came up with a plan to turn his 
home into a rental/outreach center taking in persons who fell on hard time for little and most 
time no money. We would often complain, but that is how he got his joy. He was adventurous 
and not afraid or the waves of life thus he tried his hand at running a restaurant/bar and a shop.

Big Daddy was a very avid reader and loved to have discussions on many topics. He knew how 
to have his private cocktail parties and how to get rid of unwanted guests in a hurry.

In August 2009 he was admitted to PMH for a period of 2 weeks and thus 
the journey began to slow down and near the harbor. During this time he 
was cared for by his able granddaughter Samantha and daughter Bernadette 
who have many for his character traits thus they jelled.

Bernard is preceded in death by his:
Wife: Elodie Juliette Pintard-Wilson;
Father: Rev. Theodore Sylvanus Wilson;
Mother: Mezorian Leticia Hepburn-Wilson;
Grandfathers: Gustavus M. Wilson and Isaiah Hepburn;
Grandmothers: Remona A. Moxey-Wilson and Ida Lockhart-Hepburn;
Brothers: Billy and Jack;
Sister: Jill;

The Radiance of this "Sardonyx of A Gem" will always glow in the hearts of his:
Two Sons: Michael and Walter Wilson;
Five Daughters: Celestine Albury (Preston Jr.), Anita Farquharson (Phillip Sr.), 
Bernadette Jennings, Michelle, and Bernadette Michele Wilson of Haiti;
Eighteen Grandchildren: Dr. Acchia and Aymara Albury, James Miller, 
Samantha Lewis, Phillip and Phillippa Farquharson, E. Krystina and Kamry Wilson, 
Eustacia, Eustace Jr., Brian and Brandon Jennings, Deandra, Jahmaal, Jahiem, 
Jahlandon and Jahcarrio Wilson and Derchene Hytslite of Haiti;
Two Great Granddaughter: Maltese Lewis;
Two Brothers: Theodore C., and Isaiah G. Wilson of New York;
Four Sisters: Edna R. Goulborne and Grace V. Wilson of London England, 
Generva M. Hayes of New Jersey and Gloria L. Wilson Houston Texas;
Two Daughters-in-law: Yvonne and Danna Wilson;
One Grandson-in-law: Bernard Lewis;
Five Brothers-in-law: Atwell, Eddison, Osborne, George and Senator Michael Pintard;
Seven Sisters-in-law: Delores Wilson of Rum Cay, Audrey Lockhart, Tezel Butler, 
Mazie Poitier, Marsha Munroe, Stephanie Rolle and Rosemary Bowe;
Numerous: Nephews and Nieces;
God Mother: Ada Munroe;
Other loving family and friends including: James Miller Sr., Eustace Jennings Sr., 
Denise Cartwright, Egbert and Lester Wallace, Noel Munroe, Orett Davis, Mr. Rolle, Columbo, Knowles, 
Swan, Christie, Mary Moss, Lopez Lightbourne, Haurcort Wilson of Miami Florida and their families, 
The Wilson, Hepburn, Bridgewater, Wallace, Armbrister, Pintard, Maycock, Munroe, Moxey, 
Curling and Lockhart families, the Ragged Island and Malcolm Road/Winder's Terrace Communities;
Special thanks to: Nurse Camille King, Dr. Cyprian Strachan, Dr. Locksley Munroe, 
The Venerable Archdeacon I. Ranfurly Brown and the St Agnes Anglican Church family.