Cecil Arrington Mccardy Jr.

Cecil Arrington McCardy Jr. Age 64 Years of Hatchet Bay Eleuthera, 
the Bahamas constructed his final earthly building and rode his last mile at 
Queens Highway, Governors Harbour Eleuthera, the Bahamas on Saturday, April 09, 2011.

Little did we know that we would have been reflecting on you and the wonderful life we 
experienced because you were a part of it. Cecil and Veronica your parents were overjoyed 
on Wednesday, March 26, 1947 when they were blessed with a handsome bouncing baby boy. 
Mom often reflected on your studiousness and conscientiousness as well as your hard working 
and mannerly attitude as you were growing up. She often spoke of your frugality and how as a 
boy one shilling would last you longer than most youngsters your age.

We even remember that as a young man you took time out every Saturday to take Mom and Dad 
and your younger siblings riding in the truck-we loved those rides with you. Gink, you were so 
smart and excelled and perfected anything you attempted to do. Remember your first days learning 
carpentry with Dad, when you were only around fourteen and then with Uncle Isaac. After that, 
you were well on your way to becoming a master carpenter. After your years with the Naval Base 
in their carpentry workshop, you decided to go on your own as a full time contractor.

There are many houses and buildings you constructed all over the island, in particular Rainbow Bay, 
Hatchet Bay and Eleuthera Island shores. You were also a roofing expert and did an excellent job on 
the construction of the roof of the new Catholic Church in Hatchet Bay. You were the best!

We always admired how you were so studious with what God gave you. You were never wasteful 
and took great care to save- to help your-self and family as well as others. We are still amazed how 
you could turn what others deemed trash into treasure. You were proud to use your skills to turn 
something old new again-that always amazed us.

"GInky", when you decided to look for a wife you went to Dad's home town and found a beautiful young lady. 
As you confided in us sisters when you came home, 'She has such beautiful eye brows'! Merna was the apple 
of your eye and you brought her to Hatchet Bay after you got married in May of 1971. The birth of your four 
children, Cecil, Nicole, Janica and Ryan, completed the joy. You and Merna reared them with pride, teaching 
them Godly principles. You helped them in numerous ways to help them become productive citizens. 
Merna was a great wife and mother, who took time out to embrace your three other children from before 
the marriage, Aretha, Carla (decease) and Mathew. We had such wonderful times with you and your family. 
You and Merna were very warm and welcoming; we were always at your house every chance we got. 
We're all going to miss those big hugs you gave us whenever we met.

When Merna became ill, it was a difficult time for all of us. You and the family took her to 
doctors in Nassau, Cuba and the U.S. seeking help. Unfortunately though, she succumbed 
to her illness and went to a better place.

We watched you as you expressed how much you missed her. You often said even though 
she was ill you had a companion, you had someone to care for, to talk to. You looked forward 
to caring for her and cooking healthy nutritious meals in hopes it would help her to heal. 
Despite the lost and loneliness you felt, you continued to do what you liked-Cycling. 
We remember that after that first heart attack eleven years ago, you began a regimen 
of exercise and healthy eating. You changed your life style and incorporated cycling 
into your daily regimen. Many would remember seeing you on your bicycle as you rode 
all over the island from Bannerman Town to Spanish Wells. This became more than an 
exercise to you, it was now a hobby, but the evenings and nights were still lonely and you 
prayed for a companion, someone who was compatible with you. Your prayers were answered 
in the form of another beautiful lady from your Father's home town. Hazel came into your life 
like a breath of fresh air. She filled the void you felt and now you had another reason to get up 
in the morning in addition to attending your immaculate garden and cycling.

You and Hazel just married over two months ago and were looking forward to many happy years 
together. She doted on you and you loved her. You were just telling us on Wednesday of your planned 
trip to Cuba in May where you would take your new wife touring, but God had other plans.

Cecil is preceded in death by his:
Father: Cecil Arlington Sr.;
Mother: Veronica Juanita Johnson-McCardy;
Grandfathers: Samuel Johnson and Samuel McCardy;
Grandmothers: Anniebelle Johnson and Jeanette McCardy;
First Wife: Merna Ianthia McCardy;
Daughter: Carla Delancey;
Brother: Samuel Claudell McCardy Sr.;
Nephew: Claudell McCardy;                                                                                                          

The Radiance of this "Bloodstone of A Gem" will always glow in the hearts of his:
Wife: Hazel Angela McCardy;
Three Sons: Matthew, Cecil III and Ryan McCardy;
Three Daughters: Aretha Cash, Nicole and Janica McCardy;
Three Step Children: Jessica Wilson, Nicolas and Justin Fox;
Eighteen Grandchildren: Antonio, Antoine, Adrian, Akela, Alonso, Nathan, Ethan, Asia, 
Daniel, Giovanni, Christopher, Gracey, Tameera, Algernon, Salena, Cecil IV, Joevante and Rhianna;
One Great Granddaughter: Gabriella Cash;
Two Step Grandchildren: Aariane and Aidan Wilson;
One Adopted Granddaughter: Ashanté Culmer
Five Brothers: Charles, Paul, Buddy, Danny and John McCardy;
Six Sisters: Anthia Wood, Janet and Theresa Burrows, Rosena Sands, 
Valerie Fernander and Ursula Evans;
One Uncle: Wilfred Johnson of Detroit Michigan;
Four Aunts: Margaret McCardy, Eloise of Detroit Michigan and Marie Johnson and Margaret Pinder;
Forty One: Nephews;
Fifty Four: Nieces;
Adopted Brothers and Sisters: John Britzen, Richard Langworth, Glendamae Miler, 
Hansome Ranger and Claudia Darville;
One God Father: John Farrington;
Three God Children: Keith Harris, Gina Bethel and Deidra Gibson;
Two God Sisters: Carol Brown Pinder and Denise Black;
Mothers-in-law: Sybil McCardy and Louise Fox;
One Step Son-in-law: Aaron Wilson;
One Step Daughter-in-law: Samantha Fox;
Fourteen Brothers-in-law: Bill and Andrew Burrows, Sammy Sands, Howard Fernander, 
Christopher Evans, Yorick, Whalen, Antonio, Craig and Marvin McCardy, Chester, James, 
Andrew and Holif Fox Jr.;
Fourteen Sisters-in-law: Angie, Susan, Lucietta, Zandria, Marsha and Helena McCardy,  
Claudette McCardy-Holmes,  Eunice Dean, Yvette Davis, Betty, Cynthia and Michelle Fox, 
Judith Nixon and Camille Hanna;
Grand Mother-in-law: Fredericka Cartwright;
Numerous Cousins other loving family and friends including: Victoria Moss, 
Vandeline Bethel, Hon. Alvin A. and Berneice Smith, Mae Johnson,  Kelly and Dellarese Bowe, 
Grace Kemp, Sylvia Burrows, Rhonda McQeen, Hazel Carey, Edith Hanna, Carol Brown Pinder, 
Priscilla, Lyda and Florence Scavella, Lydia Ferguson, Ann Gierszewski, Lloyd Ranger, 
Barbara Langworth, Javan Goodman, Kadesca Russell, Gordon Sands, The Hon. Rev. Philip M. Bethel, 
Patsy Johnson, Gregory Strachan, DeWitt, Ramelda, Eugene and Rev. Marina Carey, Samara Saunders, 
Mervin Munroe, Ralph McCardy, Sidney and Liege Burrows, Collins Darville and their families, 
the McCardy family of Nassau and Long Island,  families of the late John, Wilfred and Collins McCardy, 
the Late Isaac, Zacheus, Joseph, the entire Ranger, Farrington, Pinder and Johnson families of Hatchet Bay, 
the McCardy family of Nassau and Long Island, the Gierszewski family and the entire Community of Hatchet Bay.