Irene Sands

Irene Sands Age 75 Years of Deep Creek Eleuthera, The Bahamas was called to a fuller life, 
at the Princess Margaret Hospital on Tuesday, March 20, 2007.

Irene was born on Monday, April 27, 1931 at Deep Creek Eleuthera, The Bahamas. 
She was loved by many and was called the name 'Rene. She was educated a Deep Creek All Age School.

Renee stayed home and took care of her children until it was time to work, 
she then joined the team at Rock Sound Club and then unto Cape Eleuthera until its closure. 
Farming was her next support to her Family.

During 2005 Irene was diagnosed with kidney disease. 
She then had to move to Nassau because she had to get treated on the dialysis machine.

In February of last month, she told the doctors that she had to go home 
because she had something important to do, not knowing that would 
be her last time visiting with friends and family.

On that Sunday while at home she went to church and gave a testimony one would never forget. 
She would always go to church, sometimes not feeling well at all. 
She visited with her pastor after church, she loved her pastor. 
On Monday she returned back to Nassau where she stayed until the time of her death.

She was a member of the Mother's Club. On Saturday, March 17, 2007 
she was admitted to the Intensive Care Unit at the Princess Margaret Hospital. 
On Tuesday March 20, 2007 she silently slipped away at 2:15 pm.

Irene is preceded in death by her:
Father: Calvin Sands;
Mother: Kathleen Sands;

The Radiance of this "Diamond of A Gem" will always glow in the hearts of her:
Six Children: Terrell and Harriet Butler, Rosemary, Roslyn, Cleophas Jr., and Timothy Cleare
Twenty-One Grand Children: Stephen, Paulamae, Andrew, Claudette, Erica, 
Carnell, Dellino, Reio, Treco, Demorne, Rozhandra, Georgianna, Clerone, Cameron, 
Roshandra, Roshawn, Cleandra, Nethiel, Theo, Cleophas III and Timothy Jr.;
Ten: Great Grand Children;
Two Daughter-in-laws: Betsy and Lorrie Cleare;
Four Sisters: Lucy, Eunice and Marion Sands and Olga Thompson;
One Brother-in-law: Thomas Thompson;
Nineteen Nieces: Sheilamae, Vanderlyn, Eulamae, Rochelle, Sandra Sands, Monique, 
Melvina, Lecia, Leteria, Dedrie, Shannon, Shanequa, Sherill, Lorrie Sands, Pretina Lockhart, 
Carmena Miller, Brendalee Clarke, Sharon and Barbara;
Seventeen Nephews: Thomas, Albert, Gary, Douglas, Bernal Thompson, 
Kendal, Garvin, Glen, Julian, Wadner, Elroy, Alonzo, Joseph, Roland Clarke, 
Victor, Rowland Brown and Maurice Lawerence of Pompano Beach Florida;
Nineteen: Grand Nephews;
Seventeen: Grand Nieces;
Host of other loving family and friends including:  Rebecca Cleare, Obadiah, Clifford, 
Richie, and George Goodman, Rowena, Julia and Barbara Anderson, Earlin Sands, Ellen Smith, 
Zilpha Gibson, Junior Pratt, Richard Ferguson and their families, Mr. and Mrs. Oral Pinder, 
Pastor Zilchus Thompson and the Zion Baptist Church family, Elva Minnis, Mrs. Lela Anderson, 
Ms. Sybil Thompson, CoField Sweeting and family, Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Thompson, 
Catharine Wilson of Gould's Florida.
Special Thanks To:  Dr. Sydney Smith, the Nursing Staff of the Dialysis Unit 
of the Princess Margaret Hospital including Nurse Roker, 
The Hon. Speaker J. Oswald Ingraham and the entire Deep Creek Community.