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| Posted Sunday, February 17, 2008 |
| Serge Desir, the man who caused many to
also question the nature of existence, without soccer, died on February 15th, aged 54 |
| By YVES A. ISIDOR, wehaitians.com executive
editor |
CAMBRIDGE, MA, Feb. 17 - Many of
Boston's young Haitian men and women who otherwise would be more likely to inhabit, at
least, the "demi-monde" of criminality, often question the nature of existence
and the purpose of life, without soccer.
It all began, in fact more than
20 years ago, with Mr. Serge Desir, who in 1992 a doctors' examination of his body - it is
divided up neatly into organs and systems that each has well-defined tasks - revealed he
suffered from a medical disorder known as "Terminal Insufficient Cardiac,"
causing cardiologists to immediately thereafter replace his natural heart with an
artificial one, and this in an effort to, hopefully, prolong his life.
The news of Mr. Desir's premature
expiration Friday, at The New England Medical Center, where he was being treated for the
disease that would not go away, for approximately a month, was greeted with great sadness,
even by those in the Boston's Haitian-American community and elsewhere who never benefited
directly or indirectly from his innumerable rare contributions of sportive nature - they
certainly did not give his efforts the very image of futility - to the community of the
same. He was 54.
Mr. Desir has since his sudden
departure from this world rightly joined the procession of deceased great Haitian
nationals. His wake, this Friday, at 6:30PM, at The Tabernacle Baptist Church, situated at
575 American Legion Highway, Rosindale (Boston), and where his obsequies, which are
anticipated to also be rich with symbols of camaraderie, will subsequently take place, the
next day, Saturday, at 9:30AM, will certainly be, rather, more than the equal of a
celebration of life.
Wehaitians.com and its executive
editor, professor Yves A. Isidor, offer their expressions of condolences to Mr. Desir's
widow, Margarette Desir. And, of course, they convey the same to other immediate family
members. They include daughters Elizabeth Desir, Sarah Desir, Gabrielle Desir, and son
Serge Desir, Jr. Why not, too, his borther, Kesner Medar and other family members.
Sure Mr. Desir, who in life among
sports broadcasters, chefs was unusual, will also be missed by a multitude of friends,
principally the ones, who on December 29, 2007 meritoriously feted him in the West Roxbury
section of Boston.
Adieu Mr. Desir, and hello.
Convey your expressions of
condolences to the family of Mr. Desir: elizabethdesir@hotmail.com.
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