Today we honor the life of my mom. She was truly an amazing woman who was the kindest and most caring person I’ve ever known. I am grateful to each of you for recognizing my mother as the wonderful woman she was. Thank you for taking the time to be here today. My mother Anne Marie Boursiquot was loved by so many. She was born on July 3, 1957 in Haiti La Vallee de Jacmel to parents Camelien Boursiquot and Viergelie St.Claire Boursiquot. She met the love of her life Jean Andre Royal in 1975,...

> Praxélia Ursule Poliard (née Simon), known to many as Zélia, Madame Fortunat, and Manman, passed away at 102 years old in her longtime home of Brooklyn, NY on Monday, May 9, 2022. > > She was born on February 16, 1920 in Port-de-Paix, Haiti to Éliodore Simon and Unélie Simon (née Pierre). She was married to Michael Fortunat Poliard. While she only completed her primary education through the 3rd grade, she was one of the wisest and most...