Observer media hosted an hour-long homegoing service on Friday to honor former Voice of the People host Carl Joseph who was laid to rest that same day.
The media personality was pronounced dead at his home on March 28.
He worked for Observer Radio in various capacities including as host, reporter and producer of various programmes.
Joseph was also well-known by the sporting fraternity in Antigua based on his involvement in swimming and other sports.
Among those to pay homage to Joseph was Observer’s managing director Algernon ‘Serpent’ Watts who recalled being struck by Joseph’s talent from the first time he heard him on radio as co-host of the Good Morning Jojo sports show.
“You know there’s a phrase, the spirit tek you; from the very beginning my spirit took to Carl,” he said.
Colleague, Observer’s Shermain Bique-Charles, remembered Joseph as a “loveable person”.
“Carl is someone, whether you meet him for two seconds or five years, he’s someone who would have left a very good impression on your life. He’s somebody that would always speak positive into your life,” she said.
“A friend to many” were the words from co-worker Theresa Goodwin.
“He had such a good rapport with people; he was a versatile person, not just on air, but would also be writing for the newspaper and a radio story at the same
time,” she said.
“He was so thoughtful, always willing, a happy-golucky person who would be
at work even when he was feeling ill. I called him my big giant.”
Carl coached at the Dolphin and Marlin swim clubs and was serving as the immediate past Vice-President of Open Water swimming.
Joseph was also a founding Director of the Antigua and Barbuda Swimming Federation (ABSF) since its establishment on January 7, 2013, hence his designation as an honourary member of the ABSF executive.
Initial reports suggested, Joseph who reportedly suffered from heart complications, may have died from a heart attack.
However, no official cause of death has been publicly announced.
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In unfortunate cases such as this one, is it the responsibilty of the coroner to publicly divulge the cause of death of a deceased person or is it that of the family of the deceased to determine whether or not to publicly share information as the cause of death.
Good question.
R.I.P my brother
Oh my God!!! Oh my God!!! @Sensible have you checked the trend, only the medical doctors who when found unresponsive bounce back or who are in ICU are alive. So if I were you, I would ask God and Antigua&Barbuda for forgiveness for that statement. May God have mercy on you!!!!
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