'A beautiful boy, so kind and good'
The community of St. George?s was reeling last night from the loss of Kevan Foggo ? the third young man from the town to die on the roads in the last four months.
The likeable tiler died as he lived ? doing a favour for a friend ? as he headed to Somerset to deliver a pal?s computer game console.
The 19-year-old got only as far as Shelly Bay where he hit a bus and was trapped under its wheels.
He was rushed to hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival just after 10 p.m. on Wednesday.
Last night his grandmother Ada Foggo, who had brought Kevan from Jamaica when he was a baby and raised him, told The Royal Gazette: ?He was a beautiful boy, so kind and so good. Everyone spoke well of him, he always spoke with a smile.?
She said he had been devastated by the loss of his close friend and immediate neighbour Derick Paynter Jr. who was killed in a road accident in St. George?s on June 29. He also knew Travis Smith, who died on North Shore Road in July.
And she urged Bermuda to take action to avoid the carnage on the roads, saying: ?I would like all young boys to be more careful on the road, to slow down.
?When Derick died Kevan was totally upset ? they all said they were going to be more careful.?
As she spoke from her Waterloo Lane home a continual stream of neighbours and friends stopped by to pay tribute. Wellwisher Harrison Isaac said: ?He was absolutely the nicest boy you could meet. He always spoke, was always respectful.?
Kevan?s sobbing girlfriend Jessica Pacheco said: ?He was everything to me.?
Outside Reid?s Cafe friends and relatives also paid their respects to the man they remembered as an all-round sportsman, coming through the ranks for St. George?s in football and cricket.
Cousin Gregory Johnson, 23, said: ?I believe the good die young. I want to say to my cousin, when he sees Derick and Trevor, send them my love.?
He described Kevan as a humble person who could make everyone laugh.
Friend Corie Wolffe, 17, was with Kevan moments before he set off on his fateful mission. ?He was my boy. He will be missed by East Side.?
Allan Douglas, Jr., 19, said: ?If you needed anything he would give it to you. If he could not give it to you then he would find out a way he could get it. He died doing a favour for a friend. ?He was a great left handed opening batsman and a good goalkeeper.?
Friends believe he was set to establish himself as first-choice goalkeeper and as a Cup Match cricketer for his home team before his life was tragically cut short.
His grandmother also spoke of Kevan?s potential. She said: ?He was a great artist. He painted the Aquarium bus and he was good at drawing.
?He could just look at something and do it.?
Last night Transport Minster Ewart Brown expressed his condolences and appealed for Bermudians to slow down and take care on the roads.
He said: ?To call this latest loss of life on our roads a tragedy is almost an understatement.
?Such a young life brought to such an end is a loss we all feel. The Ministry of Tourism and Transport joins with all Bermudians in expressing condolences to the grieving family and hope that they can be comforted during this difficult time.
?No amount of legislation will curb such instances on our roads unless we see greater personal restraint and safer driving habits from all users of our roads.
?I call upon all motorists to slow down, use caution and be courteous on our roads.
?No life is worth risking for the sake making time. Slow down Bermuda, please slow down.?
