Timeline for Desmond "Scottie" Ricketts Sr.
Age: 72 years

Resident: Belle Glade, Florida

Date of Birth: January 7, 1949

Place of Birth: Fern District, St. James, Jamaica

Parents: Mother- Second of seven children born to Estonia Scott

Father- First of four children born to Ferdinand Ricketts (deceased)

Education: Mt. Horeb All-Age School, St. James, Jamaica

Occupation: Handyman, gardener, farmer, taxie operator.

Relocation: 1973: Migrated to Pahokee, Florida on the Jamaica/United States Farm Work Program

Marriage: 1975: The late Willie Mae Johnson of Pahokee, Florida

Last Trip to Jamaica: 1976- Attended Aunt's funeral

Death: September 16, 2021

Our beloved son, brother, father, uncle, grandfather & great grandfather is survived by:

Mother: Estina Scott, Jamaica (96 years old)

Son: Desmond Ricketts, Jr., Pahokee, FL

Daughters: Shakeyda Posey, Belle Glade, FL and Nysheka Tate, Pahokee, FL

Sisters: (5) Shirley Snow, Chicago; Madge Thompson, Jamaica; Carmen Archibald, Jamaica; Ivy Howell, West Palm Beach, FL; Leonie Ricketts, Jamaica.

Brothers: (3) Steadman Ricketts, Jamaica; Adolphus Ricketts, New York, Leroy Rowe, Jamaica

Grandchildren, great grandchildren and and everlasting host of nieces, nephews other relatives and friends.

May His Soul Rest In Peace