Mr. Forde was a retired Senior Teacher and Head of the Industrial Arts Department of Ellerslie School; he also taught at The Samuel Jackman Prescod Institute of Technology and was a member of The Reiki Association of Barbados and the International Meditation Society.

Husband of Yvonne Forde;

Father of Alister Forde and Henderson Forde;

Grandfather of Kimberley Mayers, Alee and Alister Forde;

Brother of the late Orville and Grey Forde, Clarene Jackson, Eulene Jemmott and Nola Daniel;

Uncle of Philip and Patrick Forde; Judith Forde-Jefferies, Debbie-Anne and Vallis Jemmott, Dawn Jemmott-Lowe, Julian and Sean Jackson, Anderson Toppin, Angela Francis, Andrew Daniel and the late Paul Daniel;

Great uncle of Morgan, Sara, Tristan and Sidney Forde, Omar, Derisee, Shakiyl and Najm Coppin, Joshua and Jayvier Jemmott, Zachary and Ethan Lowe, Daniel and Johnathan Jackson, Nathan, Dominic, Jeremy and Justin Daniel;

Brother-in-Law of Joan and Marion Forde, Collin Jackson, Michael Brathwaite, the late Allison Daniel and Vallis Jemmott;

Relative of the Banfield, Jemmott, Marshall, Skeete, Wellington, St. John, Young, Vaughn and Williams families;

Godfather of Peter Goodridge;

Friend of many.

The funeral of the late Hartley McDonald Forde leaves his residence at Sterling, Black Rock, St. Michael on Wednesday, December 21, 2022 for Coral Ridge Memorial Gardens, The Ridge, Christ Church where relatives and friends are asked to meet at 10 a.m. for the service, followed by the interment. Tributes will begin at 9:30 a.m.

Flowers may be sent to Downes and Wilson Funeral Home, Eagle Hall, St. Michael on Wednesday, December 21, 2022 no later than 7 a.m.

Relatives and friends may pay their last respects at Downes and Wilson Funeral Home, Eagle Hall, St. Michael on Tuesday, December 20, 2022 from 4 p.m. – 6 p.m.

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