Son of the late Kipling Rudyard and Anthony Gertrude Welch;

Husband of Janet Welch;

Father of Calvin & Adrian Hoyte and Renaldo Welch;

Stepfather of Shonelle & Kevin Cumberbatch;

Grandfather of Krystal Hoyte, Trinity Sargeant and two others;

Father-in-Law of Karan Hoyte;

Brother of Angela Clarke, Austin & Robert Welch;

Uncle of Latoya Daniel, Jabari & Jamar Welch, and six others;

Great uncle of Donté Gill & Destinee Goodridge;

Brother-in-Law of Mary Welch, Maureen Francis, Kathi Bean Welch and others;

Nephew of Cheryl, Robert, & David Griffith and three others;

Relative of the Griffith, Clarke, and Hoyte families;

Cherished friend of David Lavine, Kerryann Ifill, David Wente, Heather Taitt; members of the Blind Workshop, the National United Society of the Blind (NUSB) and the National Disabilities Unit; former employees of Pine Hill Dairy and many others.

The funeral for Rudyard Kipling Welch leaves Downes and Wilson Funeral Home, Eagle Hall, St. Michael on Thursday, January 11, 2024 for Whitepark Wesleyan Holiness Church, St. Michael where relatives and friends are asked to meet at 2 p.m. for the service; followed by the interment at Westbury Cemetery.

Mourning colours are optional, or you may wear Rudy’s favourite colour – yellow.

Wreaths may be sent to Downes and Wilson Funeral Home on Thursday, January 11, 2024 no later than noon.

Relatives and friends may pay their last respects at Downes and Wilson Funeral Home, Eagle Hall, St. Michael on Wednesday, January 10, 2024 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.