25757: rross: (comment) Death of Paul Cassagnol (fwd)

[Bob Corbett <corbetre@webster.edu>]

From: rross44699@aol.com

The Haitian community has lost a great man.  Wanted to pass his obituary on to
others who may not have heard.

Paul Louis Cassagnol

CASSAGNOL, PAUL LOUIS
Died peacefully in Silver Spring, MD on July 12, 2005. He was born in
Port-au-Prince, Haiti on May 1, 1913. He is survived by his wife of 64 years,
Rosa Bonnefil Cassagnol; seven daughters, five sons; 23 grandchildren and seven
great-grandchildren. He is also survived by sister, Alida Latortue; his
brother, Raymond Cassagnol; numerous nieces, nephews and cousins. He was a
dedicated husband, father and friend to many. Mr. Cassagnol lived in
Port-au-Prince, Haiti until 1960 when he went into exile. He received a
bachelor of science in Agriculture from Cornell University in 1940 and was very
active in reforestation, coffee cultivation and agroindustry in his native
land. Mr. Cassagnol leaves a long legacy of struggles for human rights and
social justice. He had an active political life, serving as a Under- Secretary
for Finance and later as Secretary of Finance, Commerce and National Economy.
He believed deeply in the rights of all Haitians to participate in the
political process and worked timelessly to this end. He established the first
peasant coffee co-operative in Northern Haiti in 1939; was a founding member
and Vice-President of the Social Christian Popular Party (PPSC) and continued
working with grassroots organizations. Mr. Cassagnol settled with his family in
Washington, DC in 1960 as a Senior Officer at the Inter-American Development
Bank (IDB). He continued to fight for the rights of Haitians and advance the
cause of his native land until incapacitated by his illness.
Friends may call at JOSEPH GAWLER'S SONS, INC., 5130 Wisconsin Ave., N.W.
(corner of Harrison St., N.W.), Washington, DC, 20016 on Friday, July 15 from 2
to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial will be offered Saturday, July
16, 10 a.m. at St. Ann's Catholic Church, 4404 Wisconsin Ave., N.W. Interment
Gate of Heaven. In lieu of flowers, family requests donations be made to either
Brook Grove Rehab Center, where Mr. Cassagnol spent his final days or Haiti
Reborn Reforestation Project in Gros Morne, Haiti, Quixote Center, PO Box 5206,
Hyattsville, MD 20782.

Paul Louis Cassagnol

CASSAGNOL, PAUL LOUIS
Died peacefully in Silver Spring, MD on July 12, 2005. He was born in
Port-au-Prince, Haiti on May 1, 1913. He is survived by his wife of 64 years,
Rosa Bonnefil Cassagnol; seven daughters, five sons; 23 grandchildren and seven
great-grandchildren. He is also survived by sister, Alida Latortue; his
brother, Raymond Cassagnol; numerous nieces, nephews and cousins. He was a
dedicated husband, father and friend to many. Mr. Cassagnol lived in
Port-au-Prince, Haiti until 1960 when he went into exile. He received a
bachelor of science in Agriculture from Cornell University in 1940 and was very
active in reforestation, coffee cultivation and agroindustry in his native
land. Mr. Cassagnol leaves a long legacy of struggles for human rights and
social justice. He had an active political life, serving as a Under- Secretary
for Finance and later as Secretary of Finance, Commerce and National Economy.
He believed deeply in the rights of all Haitians to participate in the
political process and worked timelessly to this end. He established the first
peasant coffee co-operative in Northern Haiti in 1939; was a founding member
and Vice-President of the Social Christian Popular Party (PPSC) and continued
working with grassroots organizations. Mr. Cassagnol settled with his family in
Washington, DC in 1960 as a Senior Officer at the Inter-American Development
Bank (IDB). He continued to fight for the rights of Haitians and advance the
cause of his native land until incapacitated by his illness.
Friends may call at JOSEPH GAWLER'S SONS, INC., 5130 Wisconsin Ave., N.W.
(corner of Harrison St., N.W.), Washington, DC, 20016 on Friday, July 15 from 2
to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial will be offered Saturday, July
16, 10 a.m. at St. Ann's Catholic Church, 4404 Wisconsin Ave., N.W. Interment
Gate
Paul Louis Cassagnol

CASSAGNOL, PAUL LOUIS
Died peacefully in Silver Spring, MD on July 12, 2005. He was born in
Port-au-Prince, Haiti on May 1, 1913. He is survived by his wife of 64 years,
Rosa Bonnefil Cassagnol; seven daughters, five sons; 23 grandchildren and seven
great-grandchildren. He is also survived by sister, Alida Latortue; his
brother, Raymond Cassagnol; numerous nieces, nephews and cousins. He was a
dedicated husband, father and friend to many. Mr. Cassagnol lived in
Port-au-Prince, Haiti until 1960 when he went into exile. He received a
bachelor of science in Agriculture from Cornell University in 1940 and was very
active in reforestation, coffee cultivation and agroindustry in his native
land. Mr. Cassagnol leaves a long legacy of struggles for human rights and
social justice. He had an active political life, serving as a Under- Secretary
for Finance and later as Secretary of Finance, Commerce and National Economy.
He believed deeply in the rights of all Haitians to participate in the
political process and worked timelessly to this end. He established the first
peasant coffee co-operative in Northern Haiti in 1939; was a founding member
and Vice-President of the Social Christian Popular Party (PPSC) and continued
working with grassroots organizations. Mr. Cassagnol settled with his family in
Washington, DC in 1960 as a Senior Officer at the Inter-American Development
Bank (IDB). He continued to fight for the rights of Haitians and advance the
cause of his native land until incapacitated by his illness.
Friends may call at JOSEPH GAWLER'S SONS, INC., 5130 Wisconsin Ave., N.W.
(corner of Harrison St., N.W.), Washington, DC, 20016 on Friday, July 15 from 2
to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial will be offered Saturday, July
16, 10 a.m. at St. Ann's Catholic Church, 4404 Wisconsin Ave., N.W. Interment
Gate of Heaven. In lieu of flowers, family requests donations be made to either
Brook Grove Rehab Center, where Mr. Cassagnol spent his final days or Haiti
Reborn Reforestation Project in Gros Morne, Haiti, Quixote Center, PO Box 5206,
Hyattsville, MD 20782.
CASSAGNOL, PAUL LOUIS
Died peacefully in Silver Spring, MD on July 12, 2005. He was born in
Port-au-Prince, Haiti on May 1, 1913. He is survived by his wife of 64 years,
Rosa Bonnefil Cassagnol; seven daughters, five sons; 23 grandchildren and seven
great-grandchildren. He is also survived by sister, Alida Latortue; his
brother, Raymond Cassagnol; numerous nieces, nephews and cousins. He was a
dedicated husband, father and friend to many. Mr. Cassagnol lived in
Port-au-Prince, Haiti until 1960 when he went into exile. He received a
bachelor of science in Agriculture from Cornell University in 1940 and was very
active in reforestation, coffee cultivation and agroindustry in his native
land. Mr. Cassagnol leaves a long legacy of struggles for human rights and
social justice. He had an active political life, serving as a Under- Secretary
for Finance and later as Secretary of Finance, Commerce and National Economy.
He believed deeply in the rights of all Haitians to participate in the
political process and worked timelessly to this end. He established the first
peasant coffee co-operative in Northern Haiti in 1939; was a founding member
and Vice-President of the Social Christian Popular Party (PPSC) and continued
working with grassroots organizations. Mr. Cassagnol settled with his family in
Washington, DC in 1960 as a Senior Officer at the Inter-American Development
Bank (IDB). He continued to fight for the rights of Haitians and advance the
cause of his native land until incapacitated by his illness.
Friends may call at JOSEPH GAWLER'S SONS, INC., 5130 Wisconsin Ave., N.W.
(corner of Harrison St., N.W.), Washington, DC, 20016 on Friday, July 15 from 2
to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial will be offered Saturday, July
16, 10 a.m. at St. Ann's Catholic Church, 4404 Wisconsin Ave., N.W. Interment
Gate of Heaven. In lieu of flowers, family requests donations be made to either
Brook Grove Rehab Center, where Mr. Cassagnol spent his final days or Haiti
Reborn Reforestation Project in Gros Morne, Haiti, Quixote Center, PO Box 5206,
Hyattsville, MD 20782.
 of Heaven. In lieu of flowers, family requests donations be made to either
Brook Grove Rehab Center, where Mr. Cassagnol spent his final days or Haiti
Reborn Reforestation Project in Gros Morne, Haiti, Quixote Center, PO Box 5206,
Hyattsville, MD 20782.

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