Sylvia A. Redhead

SYLVIA AUGUSTA REDHEAD, second daughter of the late Doris Daniel and Stanley Thomas, was born on May 24, 1933 in Trinidad, West Indies. She departed this life on August 26, 2016 after lengthy and declining health. She was one of nine children. The sister of Hilton, Carl, Joan, Cynthia, Milton Roy, Errol Alan and Acklin. She attended a teacher training in Trinidad, Growing up in Trinidad meant that the community was relatively tight knit. When as a teacher she met her future husband , Carlton Bethelmy Redhead. The couple was married on April 2, 1951.The couple had eight children spanning 20 years, Firstborn was Robert , Kenny, Lydia, (deceased July 7, 2007), Russell, Lynnett, Stanton, Kenton and Lima. She lived for her children her children were everything. Working outside of the home was rare. She worked at the International Food Limited in Trinidad for a few years. In 1988, she immigrated to the U.S. And began working at the Hilton Hotel and later Rosewood Center in Reisterstown, She then worked as a health aide assisting many home bound individuals as her children were grown and left home. As a West Indian mother, it was hard to let go of her involvement in her children and grandchildren lives. After her husband died April, 1994 her ongoing health problems began. She initially lived with her son Russell who attended to some of her medical issues, She then lived with her sister Joan in New Jersey for short while before permanently moving in with her second daughter Lynnett in 2009. She joined the Hopkin Elder Plus Center. There she became active and an observer of the various activities. She enjoyed bingo, shopping with the other participants but was very much interested in the Thanksgiving Luncheon and the Crab feast held at the facility each year. She enjoyed having her great grandchildren come to the house and pretend to give her insulin injections, or using her cane as a guitar or walker as the parallel bars. Five of Sylvia's siblings preceded her in death: Cynthia, Milton, Roy, Errol, Acklin and Alan. She leaves to mourn; her children, Robert , Kenny, Russell, Lynett,Stanton,Kenton and Lima; grandchildren, Roxanne Redhead-Harper, Kenny Christopher Redhead, Aneila Miller, Colin Redhead, Camron Redhead, Jessica Moore, Gabriel Daway, Katie Redhead, Keon Redhead, Karen Redhead, Jerome Clarke, Jason Clarke; great grandchildren, Jaden, Bryson, Malik Jacques, Jaden Janai, Massiah, Comron and Carmen; sister, Joan Thomas; brothers, Carl Thomas and Hilton Thomas; brother-in-law, McDonald Redhead; cousins, Sheila, Sheril; and a host of nieces,

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Sylvia A. Redhead

May 24, 1933 - August 26, 2016