This memorial website was created in memory of my beloved Uncle, Donald Lindo, 89, born on August 6, 1928 and passed away peacefully at his home in Kingston, Jamaica, on December 5, 2017.
Per his wishes, he was cremated and his ashes were laid to rest on Dec. 9 at the St. Andrew Parish Church columbarium.
Donald lived a life of kindness and love unlike anyone I have ever known, and he dedicated his life to the preservation of history and genealogy of Jamaicans all around the globe.
I will never know the full extent of his impact on the world, but hopefully your contributions of stories and recollections (ironically, he was writing an autobiographical book, called, "Recollections" when he passed) will reveal the various facets of his life as we all reminisce and celebrate the life of this dearly loved man...
Gone too soon, but never to be forgotten...
You will be remembered forever, Uncle Don...
Tributes
Leave a tributeConsternados con toda la familia en Jamaica y esperando la comunicación con Bruce y Roberth por ayuda ,
Nos sumamos a la tristeza de haberte perdido cuando por fin los habíamos encontrado a la familia de los Muschett
Bendiciones a toda la familia Lindo
Dios te tenga en su gloria y gracias por tu trabajo Nick Muschett Curia
We became friends
I ended up staying at his home on
Lady Musgrave Rd.
His research on Mutual Life alerted me to
Edward Jordon.
Jordon started the newspaper:
The Watchman and Jamaica Free Press.
His various helps to me were invaluable.
BTW, his birthdate (August 6) is the same as my
maternal grandmother!
This make us Sagitarians
Madeleine
I miss you.
Your contribution to start me on my genealogical journey has resulted in my work being recognized internationally.
Thank you
Ainsley
Christopher Ward
Noelle Marguerite
Love and blessings
Noelle Marguerite and Bill.
I only met Donald once but I considered him a friend and have mourned his passing. He left this world a better place by having lived the life he did. May he rest in peace.
I believe that in over the last thirty years or so, Donald Lindo intuitively awakened in Jamaicans a curiosity about themselves and their fellow Jamaicans. His approach was creative and all-embracing and his inestimable contribution will lead to further study and understanding of Jamaica.
Later, he instructed me on how to set up Skype to have the chance to see and visit with Mummy face to face which was such a special gift, especially with my inability to get to Jamaica in person, and when Mummy became more immobile. He always made the effort to be helpful and gave great care to Mummy after Raymond died. I am grateful to have become related by marriage to such a caring and capable person. His loss still touches me and I miss him.
Uncle Don, I know you are celebrating your special day with the angels, as you yourself, were the closest person to an angel I have ever known - so selfless and giving and truly caring about others, as we are all called to do. I pray that I can follow your example and be thought of as highly as you are, and always will be. Happy birthday in Heaven, Uncle Don.
Happy Birthday to Donald in heaven.
I, like many others, contributed to his "Genealogies", and we exchanged Who's Who editions, so I have an almost complete collection (photocopies), thanks to him.
My wife Patricia is related to Donald - 3rd cousins - through their maternal Muschett lines. We saw him last a year ago in May and we shall miss his presence on our next visit !
Lots to say, but his loss will be deeply felt by us all, a kind, gentle, unphased, generous person. Walk good...
His innate ability to care for others permeated his life, and was an inspiration to all. We thank you, Donald, for the example you set for us. You will always be missed. May you Rest In Peace.
Our paths crossed several times after through mutual friends and an interest in music, Jamaican art , history, culture. & genealogy . He encouraged research in my own Vernon family history and was very helpful in documenting this in his "Genealogy of Jamaica."
I still remember his joy when I told him how to locate a YouTube recording of the Polish bass Marian Nowakowski who years ago we had the pleasure of listening to at the home of Ross Murray.
We kept in touch via skype over the years.
A very cultured,kind and gentle man. He will be sadly missed.
He was quiet, gentle and kind. His knowledge was extensive and his counsel valuable.
I worked closely with him not only for SAPC but at a personal level when developing my own family history. He brought humor and remarkable insights for which I will always be grateful. May he rest in peace.
One of the more pleasant moments I recall sharing with Donald was when I offered to read some of the more “racy” passages from “Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil”. I thought that he would surely lose his ingrained and “proper” manners and language. Donald did not read much, but he certainly did “cut loose” and laugh at that reading and dramatization. A standard joke between us was when he asked me occasionally how old I was, and that, “you’re catching up!”. I met Donald back in ‘94-‘95 when I was serving a two-year contract with U.S. Peace Corps and assigned to The Woodford All-Age School in the St. Andrew hills with hardly anything to do during some of my week-ends We quickly befriended each other and shared, reviewed, and relived so much of our life’s history and work (after all, we were not Spring Chickens, even then). In addition, I had just completed my own family ancestry and two-volume history: We had a lot to talk about. We communicated frequently by phone and Donald’s last call in December seemed unusually strange because he never mentioned that he was calling from his hospital bed or that he was even ill. He certainly had a need to reach out. Gee! Wouldn’t it be great to live forever? How could we not? We have so much to talk about!
A long time US friend and fellow photographer. I will miss him very much.
Understanding the intricate weaving of the history of Jamaica has certainly been enriched by Donald.
Donald may you Rest in Peace.
Leave a Tribute
Consternados con toda la familia en Jamaica y esperando la comunicación con Bruce y Roberth por ayuda ,
Nos sumamos a la tristeza de haberte perdido cuando por fin los habíamos encontrado a la familia de los Muschett
Bendiciones a toda la familia Lindo
Dios te tenga en su gloria y gracias por tu trabajo Nick Muschett Curia
Years ago Donald gave me a DVD on Milling Springs.
He had produced this DVD in 2001! He had established
a cafe at Milling Springs, just above Gordon Town.In the DVD
I saw many old friends, including Fred Duquesnay and Ross Murray.All three were great friends.
I first heard the Ride of the Valkerys on Ross hi fi system!
Donald help me in more ways than I could describe.And I stayed at his home for many years.
He knew most of the people at the Synagogue. Plus he saw the tombs
of ancestors.at the Orange Street Jewish cemetery,
This was a wonderful experience. Thanks to Donald I now
have documentation of my many experiences in Jamaica..
The kind soul
Donald was an incredible kind soul who was a giving person who was the strong quiet and firm observer and participant of life. It always amazed me how energetic he was and always the first to lend a hand to help you.
My mother, was Donald’s sister in law but I saw Donald more of a brother to her. He made her a priority in his life after Raymond passed on.
Donald was very organized and ensured the in home nursing care was always covered which was no easy task. This is where he truly was selfless and and we’re for ever thankful for his watchful eye. He made the arrangements for Mummy funeral and inernment at Saint Andrew’s Parish Church where Raymond, Donald, and Alison Are together.
Donald worked tirelessly with Merrill Needham and then Prime Minister Bruce Golding to officially honour Mapletoft Poulle and Alison Poulle Lindo to recognize both as cocompser and co author of the Jamaica National Anthem.
Donald always had proper dinner when I stayed with him and was fearless driving me from here to there, wherever we needed to go.
The dinners were always a great surprise, whether it was curry goat and rice and peas with sour dip juice. He linked me back to my boyhood days growing up in Jamaica and had me asking “Why do I live in Delaware again?”