Manchester man remembers brother killed in Hurricane Beryl

IMAGINE. AFTER LOSING HIS BROTHER IN THIS STORM, HE’S A LIFE OF THE PARTY WHEREVER HE GOES, LIKE THIS IS HOW THE DAVIS FAMILY IS CHOOSING TO REMEMBER RON. EVERYBODY LOVED BEING AROUND HIM. RODNEY GREW UP IN GRENADA WITH HIS MOM, TWO BROTHERS AND FIVE SISTERS. MOST OF HIS FAMILY STILL LIVES ON THE ISLAND. RON, LIVING WITH HIS GIRLFRIEND AND STEPSON. THE HOUSE HAS A BIG TREE LIKE RIGHT BEHIND IT. ON MONDAY, AS THE CATEGORY FOUR HURRICANE WREAKED HAVOC ON THE SMALL CARIBBEAN ISLAND, THAT TREE FELL ON RON’S HOME. HIS GIRLFRIEND AND STEPSON WERE ABLE TO MAKE IT OUT OF THE HOUSE, BUT RON DIDN’T. AS BERYL CONTINUES TO BARREL THROUGH THE CARIBBEAN, OTHER ISLANDS ARE PREPARING THE BEST THEY CAN. GERALD ORIOL IS FROM HAITI AND HE’S THINKING OF HIS HOME COUNTRY. YOU NEVER PREPARE BECAUSE YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN IT’S GOING TO COME BACK, COME AND SUDDENLY YOU GET HIT BY HURRICANE. AND THAT’S VERY UNFORTUNATE. BACK TO RODNEY. HE SAYS HE’S GRATEFUL THAT HE MADE A TRIP BACK HOME IN MARCH, BUT IT HURTS HIM TO KNOW THE PLANS HE MADE WITH HIS BROTHER TO RELIVE THEIR FAVORITE CHILDHOOD MEMORIES WILL STAY JUST THAT, YOU KNOW, WE USED TO JUMP OFF WATERFALLS. WE USED TO SWIM OUT TO ANCHORAGE ON A ON A BIG CRUISE. SHIPS JUMP OFF THE BOWS, HAVE FUN AND THEN GO UP. AGAIN. AND THE FAMILY HAS SET UP AN ONLINE FUNDRAISER FOR FUNERAL COSTS. RODNEY SAYS HE WILL BE TRAVELING BACK TO GRENADA TO ATTEND THE FUNERAL AND SPEND TIME WIT