Philipsburg:--- Mourners, students, teachers and mentors of the late Tiffany Bianca Reid who was brutally murdered two weeks ago broke down during the Home Going Ceremony on Monday at the New Testament Baptist Church.
Several friends, teachers and students of the St. Maarten Academy broke down as they paid tribute to their fallen classmate, one of the students of the St. Maarten Academy even fainted while on the pulpit paying her tribute.
Tiffany Reid was described as joyful, bold and an active child. Members of the New Testament Baptist Church where she worshiped said she was full of life and joy, a child they said that was pleasant and always willing to participate in church activities. Her teacher at the St. Joseph Primary School described her as being very creative and always willing to assist in any project.
The 13 year old PSVE student was also a member of the Strong Women Connections which was launched in March. She served as a mentee. Young Reid was also a member of the Victorious Living Foundation.
Several elected officials including Deputy Prime Minister Theodore Heyliger, Senator George Pantophlet, Minister of Education Rhoda Arrindell, President of Parliament Gracita Arrindell, and Senator Romain La Ville paid their last respects to the 13 year old while they sympathized with the mother who could not hold herself together.
Several detectives who are working on one of St. Maarten's most gruesome murder cases were also at the NTBC where they too paid their last respects to the victim as they also tried to console the grieving mother Evelyn Jervis.
Jervis reactions to her daughter's death brought tears to everyone's eyes. The distraught and broken mother banged on her daughter's casket telling her to wake up and to get out of the casket. Evelyn was also heard telling her daughter to come back for her as she was ready to leave with her.
Tiffany Reid was her mother's only child who had very few relatives on St. Maarten. According to Jervis in an earlier interview with SMN News, the 13 year old was close to both her parents. Police arrested her father Robert Reid as the main suspect in Tiffany's murder. The young woman was killed and the killer also burnt her body which was found the same evening she went missing in a ravine on Cherrynut Hill South Reward.
Click here to view photos of Tiffany Bianca Reid's Home Going Ceremony.
