Obituary of Ivan Benjamin Amichand

IVAN BENJAMIN AMICHAND Ivan was born in 1946 in the village of Barrackpore in south Trinidad, the youngest of seven children of John Benjamin and Carmen Amichand. He was predeceased by his sister Esther and his brothers, Lionel, Don and Clarence. Ivan is survived by his sons, Jo-Jo (Carla) and Willie (Mandy); his grandchildren, Romeo, Armani, Mikkel and Lux; his sisters, Sybil (Edmonton) and Olive (Regina) and their families as well as nephews and nieces in Canada and Trinidad. He attended Picton Presbyterian School in Monkey Town Government School before entering Naparima College in San Fernando where he completed his high school education. In 1965 Ivan came to Regina. He completed Grade 12 from Luther High School and obtained a BA from University of Saskatchewan, Regina Campus. Ivan then completed a Master of Social Work from Waterloo University in Ontario in preparation for a career as a social worker in Regina. After retirement, he and his good friend Sandy Wankel started the North Central Family Centre. Ivan loved working with children in North Central Regina because he felt he was finally making a difference. They were like one large family and he will be sorely missed. Ivan was a very kind and generous person. He worked long days at the Centre and loved every minute of it. Ivan preached two Sundays a month at St. Andrews United Church in Regina. After his Family and the Centre, this was his other community. Funeral Service will be held at Knox-Metropolitan United Church, 2340 Victoria Avenue, Regina, SK on Sunday, December 22, 2013 at 2:30 p.m. Reception will follow. Should friends desire, donations in memory of Ivan, may be made to the North Central Family Centre, 2931 - 5th Avenue, Regina, SK, S4T 0L4. To leave an online message of condolence, please visit www.speersfuneralchapel.com