Theresa Linda Rogers Reid

Theresa Athelene Reid better known as Linda Rogers was born on October 3, 1937, to the late Mark and May Rogers. She passed away on June 8th at 11:45 pm in her daughter's home.
She was the wife of the late Arnim Reid.
She was the mother of Arnim Herman Reid and Candice Angela Rogers. She was the stepmother of Deborah Reid-Sealey, Allison Reid, and the late Hugh Gibson.
She was the grandmother of Joseph Williams, Cathya Lingard-Russo, Cody Reid, Chance Alphonso Lingard, Nia Primus, Nika Primus, Nisa Primus, Anisha Reid, and Anaya Reid. She was the step-grandmother to Maxine, Akilah, Melissa, Tisha, KeKe, and the late Adam Sealey.
She was the great-grandmother of Shiloh and Valentina.
Linda was the sister of Joyce, Neil, Babbs, Alrick, Steve, Myrtle, Broderick, Zeila, Joan, and the late Cora, Roysie, Loureen, and Eastlyn. Sister-in-law of Christine, Monica, Sharon, Elvis, and Dave. Aunt Wendy, Delcia, Camille, Collie, Dawn, Amanda, Ackief, Kirt, Dion, Sheldon, Jude, Luther, and many others. Great aunt of Rhodel, Jerlisa, Shantal, Liam, and many others.
Cousin of Edmond Rogers, Gloria Rogers, and many others. A relative of the Rogers, Sebro, and in-law of the Reid's. Friends of Joann, Kizzy, and many others.
About Linda
Linda was the second oldest of her 14 siblings. When her older sister was sent to live with another
family, she became the big sister and helped her parents with raising her younger siblings. She did
everything at home, like the cooking, cleaning, and disciplining of her younger siblings and they all loved
and looked up to her. After leaving her home and siblings to go to work in the city, she would return as
much as possible and take over the responsibility of the household as she had never left.
Linda migrated to Canada and then later to the United States around the age of 36, for a better life,
leaving her children with her parents until she took them to live with her, one at a time. She was a very
giving person and would ship barrels upon barrels back to her family in Trinidad. If you needed
something and she could help you, she would. When relatives and friends visited New York, Linda
opened her door and kindly welcomed them, making her home their home. She was just that kind of
person.
She worked as a nursing assistant during her time in the US. She spent her life taking care of others. She
had a gift for caring for others. After retiring, she returned to Trinidad, where she lived between Toco
and Tunapuna.
Mangoes were her favorite fruit. She would sit with a bucket of mangoes and eat them all at one time.
One fun memory of Linda was in the Trinidad airport on one of her trips back to New York. Her mangoes
were being taken away by the customs agent and she bit every single mango so that no one was going
to be enjoying her mangoes.
She loved flowers, her favorite flowers were Zinnias, Cockspur, Sunflowers, Orchids, and Anthurium
Lilies, the more unusual the color the more she loved them.
Linda loved the beach, it was one of her favorite places to spend with her family. One of her last wishes
was to drive along the north coast of Trinidad to view the beautiful beaches.
There was never a dull moment with her. She did not like horror movies but horror movies were her
daughter's and grandchildren's favorite. Whenever she visited us, and we watched movies, she
would always ask "What kind of movie are we watching and everyone would respond "A comedy"
because we all knew once the scary part started, she would start screaming and change the horror into
a comedy for us because of her reaction.
She was petrified of snakes. One day while she was searching through a draw in Toco, she unknowingly held
a snake in her hand, and she could be heard screaming from miles away.
She had a fiery mouth and did not hesitate to speak her mind, even up to the day before she passed
away. One could never tell what was going to come out of her mouth. Another fun memory was when
her grandson was born. He was a sight to see, so her daughter decided to wait to hear what Linda
would say when she laid eyes on him. Linda looked at him, shook her head, and said "What an ugly
baby".
Linda was a strong-minded woman. She unknowingly battled stage 4 brain, bone, and uterine cancer
thinking it was arthritis and old age. Her daughter brought her back to the US for a proper medical
checkup only to be given the devastating news that there was nothing to be done for her progressive
illness. Linda died peacefully, surrounded by love.
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