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I was at Lindy's Memorial Service today. I know that many of you would like to have attended and will be happy to learn that the church was packed with family and friends who celebrated Lindy's artistic gifts and his spirit and the fact that he lived life on his own terms.
I believe that he rests in peace.
- Ruth

thanks for that ruth--

i loved the picture of him in the tradewinds news the other day----

Eulogy
Anselmo Emanuel Thomas was born to Ruth E. (Thomas) Powell on December 23, 1954, on St. Thomas, Virgin Islands. He was adopted at the early age of 10 months by his maternal great aunt, Sophena (Mabel) and James Frazer who renamed him Lindy Emanuel Frazer, the name we all know him by today.

Although Lindy was adopted, he spent weekends and summers with his birth mother, stepfather and siblings. Lindy attended the Julius E. Sprauve School up to the 8th grade. Although he was adopted, at age 14 he returned to live his brith mother until he went away to the Job Corps at age 16 — where he acquired a trade in electricity.

Lindy loved to draw — a skill that came to him naturally. One only needed to tell him what they wanted he was able to draw it. He was also naturally skilled at playing piano and organ. He loved to play music. St. Johnians can tell you that in his earlier years Lindy could be found in churches of any denomination playing the organ and piano — not for service but for himself.

Lindy was a familiar figure in Cruz Bay. He was not a violent person and was not a danger to anyone. His frequent forays into dumpsters and garbage pails gave him reading material. He loved to read. Instead of making the trek home to Gift Hill, he often asked passersby for “some change” to buy something to eat or drink. Lindy loved his life as he wanted to.

He knew he was always welcomed at home, but chose to live on the streets. After he was diagnosed with cancer of the esophagus, he was brought home, but once again chose to return to the streets of Cruz Bay and live the way he wanted to.

Lindy departed this life on November 4, 2008, in his beloved Cruz Bay. We will all miss this familiar figure walking the streets of Cruz Bay. May his soul rest in peace.

Thank you Ruth and thank you Style.

Thanks Ruth ..we will miss him...

God Bless him for all his amazing talents. One of those being that he was true to himself. I know that Lindy is happy where ever he is. The world was a better place with Lindy in it

XOXO
Bug

Thank you Ruth & Style,

Island Girl and I will miss seeing Lindy around Cruz Bay...He was always a part our St.John experience...Our first trip to the island was an adventure into the unknown...Being newby's we did'nt know what to expect when we first ran into Lindy...Here was this tall man walking by the park laughing and carrying on to himself...we thought maybe this guy was a little crazy...(we dubbed him Laughing Boy)but as he walked by,we soon felt at ease,as he was no threat to us...He became part of our adventure....Over the years we have become friends with many of the locals and learned that many are very talented and very warm and always welcome us back to the island...Our hearts and prayers go out to his family...

Lindy we will miss you !!!


Cruzan Chris

Although we did not know Lindy like most of you did, we feel that he truly lived the STJ life style. He coexisted with everyone, lived a subsistance life style, and positively affected those he encountered.

Thank you Lindy.

Jimg20 & Wounder Woman

Not sure how I missed this post before.

Thanks for posting the eulogy and letting us know about the service. It is wonderful to know that he received the service that he deserved.

I always saw Lindy as a gentle soul but also saw him as a human tragedy. I saw him as a man with serious mental illness and a substance abuse problem gradually deteriorating, then dying on the streets of Cruz Bay. I'm pleased that in his passing he was treated with more dignity and respect than he frequently was in the latter stages of his life. I hope that he is now at peace.

....May the Four winds blow Lindy safely home....God bless...........Bill

Thanks so much for posting this!

We saw Lindy when we first arrived last week and I said that he looked SO thin and we wondered how he could stand on those thin legs.
I first saw him in 2005, my first trip to STJ. I hadn't found this forum yet, so we named him "skinny mon (man)". I felt sorry for him, yet envious too. If he had to pick a place to live on the streets, he sure picked the best place on earth (at least as far as I am concerned).
R.I.P. Lindy. God Bless.

Over the years of going to STJ when Lindy would come up to me with that always present lighter in his hand I knew what he wanted. He would gester puffing on a cigarette so it got to the point I would just pull out a cigarette and hand it to him when I seen him. On several occasions I bought him a beer. Looking back it may not have been the best thing to do but it felt like the right thing to do.

R.I.P. Lindy and God bless.

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