Diego E. Pierre, 83, of Port Charlotte, Florida passed away Tuesday, September 22, 2009 at Doctors Hospital, Sarasota, Florida.
Diego was born November 3, 1925 in Grenada, West Indies and moved to Port Charlotte in 1992 from Brooklyn, New York. He was a business man owning his own taxi service in New York for many years. He was a member of the Mechanics Lodge in Brooklyn, New York. He was a good man and will be missed by all who loved and knew him.
He is survived by his loving wife, Veronica E. Pierre; five sons, Daryl Pierre and Ricardo Pierre of Brooklyn, NY, John Pierre of Rochester, NY, Lenox Pierre of Grenada, West Indies, and Edward Pierre of England; five daughters, Ann Marie Pierre of Atlanta, GA, Pauline John, Patsy Pierre, Claudette Pierre and Yvonne Pierre all of Brooklyn, NY; four sisters, Anne Sawney, Agnes Richards, Mary Forbes and Verna Pierre all of Port Charlotte, FL; one brother, Benedict Pierre of Port Charlotte, FL; numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren.