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December 13 2025
Senior siblings triple tragedy
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Eighty-five-year-old Myrtle Coke, who died on November 9, days after being airlifted by JDF relief team from her home in Springfield, St Elizabeth, where she was injured during Hurricane Melissa.
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Eighty-three-year-old Winston Coke, who died at the Mandeville Hospital on November 7, days after his home was ravaged by Hurricane Melissa. Two of Coke’s the siblings also died as a result of the hurricane.
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Eighty-year-old Anthony Coke, who died in his home in Springfield, St Elizabeth, during Hurricane Melissa.
WESTERN BUREAU: She could not run when Hurricane Melissa tore apart the tiny house in Springfield, St Elizabeth. The disabled daughter survived, but her mother and two uncles, inseparable siblings who spent decades living together, did not. Their deaths revealed a love story shaped by hardship and loyalty.
