She was born on December 22, 1955 in Montego Bay, Jamaica to parents Linda Taylor and Roland Edwards. The youngest of two children, Pauline had a quintessential Jamaican childhood, attending St. Hilda’s high school in Brownstown, and later graduating from nursing school at the University of the West Indies in Kingston. Upon graduation from nursing school, Pauline married and subsequently moved to New York City, where her daughter Tahlia was born in 1978. After living in New York and Los Angeles, Pauline later settled in Florida where she’s lived for the past twenty years.
Pauline will always be remembered for her incredible beauty and dazzling smile, her kindness and generosity, her elegance and charm, but most notably, her ability to make everyone she encountered feel valued. Her compassion and professionalism made her an esteemed colleague to many, her love of life and vibrant energy fostered many friendships that have lasted for decades.
She loved to travel, having visited many countries in Europe, South America, and the Caribbean. Pauline was also a great lover of music; you would always find her dancing to vintage soul, r&b, and reggae. Although she eventually became a US citizen, Jamaica was never far from her heart; she often visited her native country and was an ardent supporter of Jamaican events in Florida. Pauline also gave back to her community as a member of the Caribbean Heart Menders Association, a volunteer organization that funds teams of medical personnel to travel to Jamaica and other countries in the West Indies to perform life-saving cardiac surgeries. Pauline is survived by her mother, Linda Taylor, brother, Errol “Bunny” Edwards; daughter, Tahlia McLeod, as well as many close friends and extended family.
We celebrate Pauline’s life on Sunday, October 18, 2020.
Pauline will be dearly missed.
Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.forestlawnsouth.com for the Edwards family.
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