Cynthia Cecelia Bayne was born in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad on March 25, 1943. She is the 3rd of 7 children born to Edna Reubina O’Neale and John Garfield Bayne. She attended St. Crispin School in Woodbrook, then went on to Osmond High School in Port-of-Spain. At the age of 21 she left Trinidad and arrived at Dorval International Airport on September 24, 1964, on a DC-8 propeller plane.
Cynthia is an Alumna of Sir George Williams University. She Worked in accounting at Alcan Canada, British Petroleum on a contractual basis and finally as an independent contractor with Nagy Fuch, Accounting. she loved fashion design and took the family gift of dressmaking to another level at Madame Blanche’s of Montreal where she studied fashion design, pattern-making, and draping.
House designer for Maison de Couture C & E, and Les Creations Majika she was featured – along with her sister, Evelyn – as “Young Bloods in the Industry” by The Clairol Fashion Awards Group. “The Needle Queen of NDG” according to the renowned fashion editor, Iona Monahan, held one of her most memorable fashion events, “Soir de Paris”, where models graced the runway in signature pieces from the private collections of her top clients.
Fashion became her profession but ministry was her vocation. A former member of Brossard Evangelistic Center, Cynthia was an ordained minister of the Gospel and founding member of the Church at Montreal Prayer Palace. Her challenges with Parkinson’s disease forced her to cease her active participation in church, resigning from Restoration Evangelistic Ministries where she was serving as Elder.
Cynthia never retired from ministry. A former resident of Chez Soi NDG, she was actively involved, and instrumental in organizing the choir that still exists today. As she became less independent she moved to the St Margaret’s Residence in Westmount, where she resided until she peacefully passed away at 2:40 PM on Saturday May 19, 2018.
Celebrating her life are her Brothers Clarence and Deighton, her three sisters, Myrna, Evelyn and Edina, her cousins, The Ramdoos, The O’Neales The Knights, and the Jackmans, her nieces, nephews, grand-nieces and grand-nephews, and her prayer partners, and spiritual children.
Who Am I (Excerpts)
I am a child of God; I am a love child
I seek peace and forgiveness; I live because He loves me
I have suffered pain, humility, hunger
Because of what I suffered, I learned to be obedient
I have invested my time wisely; I have shared my life
That you might live peacefully on earth
I’m preparing myself for this moment
How long, I do not know
Would you be ready? Are you ready?
Cynthia, December 7, 2013
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