Alville J. Collymore

Alville Junior Collymore, 68, a Lynn resident for 27 years, passed away Sunday, January 1, 2017. Born and educated in St. Thomas, Barbados, he was the son of Kenneth Gilkes and the late Miriam (Collymore) Gilkes. He was the loving father of Angeleen Haynes of Barbados, Coleridge Collymore of Lynn, Timothy Walker of Boston, and Shekora Eversley of Chelsea; the brother of Angeline “Patsy” Elmore, Basil Collymore and Anderson Gilkes, all of Boston, Kenneth Smith, Jr. of the U.K., Patricia, Ulrick and Morrison Smith, all of Barbados, and the late Resetta Smith, Reynold Collymore, and Shirley Jones; the cherished grandfather of Jamaine, Kristina, Jamie, and Julisa of Barbados and Corey, Carla, and Ayden of USA; great-grandfather of Kassidy, Soriyah, and Jakeema of Barbados and Tahari of USA; and the uncle of many nieces and nephews.

Alville worked as a laboratory technician at the Whitehead Institute, now the Broad Institute, in Cambridge for over 18 years until his retirement.

Alville’s Funeral Service will be held at 10:00 AM on Saturday, January 14, 2017 at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, 74 S Common St, Lynn, MA. Burial will follow at Pine Grove Cemetery, Lynn. Visiting hours are at Cuffe-McGinn Funeral Home, 157 Maple Street, Lynn, MA from 5:00 to 9:00 PM on Friday, January 13th. Donations in Alville’s memory may be made to the American Heart Association, PO Box 417005, Boston, MA 02241-7005 or via www.heart.org.