Monday, September 16, 2024

Karl was one of my most very special & most extremely kind customers I have ever had. He would always come into my store and greet me with the best jokes I had ever heard. I told him, "now every time you come in you gotta tell me a new one", and so he did. We became so very close, and I remember around Christmas time I gave him the biggest hug and I'll always be grateful for the bond we made together. He was so gentle and kind, I remember one of the last times I seen him, he held his hands out to me and I held them tightly admiring every word he said to me, cause that's how much love I had for him. God bless his soul, may he rest in peace. To his family, I hope this makes your day, to know that he was loved truly everywhere he was. I'll miss you truly. I think of you all the time, Karl. ❤️

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Saturday, August 10, 2024

Karl was really one of a kind. A true gentleman. I was fortunate to spend time with both Karl and Maryse when I lived in Brooklyn. We would meet for dinner ( a delicious Cuban restaurant- if I remember correctly) and always they would drive me home from Manhattan always making sure that I got home to Brooklyn safely. Despite city traffic and having to then drive from Brooklyn to Queens. Karl would not think of having it any other way. I was also lucky enough to experience Karl’s fierce support and love during my time in Brooklyn. I could still hear his gentle voice always calling me “Meesh” ! When he shared his stories they were always heartfelt and he always gave his undivided attention. He had a way of making me and really whoever he was talking to feel special and comfortable. I feel so lucky that I have these memories for they will forever be in my heart. I will miss his calm voice when telling a story, I will miss feeling his unending support from afar. His kindness, his inclusion and his love of family was truly remarkable. As we gathered for Karl this week, I know he would have been very proud of all of his family coming together. I too felt the energy and the strength that he always seemed to find when he was with family. I will miss you Karl. May memories of Dear Karl a true gentleman be forever in all of our hearts. Michele “ Meesh “ Larreur

Lilian Judy Fombrun lit a candle

Friday, August 9, 2024

Dear Karl, As I have kept in touch with you and Maryse over the years, I had always hoped I would see you just one last time. I'm so sorry for your physical suffering endured while on earth, but you are free now and with God. I have wonderful memories of you, Maryse, Kimmy and Mijou, whether it was spent in NY at your home, or on St. Thomas at my parents'. I used to love the concerts that you, Pepe, Patrick, Max and Jean Bernard would make at my parents' home or at Yanick and Pat's. You would sing beautiful Haitian, Spanish and Cuban songs in harmony; someone would play the drums, someone else the guitar, and then others would join in and sing. You and Maryse are so special to me and you will always be. You make up a great part of my happy childhood memories. Maryse, who helped care for me as a baby, has always been dear to me. And she has brought me closer to God. I'm so glad I got to know you all and to have spent time with you all. I believe the last time I must have seen you was in Hollywood FL at Yanick and Pat's house when Mima was still here. Then I think I saw you again at the Pincus celebration in the summer time the following year. I send you all my heartfelt condolences. I'm so sorry for your loss.

Tamara Grob Goodstein lit a candle

Thursday, August 8, 2024

Dear Uncle Karl, You have always been my favorite and dearest uncle. Childhood memories of you evoke joy and someone of strong character but with a gentle heart. As an adult, you were always so kind and welcoming to me and my daughters. Always laughing, regaling us with your tales, and always so generous with your hugs and your famous rum punch! Living abroad for the past few years, I did not get to see you as much as I would have liked, but your memories remain in my heart. You were deeply loved and appreciated. You were often more of a father to me than my own and you are deeply missed. Now you rest in peace. To Marraine and my cousins, please remember he is always with you. Your love for him will remain and will always keep you connected. With all my love, Tammy

Michaëlle Thomas posted a symbolic gesture

Wednesday, August 7, 2024

Bien chère cousine Maryse, C’est le cœur bien lourd qu’Yves, moi et les enfants te transmettons nos plus sincères condoléances ainsi qu’à Karim, Mijanou et toute la famille. Karl restera toujours dans nos cœurs comme étant une personne extraordinaire, un gentleman qui aimait la vie, la bonne bouffe et la musique! Je me souviens de nos réunions familiales à Québec ou à New-York, où Karl nous concoctait son fameux punch au rhum et nous racontait moult histoires toutes aussi hilarantes les unes que les autres! Habitant à Québec et vous en Pennsylvanie désormais, nous ne nous sommes pas vus aussi souvent que voulu, surtout ces dernières années. La vie nous a éloignés. Mais nous gardons tous un doux souvenir impérissable de Karl et de son passage sur cette terre. Je t’embrasse bien fort. Bon courage Maryse. Je sais que là-haut, il veille sur vous tous. Michaëlle Thomas et Yves Couture

Vilaire Bayard Jr. posted a condolence

Wednesday, August 7, 2024

We will always remember our dear Karl for his caring, supportive, inclusive nature and for making everyone feel important. He had that “joie de vivre” that exuded from his loving heart. He was special and will be remembered. Love, Jody & Vilaire

André Rocourt lit a candle

Wednesday, August 7, 2024

Nous sommes vraiment touchés par le départ de Karlo que nous avons connu comme un gentil cousin d'André. Malheureusement, nous avons toujours habité en Haïti et Karlo aux USA. Ainsi, nous n'avons pas eu beaucoup d'occasions de nous rencontrer mais nous gardons de bons souvenirs de lui toutes les fois que nous eûmes l'occasion de se retrouver aux funérailles de ses frères, Max et Pépé qui l'ont devancé. En cette triste circonstance, nous présentons nos sincères sympathies à Maryse, ses enfants et petits-enfants; à ses frères Patrick, Jean Bernard, à ses belles-sœurs et familles ainsi qu'à tous les autres cousins et alliés affectés par ce départ. La vie est faite de séparations, malheureusement. Cependant, nous prions que Dieu accompagne chacun des membres de la famille attristé par l'absence de Karlo pour qu'il sache qu'il repose en Paix dans les parvis éternels. Gardons tous les meilleurs souvenirs de notre bien-aimé Karlo! André et Raymonde Rocourt

Nicole Gisser lit a candle

Tuesday, August 6, 2024

From our family to you and yours... Dearest Karl, You will be deeply missed by all! A true gentleman with a heart of gold! A real inspiration to all who had the honor of knowing you. May your family find peace at this most difficult time. The world just won't be the same without you here! Rest In Peace, dearest Uncle Karl!

Marie Florence Garescher lit a candle

Monday, August 5, 2024

Karl, Who will remind Maryse to be kind to me when we play Bezique (and she always wins). Nobody will ever call me Fof again. I refused to believe you wouldn’t come home from the hospital. I wanted you so much to “kick a…” But now you’ve gone to your everlasting spiritual home and I take comfort in knowing that you’re happy and free of pain. We are all missing you and we celebrate your life which you so graciously shared with us. Your presence was a true gift. Thank you. Love, Fof

Richard Z. Ross posted a condolence

Sunday, August 4, 2024

From the moment I met Karl, (I was going with Maryse’s sister, Marie), he was so welcoming and pleasant bringing me right into the family circle, even though I was a “nice Jewish boy” from Brooklyn, and back then, a long haired over-the-hill hippy––though working. Over the years Karl had become more of a brother, than an in-law. Karl was the only male around in my age range, that was like family, and then happily I began to feel that Karl and Maryse were becoming family. Gentleness and caring manner was clearly apparent in Karl from the first meeting. It was this that opened the path to my relationship with him. Karl loved music and I would bring him CD’s of American singers I thought were great, and he would introduce me to French singers and Latin groups he liked. He would tell me stories about folks that lived up in the mountains of Haiti (I guess we might call them gypsies), with strange customs of praying and worship, and how he would sneak up there to observe them. His adventures in the Navy and how he got to New York and the difficult struggle to acclimate to the weather and environment . (Karl liked to talk more than listen, and even when I eventually and politely pointed that out; Karl was so gracious about it –– I felt a little embarrassed mentioning it). The time he and his friends went off to a political protest; Karl carrying a gun, and getting caught by authorities and then had to report to a military commander (who happen to be his father), and take the consequences. Though from different religious backgrounds, we talked about politics and religion and that Karl and I agreed that “faith and religion were not the same thing. In the most recent few years he educated me on the rules and dynamics of “Football” (the European kind––what we Americans call Soccer), Karl loved football, and I quickly got into the game began watching it with him. He truly was the brother I always wanted. I miss him terribly already, and yet as I keep thinking about Karl and the many moments we shared, it is as though he is still with us…. and I just can not reconcile the two experiences. ~ ~ ~ When a life close steps out of yours, our hearts search for some easier place to settle and comprehend. When the arrangement of family life, alters by such cause, the mystery of sadness in love loss, disbelief, anger, and deep yearning, rise to bitter-sweeten the experience... and a stranger time zone surrounds us. We are left to wonder why, trying to trust in something divine. Richard Z Ross

Bernard Bayard posted a condolence

Sunday, August 4, 2024

When Karl and Max were in the Navy, they would come to Haiti a few times on vacation and once with the battleship. There are memories I will never forget. The party my father offered to the crew of the ship. The dimes I used to make spit shining their shoes. Getting in the back of the station wagon because I didn’t want to be left behind. I grew up with five heroes and a guardian angel. My father was my first hero. Karl was my second hero. Max my third. Patrick my fourth. Pepe my fifth. My Mom was my guardian angel. You will always be my Karlo. Love, Bouille

Yanick Fombrun Bayard posted a condolence

Saturday, August 3, 2024

The Big Brother I Never Had. I grew up in a family of three girls, and my first experience with having an “older brother” was after I married Patrick. Karl, Pat’s brother, was the best man at our wedding; five years later, he, Maryse, and their children moved to St. Thomas when Chase Manhattan Bank relocated him to become a member of their management team. The Bayards and Fombruns bonded as a unit when my parents, Lionel, and Liliane, embraced Karl, Maryse, Karim and Mijanou as part of their family as well. Karl showed me that having a big brother who loved and understood me was a gift. He was a helpful, caring, and compassionate person. He had a calming influence and was an easy person to talk to. He offered his advice in the most thoughtful way, and always took care not to judge others. I could talk to him about anything and always appreciated his candor and kindness, as if he really understood whatever dilemma I may have had. He had a super cool sense of humor which he frequently used to delight us all. Patrick and I had the pleasure of spending time with Karl and Maryse in so many fun places: St Thomas, their home in New York City, in Florida, on a magnificent trip to Normandy, in Boston & New Hampshire when they visited with us, and most recently in Pennsylvania in 2022! These are moments we will cherish forever. Karl’s devotion and love for his family was touching. And when the grandkids were born -they were his life – he adored them. Maryse, Karim, Mij, Drake, Skylar, and Nico, we know Karl was happiest when he was with you all, and that you were the loves of his life. We love you and miss you Karlo. We know you are here with us today, and that we will meet again. Adieu mon grandfrere. With love, Yanick

Manny Lima posted a condolence

Saturday, August 3, 2024

I want to unite my heart to yours and the entire family in this sad occasion. Karl was not only a loyal, constant friend to me — he was also an excellent person in all spheres of life, and a true gentleman in all meanings of the word. His is an irreplaceable and irreparable loss. Please accept my sincerest and most heartfelt condolences, which also extend to everyone, family and friends. Permanence is not physical but spiritual. I’m sure Karl’s soul will receive the rich rewards he deserves from life on earth. He will also forever remain in our prayers and in our minds. Manny Lima

AnnaMae Brown Comment posted a condolence

Saturday, August 3, 2024

It is with a heavy heart that we learned of Karl's passing. Our relationship with the Bayard family started many years ago on St. Thomas.U.S. Virgin Islands with Patrick and Yanick. Through the years we met and were often a part of many family events with their siblings, children and parents as well as numerous friends and extended family. We especially remember an evening spent with Karl and Maryse at Patrick and Yanick's home. An evening of good conversation, good food and mutual admiration. Karl was always the consummate gentleman and we appreciated his compassion, wit, generosity and gentle spirit. Our deepest condolences go out to Yanick and Patrick, Jean Bernard, their respective families and especially to Maryse, their Children and Grandchildren and the whole family. May Karl's memory always be a blessing and may he Rest in Peace. Denis, Anna Mae Comment & Family

Graziella Lavaud posted a condolence

Saturday, August 3, 2024

I was always proud of my cousin because he represented what I considered to be indispensable in any relationship: manners , culture and kindness. Carl had all three of these, as we say in French, à en revendre. I will miss him,

Janine Roumain-Durand posted a condolence

Saturday, August 3, 2024

A Maryse et a toute la famille SINCERES CONDOLEANCES . Je garderai que des beaux souvenirs de mon cousin Carlo en Haiti et aussi lors de mes voyages à N.Y. lors des grands rassemblements de la famille Bayard le premier janvier . De nombreuses photos en témoignent. Je vous embrasse tous et toutes très fort. Un cousine qui habite à Montréal depuis 64 ans, mais qui garde e mémoire bien des souvenirs de la famille. Janine Roumain-Durand

Jeanne Lockner posted a condolence

Friday, August 2, 2024

One of the wonderful benefits of my friendship with Mij was having the chance to become friends with Karl and Maryse. We shared many Memorial Day parties together, as well as other holidays and special occasions. I remember his linen shirts, along with the rum cocktails, and the stories he would share about soccer as a youth in Haiti (among others!). He was always so gracious and had such a beautiful way of weaving a story. Karl treated my family like we were part of his family; he generously allowed my son to call him grand-pere after he had lost his own grandfather. We watched many baseball and basketball games together as the kids grew up - it was a joy to converse with him and pass the time. He shared much of his wisdom with my son, who always seemed to absorb and appreciate what he had to say. There was an occasion when Karl made a beautiful and elaborate traditional French Haitian meal that he had worked on all day. The only time I ever saw him upset was that evening when he declared that his cerviche "was not good enough!" It was one of the most memorable meals I ever had - must have been all of the love he poured into it. To Maryse, Mij, Nico and the rest of the family, Dave and I extend our deepest sympathy to you as you say goodbye to this great man who we are so grateful to have known.

Stephane Alexis posted a condolence

Friday, August 2, 2024

The world lost a true class act and I am sincerely saddened to know his infectious personality and warmth is gone from this world - Jason Bammonde Karl was one of the most beautiful souls I have EVER met. This man had such a big loving spirit, so lucky to have met him, saddened we didn't get to see him one last time. May he rest peacefully. My deepest condolences - Kathy Cano I will forever hold onto the wonderful memories I have of Karl…an amazing father and friend and someone who truly left an impression on everyone he met. He is loved and will be missed by all. - Stephane Alexis

Tom Lockner posted a condolence

Friday, August 2, 2024

Being a friend and classmate of his grandson Nico, I had the honor of meeting Mr. Bayard numerous times. Mr. Bayard always had fascinating stories to share, and I vividly remember the pride with which he recounted his time in the Navy during his visits to our school on Veterans Day. During our National Honor Society induction, he shared with me his inspiring journey of immigrating to the U.S. from Haiti with nothing but a dream for a better life. To me, it was always remarkable how a young immigrant could serve his new country with such pride and joy. When I think of the true American dream, I think of him. I feel fortunate to have known him, and I am certain that his legacy will live on through the memories and stories he has shared with so many. With deepest sympathy, Tom Lockner

Valery Grob posted a condolence

Friday, August 2, 2024

All my childhood, my uncle Karl was there. I quite literally grew up with him. He defined the word "uncle" for me. Only after many years did I realize that he not only defined the word, but that mon oncle Karl transcended it. For me, he always had a certain presence. His booming voice, often booming what was in some way an inappropriate, but very likely funny, comment. I think of him and that presence. Some mixture of wit, generosity, mischief, selflessness, and kindness. With a bit of an edge, a bit of a temper. I cannot quite define it, but I know that it's a combination that I've never seen in anyone else. That, and he also shared with me his recipe for a dangerously delicious rum cocktail. I am saddened that he’s left us. I am happy to have known him, happy to have called him uncle, happy to have been able to understand how much more he was - how much more he is to me.

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Thursday, August 1, 2024

Tres chere Maryse, et famille, C'est du fond du coeur que nous partageons votre deuil; certe en Karl, mari, pere et grand-pere affectueux et devoue, nul n'a perdu autant que vous. Karl a boucle sa course et flotte a tous les vents; ce n'est non un depart mais une nouvelle naissance et il a maintenant joint la lumiere et l'immortalite. Que son retour a la maison du Pere se fasse en douceur.et que Dieu accorde a la famille force et courage en ce moment difficile. Gardez vivante en vous cette flamme qu'il a su transmettre. Affectueusement, Rico et Monique Theodore

Maryse Bayard posted a symbolic gesture

Wednesday, July 31, 2024

Cher Karlo, Tu pars trop tôt… mais il est vrai que le Ciel avait besoin de toi. You are and always will be “le grand amour de ma vie”. The one and only! Thank you for 61 years together. We laughed a lot and shed tears as we loved each other, prayed together, worked and built our family. We overcame many challenges together, also because God was always on our side. We were blessed with two wonderful children, Karim. & Mijanou, our pride and joy, and Stephen makes three. Our brilliant, funny, talented, and sometimes noisy grandchildren filled our lives: Drake, Skylar and Nico, our very own treasures. Not sure how to go forward without you, but I know in my heart that you are still by my side, loving me and guiding me. Until we meet again “souviens-toi toujours de notre amour”. Maryse

Mireille Thomas posted a symbolic gesture

Wednesday, July 31, 2024

Très chère cousine Maryse, ma presque soeur perdre une personne tendrement aimée est une épreuve difficile que la vie nous envoie. Mais Dieu nous a donné la force nécessaire pour y faire face. Ce que je retiens de Karl c'est un homme bon, dévoué à sa famille. Mes enfants l'avaient beaucoup aimé. Que son âme repose avec Dieu. Amen. Très chère Maryse je t'envoie pleins d'ondes positives d'amour et de tendresse. Tant que nous gardons son souvenir dans nos coeurs Karl vivra toujours, mais d'une autre manière. Toutes mes sympathies à toute la famille . Mireille et ses enfants.

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Wednesday, July 31, 2024

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