Information reaching Dominica News Online indicates calypsonian, Man Himself, is dead.
He passed away at the Princess Margaret Hospital early on Tuesday morning.
Circumstances which led to his death are unknown at this time.
Man Himself, whose real name is Freddie Mendes, made it to the Quarter Finals of the calypso competition this year.
He did not only perform calypsos but is known to be a writer.
His death has been described as a ‘shocker’ to the calypso world.
Mendes was also a school teacher.
DNO is following this story and will publish information as soon as it becomes available.
R.I.P MR MENDES !!
I remember you as a teacher in DOMINICA in the 80s at st lukes school.
may the good lord look after you on your journey .
It would be wonderful if his family receives an honorary music award from the Calypso Community for his many years of musical contribution
R. I. P sir i did not really know u but u were a great calypsonia to his family i say hold on keep the faith be strong
His work on earth was done. Our Lord said to him: “Come home and take your rest from your earthly labor.” Rest in peace!
My sympathy to his family. Take heart. You are not alone. You live in God’s world. He sees your grief. He will cover you with his mantle of love and consolation.
WHAT!!!that was my teacher at St Martin’s primary self. Every Friday afternoon he had a story for us. Those were the days!!! That was my favorite primary school teacher.
My deepest sympathies to his family. I will always remember him.
Taught me in ST Martin Secondary School, very nice man. love his calypso songs his voice just so different from the rest. I would like to extend sincere condolences to his family.
RIP SIR MENDES!!!!!!!!!!
oh oh my!!!!!!!!!!!. MY passed teacher has died. Mr.Mendes u was the best I’M TELL U. MAY UR SOUL RIP. AMEN
RIP Mr. Mendes.
Sir Mendez why did you have to leave. Your were the best teacher. I will always remember you for you will live on in my heart. My class regret all the things we have said to you. I know that you need not meant us to greive and miss you but now you are HAPPY. RIP Sir Mendes. We love yo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It was meant Mimi linton SMSS
I pray that God gives the family the strength to cope with the deep grief of losing their loved one. The pain of losing someone dear is unbearable sometimes. My deepest condolences to his family, friends and those with whom he worked or knew him well. RIP Mr. Mendes. God bless you.
he taught me at st martin school between 88 and 91 rest in peace sir menz you were a nice person
i cant belive dat the greatest teacher has moved on..i loved sir like he was my father any time i needed help with my English you was the one i will come to..if my shoe un stock u were the one 2 sick it back with ur magic glue i can remember the last time we talked it was Thursday in frount of the food lab.wen i say u will truly be missed i speck 4 the hole of smss..we will mis u playin the greater at assembly
Learn some proper grammar!
Who cares??? CHUPES!!
BOY today we smss students and teachers take it hard wii one of the best teacher of the school/the father of the school passed away
no one will replace him no one
he was like a father to me
Accept my sympathy Berty and Mensia….He was a great man
What a gift we were given! Mr. Mendes left us numerous messages in song. He has made an impact on the lives of many. This is another man who did not get the recognition that he deserved while alive. Dominicans, we have lost a gentle giant, who we failed to express our gratitude to, for his excellent contribution to education and music. Let us all unite to celebrate his life. A special thanks to his family for his wonderful contribution to mankind. Be comforted in the Lord!
Freddie Mendes, great man, social commentator, calm demeanor. You will certainly be missed.Dominicans please be a bit more sensitive about the things we say on this forum.
families are aching, now is not the time for petty foolish politics. My god.
We dont know what killed him be cautious before you run your loose mouth.
Pray for that suffering family and yourself because we know not when is the appointed time.
We extend Empathy To the family members, friends and others concerned.
Our FATHER,CREATOR,LORD AND GOD,Created ALl Good And Perfect. Therefore HE ASKED Us TO Give Thanks In ALL THINGS.
Take HEED TO THE WORD OF GOD,For THE WORD OF GOD : a)Is TRUTH
b)Cleanse ones ways
c)Sanctfies
d)Set you Free
e)Is Judge
F)Is GOD
g)Cannot Change. …..
For Salvation Was Designed And Made Available To Us FROM THE LORD.
THE PLAN OF SALVATION Made Possible a separation OF THE SON FROM THE FATHER and a separation of THE HOLY SPIRIT From THE FATHER AND SON,though temporary.
THE PLAN OF SALVATION Made Possible for HE WHO KNEW NO sin became sin.
And THEREFORE, AS RESULTED In HIM,Our Lord and Savior JESUS CHRIST to die,
Taking our payment,death, Which the ways SPOKEN OF BY Our FATHER And told d to Man and Woman,Parents at The Beginning on Earth,if THEY sin,(disobey).
THE PLAN, GOD’S PLAN OF SALVATION,Just To Save Us,Restore To HIS IMAGE AND LIKENESS.
LET Us Not reject SO GREAT A SALVATION!!!
PRAISE THE LORD! ALLELUIA! ALLELUIA! ALLELUIA!
JESUS A MAN of sorrows and Acquainted With grief.
Surely HE Has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows.
Isaiah 53, Please Read.
Let Us Believe In JESUS, For Whosoever Believes On HIM Shall NOT perish but Have Everlasting Life.
THE LORD Have Been Revealed To Us,therefore Let Us Be Hearers And Doers OF THE WORD OF GOD.
Let Us Fear GOD Give Glory To HIM,for the hour of HIS judgement has come; and Worship HIM WHO Made heaven and earth,the sea and springs of water.
Revelation 14:6 -13,Please Read.
THE PLAN OF Our FATHER And LORD In HEAVEN Is To Give Everlasting Life.
JESUS TOLD Us and exposed the plan of the evil one is to kill,to steal,and to destroy.
Let Us Be Wise And Know THE TRUTH, For Only THE TRUTH CAN SET you FREE.
You must Make A Choice. LIFE or death.
This Day,Today choose Whom you will serve.
If GOD BE GOD SERVE HIM.
AS For Me And My House We Will SERVE THE LORD, FOR HE IS LORD AND Our GOD, AMEN IN JESUS NAME.
RIP I yi yi yi yi yi yi yi I
R.I.P. sir you were one of my favorite calypsonian
Words cannot express how we feel at this time. Just on Sunday you were with us. The Parish of St Luke Pointe Michel ( Senior, Junior and Youth choir) will miss you dearly. We will never get another dedicated musician like you. You were always there to grace us with music. Uncle Mendes as we called You we will always treasury your dedicated memories, It wont be the same again at mass on weekdays and sundays. REST in Peace
May the good Lord bless and keep his family my heart goes out to you all rest in peace the man himself
I cant imagine what you are feeling, but I want to express my condolences to the family of Mr. Mendes .I pray the love of God enfolds you during your difficult times and he helps you heal with the passage of time.
Sir Mendes was such an inspiration and a great well rounded man. He was a loving person always cheerful and funny too. I remember him cracking jokes while teaching and making learning fun for us the students. I will always remember him and love him. May your soul rest in peace and though we do not understand why God has a much bigger plan for you in heaven.
OMG I can just hear Sir Mendes playing that guitar for the school song. Tearssssssss such a nice teacher.
I will miss the sweet sound of his guitar. He was always first to start off playing
AYE aye aye,Sir Mendes,omg I am still in denial. Can’t believe you’re gone. Who is going to play the guitar for us during assembly? who is going to sell the soft drinks? Who is going to take care of the lab?Nobody to sing your style of calypso to us again.You were the best Science teacher and like a father to all of the present and past students of St.Martin School.Even if we made you mad you had a way to turn it right back into a fun class.I don’t think there were any student that didn’t like Sir Mendes. Mrs.Christian ,SMSS AND St.Martin’s primary has truly lost a gem and a handy man.We will miss you Sir Mendes. R.I.P. Hold strong SMSS.
I I I I I I I I …..RIP Man Himself
Mr. Mendes taught me at St.Martin School, may God give his family strength throughout this time.
R.I.P THE MAN HIM SELF
I am sad to hear that. I think he was one of the most underrated calypsonian. RIP Manhimself. I n i knew him personally and like his calypso.
Deepest condolences to family and friends of Mr Freddie Mendes, and not forgetting staff and students of the St.Marteen Secondary School.
R.I.P may god help the family in this time of sadness he’s gone but not forgotten hold strong the lord giveth and he taketh
my math teacher sad to hear that may his soul RIP
may his soul rest in peace he was a very convincing teacher….easy to dealt with…..condolences to the family
RIP Man Himself. Condolences to your family , friends and staff of St Martin Secondary School.
What an awesome teacher he was. Always maintained a humble spirit and had kind words to share. Those of u who agree like this post.
I know he never showed up school sad. If he was sick you would never know he always had a big smile.
Sincere condolences to his family and friends, to the many students he taught, to the staff and students of the SMSS.
R.I.P.
Sir Mendes was such a warm hearted man…always so calm, cracking jokes here and there. One of the Best teachers i knew. Sympathies goes out to his Family & Friends. I know the Staff & students of the St. Martin Secondary will surely miss him, he left his footprints there. RIP Sir Mendes
Sincerly,
A past Student of yours.
He loved dominoes too. Rest in Peace my friend
Words cannot express how we feel at this time. Just on Sunday you were with us. The Parish of St Luke Pointe Michel ( Senior, Junior and Youth choir) will miss you dearly. We will never get another dedicated musician like you. You were always there to grace us with music. Uncle Mendes as we called You we will always treasury your dedicated memories, It wont be the same again at mass on weekdays and sundays. REST in Peace
May his soul rest in peace
may his soul rest in peace
condolences to the family
WE are in a complete state of shock at the passing of FReddy Mendes.
May his soul rest in peace! Thank you Freddie! Words are hard to come by……
What a shock! RIP from your student of 1993 at the St. Martin Secondary school. I still can’t believe that.
Wonder how long he had to wait at the emergency room before being diagnosed. The man could have been Stabilised THAT I KNOW ! RIP Sir !!
rest in peace sir mendes the class of 1995 will always remember you as a great teacher.
I LOVE HIS MUSIC ESPECIALLY THE CABINET
MAY HE REST IN PEACE
Have to brake my silence,to extend my condolences to the family of the man himself.Freddy Mendes;
All that can be said,is he was a good man,a kind hearted man, who was genuine in all things he approached,even the response to Alex call,on carnival tuesday on DBS.I supported his statement,and question why some people would questioned it,and give him flax for that.I felt his pain at the time and hope that did not affected him.
He will Greatly be missed,as a FATHER; a Brother;a TEACHER;a Calypsonian;aLayman,aBaker and a very GOOD MAN.
Simple,THE MAN HIHSELF;may HE REST IN PEACE.
Rip
May he rest in peace …. love his music …I know I am one of his biggest fans … his style reminded me of Sir Chalkdust of Trinidad .. indeed a great shocker this morning .. RIP Sir Mendes
May your soul rest in peace Sir Mendes. You was a great teacher and father.
May your soul rest in peace Sir Mendes. Your was a great teacher and father.
omg mr mendes i cant believe this u were such a great religion teacher in 1-2 form and the greatest integrated science teacher jahh
I would like to extend my deepest sympathy to the family and friends of Mr. Mendes. My entrance into the calypso arena has allowed me to be in the company of Mr. Mendes which led me to believe that we have lost a great man. RIP Mr. Mendes.
It was a blessing knowing you. You defined calmness and coolness. You had one of the best persona i ever met. May your soul rest in peace. Condolences to your family
rip sir mends,will never forget you and your science lessons, u were the coolest teacher ever.very sad too hear.
I can’t believe it. Sir Mendes taught me religion and science in 1 and 2nd form at SMSS….best teacher anyone could ask for….RIP Daddy Mendes
R.I.P…
He was a great teacher and all rounder musician. May he rest in peace. Sympathies to his family friends, staff and students of St. Martin Secondary.
May his family find solace in the arms of God.
Wow another one gone to pmh, no health minister resigning, no doctors being sued, no change in hospital, how much more will have to die?
You do not know the circumstances behind the man’s death Why are you going on like this. You all Dominican see the PMH as the hospital of no return once you go in there for an operation of anything else.
The best hospital in other countries kill people by negligence.
@dichlorodiphenyltric…..Please proceed to the hospital immediately. Do not pass Go. Do not collect $200.00. You are obviously one very sick dude. And another thing…. stop self-medicating.
people die in hospital all over the world. How insentive are you?
Really? Really? I don’t the hospital that kill the man then, what health minister have to do with that? I don’t see where you coming from people must die, awah smh everything is a politics a politics stupes. if you can say something good best you don’t say nothing at all
rest in peace sir mends you taught me religion in form 1 and 2
such a great,loving,caring and helpful teacher
Rest in peace Mr Mendes
omg I remember those good old days in 3rd form he would sing his songs for us in class. I can’t believe this. It look like the saying is true see me today see me tomorrow see me no more R.I.P sir
May his soul rip..
“Death Ends a Life Not a Relationship” Respect To You Mr. Freddie Mendes. Love and Strength To Your Family,Friends and Well- Wishers……”The Lord Giveth and The Taketh Away”
”The Lord Giveth and The Taketh Away”
Show in the bible where I can find that statement?
Job 1:21 and said, “Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked I will depart. The LORD gave and the LORD has taken away; may the name of the LORD be praised.”
There is something like this in Job not sure of the chapter or verse. Will research this in relation to Chapter and verses.
Mr. Kyle Francis has said. Thanks Kyle!
It is with great sadness I woke up to hear this news. On behalf of the Management and Staff of The Sign Man, I would like to extend sincere condolences to the Family of Fred “Man Himself” Mendes, a true original dominican calypsonian.
RIP my colleague.
Sorry you had to “run away” so suddenly. The heartaches felt by your family at home and school, I imagine is beyond measure, but God has a reason for allowing you to depart this earth like a real “thief in the night” with no notice.
I pray for peace and comfort for your family and close associates. May your soul rest in peace.
R.I.P Sir Mendes. God has his plans for you. From all former St Martin’s Secondary School Students. Thanks for being part of our initial development.
This is sad to hear.rip
May his soul rip
R.I.P sir Mendes you were one of the best science teachers.
U will be missed dis teacher had a heart of gold he taught me n true definition of man himself best science teacher ever
So sad……Another great man gone
R.I.P. Calypso has lost a good one. We will miss his Calypso singing style and his writing.
RIP Sir
R.I.P
May your soul rest in peace, sir. Like you taught us between 1980-1989,” THE VALUE OF EDUCATION CAN NOT BE JUDGE IN DOLLARS AND CENT”. Heaven just receive another great soul.
So sad may he rip ..
SPORTS de man go and play on de other side. you remember de kaiso SONG?
R.I.P SIR MENDES BEST TEACHER, YOU SURELY BE MISSED
May he RIP. Coming from the Calypso Fraternity of St. Lucia.
RIP Sir Mendes.. wow while death is inevitable, I admit this news shocked me. May your family find comfort in your legacy and memories. Such an easy going man. Truly saddened
Rest In Peace
The best of you was needed in heaven, God needed a departmental head for the science and calypso subjects in the heavens he saw you and said home time Mendes. The Lord giveth and taketh away to your many fans my sympathies class of 1994 same is extended.Eric hold strong and laugh at aye aye aye aye aye big a giant of the art form.
Sorry for your loss Dominica. He was one of the better kaiso writers.
What!!! But he was looking well for the season. Oh no! May his soul rest in peace. Smmmh. Feeling sad.
Omg. My sympathies to the family . R I P man himself
OH MY GOD…………. rip sir mendes my condolences to your family st martin school and the calypsonians and fans will surely miss you
NO WAY Not uncle Mendes! RIP
Rest In Peace Sir Mendes…….. Taught me Religion in Grade 3 at St.Martin School.
Taught me religion also in st martin primary 3 decades ago,my condolences to the family
Jah….RIP. My sympathies goes out to his family, friends Dominica by extension.
I am sad to hear that. I think he was one of the most underrated calypsonian. RIP Manhimself. I never knew him personally but like his calypso.
ohhhh nooooo…RIP Sir Mendes you were a great Science Teacher.
HUH? A LIE THAT