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Orbituaries Friday 9 July 2004 - Dr LeRoy Raphael

Obituaries for July 9
Friday, July 9th 2004

Dr. LeRoy Raphael
Services will be held Saturday for Dr. LeRoy Raphael, 45, of Orlando, Fla., formerly of St. Croix, who died July 3, 2004, in a vehicular accident.
Services will be held in Orlando.
Born on Dominica, Raphael lived on St. Croix throughout his childhood. After graduating from Good Hope School, he continued his education at the University of South Florida, where he received his medical degree. Most recently, he was a partner with Physicians Associates of Florida.
He is survived by his mother, Martha Raphael; father, Thomas Raphael; wife, Mona Raphael; daughters, Monique Rochelle and Mekiya Roshanni; sons, Leroy Michael Everad, Louis Marcus, Phillip Malcolm and Stephan; brothers, John, Samuel, Derek, Desmond, Erwin, Isaac, Micah and Primrose; aunt, Education Commissioner Noreen Michael; and many other relatives and friends.
Arrangements are by Mitchell Funeral Home in Orlando.

PHYSICIANS ASSOCIATES - IN MEMORY OF DR LEROY RAPHAEL
Dr. Leroy Raphael was always busy in his job as an obstetrician and gynecologist, but that didn’t stop him from learning to fly his own plane, playing the saxophone, riding motorcycles, preaching at his church or being a father and husband.
He always put his best effort into each of his interests, said his brother, Erwin Raphael of Detroit. “He didn’t believe in doing anything unless he could put his whole heart into it,” he said.

Dr. Raphael, 45, of Orlando was killed Saturday, July 3rd when his motorcycle collided into a sport utility vehicle on State Road 417 in Seminole County, Florida. He was wearing a helmet.
Dr. Raphael was born Feb. 26, 1959, in Belle Vue Chopin, a small village on the Caribbean island of Dominica. He spent most of his early years in St. Croix in the U.S. Virgin Islands. He moved to Florida in 1976 to study at the University of Tampa. He attended medical school at the University of South Florida, where he graduated in 1984. When he was growing up, he wanted to be a surgeon, but he changed his mind after doing an obstetrician rotation in medical school, said his wife, Mona Raphael. “He thought delivering a baby was the most happy time in a person’s life,” she said.
His partners at Physician Associates of Florida said Dr. Raphael would do anything to help his patients. He never treated them like work obligations, but people he cared about. He often came in early or stayed late to help a patient or a colleague, said his partner, Dr. Sam McLeod.
Mona Raphael said family was her husband’s greatest priority. He always had time to eat lunch with his daughter Monique, play basketball with son Leroy or kiss her after a day at the office. “He was always here for everyone,” she said.
Dr. Raphael also is survived by four other children, Marcus, Mekya, Malcolm and Stephon; his parents, Thomas and Martha Raphael of St. Croix; and brothers Isaac of Winter Springs, Sam and Derek of Dominica, Desmond of San Antonio, Texas, and Micah of Atlanta.
You will be missed!

By Mai Hoang
Orlando Sentinel Staff Writer

King's Way Baptist Church - In memory of Dr Leroy Raphael
In Memory of Dr. Leroy Raphael,
Assistant Pastor King's Way Baptist Church
1959 - 2004

Doctor of OB-Gyn in Orlando Florida
Born in Bellevue, Dominica
Graduated University of Tampa
Graduated Phd University of South Florida
Pilot, Driver, Asst. Pastor
Information regarding the funeral:
Viewing-: July 9, 2004 Friday 4-8 PM
King's Way Baptist Church, 1000 22nd Street Orlando, Florida, 32805
Funeral Services-: July 10, 2004 Saturday 11:00 AM
Parkway Baptist Church, 9000 Lake Underhill Rd. Orlando, Fl 32825
Directions from King's Way to Parkway
1: Start out going North on S WESTMORELAND DR toward W KALEY ST/W KALEY AVE. <0.1 miles
2: Turn RIGHT onto W KALEY ST/W KALEY AVE. 0.4 miles
3: Turn LEFT onto TALLOAKS AVE. <0.1 miles
4: Merge onto I-4 E via the ramp- on the left. 0.3 miles
5: Take the SR-408-TOLL exit- exit number 82A. 0.6 miles
6: Take the EAST-WEST EXPY EAST exit. 0.2 miles
7: Merge onto E WEST EXWY/FL-408 E (Portions toll). 5.8 miles
8: Take the SR-551/GOLDENROD RD exit- exit number 16. 0.2 miles
9: Turn RIGHT onto FL-551 S/S GOLDENROD RD. <0.1 miles
10: Turn LEFT onto LAKE UNDERHILL RD. 1.7 miles
11: End at 9000 LAKE UNDERHILL RD ORLANDO FL
Total Est. Time: 17 minutes Total Est. Distance: 9.63 miles
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