Gilbert Jean, farmer, family man and Parsley Massacre survivor who bore witness to Trujillo’s terror, dies at 103

Gilbert Jean, farmer, family man and Parsley Massacre survivor who bore witness to Trujillo’s terror, dies at 103

OUANAMINTHE, Haïti— As the body of centenarian Gilbert Jean was laid to rest without a grandiose ceremony at the Cemetery of Our Lady of Perpetual Help July 9, residents of this quiet farming community near Haiti’s northeastern border felt the weight of his passing..                                             The discreet burial of Ton Jilbè — Haitian Creole for Uncle Gilbert, as he was affectionately known by many — reflected the fate of many …