THE SECOND ASSASSINATION OF A
SON OF THE SOIL, THE“CAPITAINE FROSTON FELIX LUCIEN, DIED FOR HIS
MOTHER COUNTRY BY HIS MOTHER COUNTRY
WHO CAN REMEMBER IN MARIGOT THE STREET
NAME PLATE :
“RUE DU CAPITAINE FROSTON FELIX” ?
The street Between the Roman Catholic
church and the “Rectorat” office in Marigot was named “Rue du
Capitaine FROSTON Félix
under Mayor Doctor Hubert PETIT administration of the Commune of
Saint-Martin in memory of a son of the soil FROSTON Félix
Lucien, born on April 9th, 1899 in Rambaud,Saint-Martin,
Son of FROSTON Edouard and FROSTON-CARTY Hélène
Mathilde.
Engaged in the French army, he achieved
the grade of military Captain.
Unfortunately he was savagely
assassinated on duty, in his military office in France (Toulon/VAR)
on May 19th, 1936 , at the age 37 and was buried over
there in France.
His family here in St-Martin were never informed on the true circumstances of his death or honored to see his remains.
There was a street name plate in his name on the wall of Henry Fleming building at the intersection of his street with “rue de Hollande” and there was another on the building now housing the “Rectorat” office
His family here in St-Martin were never informed on the true circumstances of his death or honored to see his remains.
There was a street name plate in his name on the wall of Henry Fleming building at the intersection of his street with “rue de Hollande” and there was another on the building now housing the “Rectorat” office
Both of these street name plates
dedicated in his memory have been taken down for unknown reason since
some 20 years ago.
He was the brother of the well known:
Leon FROSTON , Edgard FROSTON, Armande Carmélie
FROSTON(mother of our artist RUBY BUTE)
His grand parents : FROSTON Benjamin
and FROSTON-BARRINGTON Susanne also born and died in Rambaud
St-Martin
CAN SOMEONE EXPLAIN THE DISAPPEARANCE OF THESE STREET NAME PLATES?
CAN SOMEONE EXPLAIN THE DISAPPEARANCE OF THESE STREET NAME PLATES?
As a matter of making good of our past deeds, I believe that we should not only restore the name of Captain Froston but we should find where he was buried to exume the body and have it reburied in an appropriate place on the island.
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