Ryvan Decourcey Hewitt, (Ricky) of Brooklyn NewYork, formerly of Mile and Quarter St, Peter, was born to Dennis and Melda Doughlin in Boscobelle St Andrew, in the country Barbados, on the 31st of October 1959, he departed his earthly life at Kings County Hospital in Brooklyn on June 07, 2021.

Ryvan was educated at the Boscobelle Boys, and Speights Town Boys School, after leaving school he worked with Brinks security firm, then move on to the Barbados Defense Force for years, and then he moved to become a Prison Officer, before immigrating to the USA in 1989,

Where he worked as a trucker for many years, his last job was with Liffey moving company.

In 1990 he married to Janice Jones, they have six children together, Sergio Jones, Ryvan Rowe, Kirk Payne, Ryvan Jones, LynMarie Burgess, and Dondre Hewitt. Grandfather of 5, Lashona, Kobe, Aniyah , Zhiye and  one predeceased Tarya, 1 adopted granddaughter Jazaria,  1great grandson Rashae'

He loved his family very much,  he left to mourn his sisters and brothers, Viteline Edwards, Cyril Doughlin, Cynthia Doughlin, Elliott Doughlin, Truleter Gaskin, Michelle Bowen-Quintyne, Sophia Jackson, and Pedro Belgrave,

He was the uncle of Brad, Nyron, Shade, Simone, Tristan, Ruel, Shanan,and  Preston.  Great uncle of Nhya, Grsean,Jaina, Brielle, Lucky, and many others. Nephew of Coreen, Alfred, Courtney Hetty, and Mary

Cousin of Robert, Cephus, Sherwin, (Boston.)Jenny, Orlaine, Susan (Canada) Sherwin (connecticut) Yolanda, Natallie, Tracy and many others, Brother in-Law of Joseph Edwards, Julie Doughlin (UK) nand the Jones family.(Barbados Relative of the Benjamins, Boyce, Doughlins, Hewitt and Lopeaz family,

As we celebrate his life, we give God thanks for loaning him to us, we will always remember him as a man who made you laugh, he was passionate about his children, Let us then rejoice that he is gone to occupy the mansion that Jesus prepared for him, knowing that the Revelation of St, John the Divine Chapter 14 verse 13 rings true for Ryvan(then I heard a voice from heaven say, Write this : Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on "Yes" says the Spirit, "they will rest from their labor, for their deeds will follow them")

Ryvan was loved by his family and friends, his special friend Maureen Robinson (Barbados) and Harold Wilkie (USA) we will sorely missed you, Rest Eternal Grant unto Him O LOrd and let Light perpetual shine upon him. May he rest in peace.