Clifton Youk See was an 83-year-old father of 36 children and grandfather of close to 40. He lived a full energetic life up to his death on Monday night, his children recalled. He was knocked down on the Churchill-Roosevelt Highway, near Macoya.
Speaking yesterday at the Forensic Science Centre, St James, the first child of the retired accountant, Steve Youk See, said his father refused medical advice to stop planting and rest.
The 62-year-old said his father loved gardening, adding jokingly “woman too.”
He added: “Up to recently the doctor stop him from doing all that kind of strenuous thing. A couple years ago he was in the United States and was close to kidney failure and had to return to Trinidad.
“He would receive treatment every month and was doing well.
“Two months ago he felt like his kidneys were failing and the doctor told him no more strenuous activities but he say he eh go die on no death bed.”
According to police, Youk See, of Tocaragua Road, Caura, died at the side of the road on the highway after he was knocked down.
Police said around 9.15 pm Youk See was crossing the east-bound lane of the highway when he was hit by a Toyota Rav 4.
An autopsy said he died of multiple internal and body injuries consistent with a vehicular accident.
Youk See said his father did not suffer from any mental illness and overcame kidney failure, osteoporosis and other ailments.
He added his father planted crops like cabbage, patchoi and tomatoes for the fun of it and gave them away.
“He just like to produce things. He used to give away a lot. He was a very loving person” he added.
Clifton’s last son , Michael Youk See, said all the brothers and sisters were taught to love each other and the mothers of the various children welcomed the others openly.
He said despite meeting one of his brothers for the first time recently, there has never been any animosity among the siblings as his father never encouraged that kind of thing.
