Belinda St. Hilaire Willis

BELINDA ST. HILARE WILLIS

On behalf of the family, we'd like to thank you all for being here to celebrate the life of Belinda St. Hilare Willis. Belinda was born on April 10, 1983, at East Meadow Hospital in Long Island, NY. She was the firstborn child and only daughter of Paul St. Hilare and Margaret St. Hilare. Her brothers Bradley Paul Jr. and Ricardo would soon join the tightly-knit family.

Even as a child Belinda had a vibrant personality, she also had a beautiful mind. From a young age, she loved to read. Before computers and the world wide web Belinda would be found in the library with a good book. Romantic novels were among her favorites and the latest Cosmopolitan and or Essence magazines could be found at her house.

In elementary she attended Whispering Pines and through secondary school Belinda excelled in her studies and created friendships that last a lifetime. For high school, she attended Holy trinity and graduated in the top 10% of her class. Prepared for success and ready to take on the world, shew Graduated in 2001 & Belinda was awarded a full scholarship to Philadelphia University. From there she transferred to Hostfra University and in 2006 was awarded a bachelor degree in business administration. In college, Belinda maintained a 4.0 GPA while in the honors program and graduated magna cum laude and all this After having Blake in 2005 December 5th, She didn’t let that slow her down.

Being driven and ambitious, Belinda entered the workforce, quickly climbing the corporate ladder at Geico. Her intellect, and ability to adapt and connect with her peers made her the ideal choice for her role in management at the company.

Belinda was loved and well respected by her colleagues for her dedication and 20 years of service to Geico.

Belinda had a successful career but her pride and joy was her family. She valued her role as a wife and a mother. That was always her highest priority and greatest blessing.

Belinda was known for her beauty, caring spirit, and kind heart; truly a diamond in every sense of the word. She met her soul mate Taalib Willis in 2001. They would soon get married and welcome their son Blake Charles Wills to the world.

Belinda and Taalib raised Blake to be a strong, honest, loving independent thinker. As a child, Belinda invested in his education and created an environment where he could pioneer his

innovative thoughts and ideas.

Belinda and Taalib shared a special bond, we've all heard that laughter is good for the soul but humor is a rare gift, which Taalib is blessed to have. This was how he won her affection and She could use her smile to change the atmosphere. Belinda's laugh was contagious and it would light up a room. She enjoyed the therapeutic and freeing experience of true Companionship and connection.

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