Bryant Brouet

Bryant was a mild mannered, soft spoken man, who was not one to talk about himself. However, his story is one of adventure and opportunity. His father passed away when he was ery young and his mother moved the family to St. Lucia to be near her own mother. When he was old enough he got a trip back to Barbados on a schooner, stayd with friends and got a job in a pharmacy. Hee saw an article in the paper, also worked on an oil rig as a greaser for soe time. But it was while working as a Customs Clerk in a store that he sa he got a position with the Rew an article in the paper, "Psychiatric Nurse Needed in Saskatchewan." He was one of the first from Barbados to graduat from the Saskatchewan Hospital-Moose Jaw in 1960. He married Bonnie Atwell in 1959 and raised a family of three children.

His first job in Saskatchewan brought him to Regina and the Munroe Clinic at the Regina General Hospital. In 1966 he got a p Techosition with the Regina Correction Centre. As the only nurse on staff at the time, he found the work both challenging and interesting. He was the initiator of the forensic unit within the jail. In 1973 he decided to accept a position as Instructor of Psychiatric Nursing at the Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Arts and Sciences Technology where he taught until 1987 when he retired. In 1984 he married Beverly.

B ryant has been involved with the multicultural community in Regina for many years. His term as President of the Saskatchewan Caribbean Canadian Association, 1988-1990, led to a term as a Board Member of the Milticultural Council of Saskatchewan, 2000-2004. Bryant and his friend John Sealy, another graduate of psychiatric nursing, initiated Black Awareness month in Saskatchewan with events ans activities in Regina, Moose Jaw and Saskatoon in it's first year, c1989.

He was active on the board of Help Homes, an organization that oversees the operation of a number of group homes for mentally challenged adults.

On the loghter side, and just for fun, he also sang with the Caribbean Choir in Regina from about 1986-1990. The group performed at Mosaic, the annual multicultual festival in Regina,  and senior care homes.

Bryant maintained what he calls "old-fashioned" vakues and shows a respect for himself and others.Although not gregarious by nature, he does enjoy music and dancing. He believes these values should be shared with young families coming up in the community and that the ethnic associations are a meaans to this end.

Bryant Passed on Novenber 22, 2013