The community lost a champion of a man with the unexpected passing of entrepreneur and sports enthusiast Carlos Tross, on Sunday, February 19.
Those who knew Carlos, remembers a man who was tireless in his efforts to add value to community life.
Up to the time of his passing, Carlos was the driving force behind the Quebec Caribbean Cricketers Fraternity in Harley Avenue in western NDG, a group that doubled as a much needed community organization and a place of refuge for those seeking companionship, weekend dominoes and card games or sessions of televised sports, mainly cricket and soccer.
Carlos, who was born in St. Kitts and made his way to Montreal in the late 1970s via Winnipeg, where his mother resides, quickly entrenched himself here on the sports circuit.

He completed high school at West Hill High and Monkland High before undertaking studies both at Dawson College and Concordia University.
But it was in sports, both cricket and soccer that he started to make his mark.
He was a goalkeeper for several teams across the city in his early days here and excelled as a left-hand spinner and half-decent batsman on the cricket pitch.
He started playing with West Indies Cricket Club in his early days in Montreal then moved on to play and captained Verdun Cricket Club until his retirement.
His love of cricket kept him close to the game and he went on to become one of the most dependable and respected umpires around the city.
His attributes as a chef were also well known and he molded it into a small but thriving catering business for many years.
Reserved with a quiet disposition, Carlos engaged friends and strangers with his ever-present smile. He will be remembered for ability to build and bring people together.

He is survived by his mother and father, sisters and brothers, aunts, uncles, cousins and a legion of friends.
A celebration of his life takes place on Saturday, March 11 at 11 AM at Kane Fetterley Funeral Home, 5301 Decarie.