Hundreds of mourners came together to bid farewell to the well-loved siblings, Chevelle and Jermaine Lewis recently at the Faith Temple New Testament Church in Portmore, St Catherine.

The huge church hall, which housed the purple caskets – their favourite colour – was almost filled to capacity as persons who knew the siblings from their childhood came out to pay their final respects.

The siblings were killed in a car accident last month after the vehicle in which they were travelling crashed into a house in Spanish Town, St Catherine.

The two were described as being really close.

“They would do everything together,” their brother Chevon Lewis shared in his remembrance, “even things as simple as mixing juice for the house that would be too sweet or unbearably sour.”

He also noted that his brother’s love for all his three siblings was evident in the multiple photographs he would post of them with the caption ‘I love them to death and I would kill for them’.

They loved to dance; in fact, dance was what bonded them together so closely.

“We will always remember Jermaine and Chevelle as two joyful and energetic and cheerful people who never gave up an opportunity to ‘gas’ (a popular dance move) an gwaan a road,” Chevon said.

Chevelle, a 14-year-old ninth-grade student at the St Andrew High School for Girls, was remembered by her classmates as a playful and mischievous individual.

“We can also remember the day she bought sweets and because she didn’t want to get into trouble for eating the sweets in the class she gave some to the teacher,” her classmate told the mourners.

“We will miss all her jokes and vibes and all her giggling. Chevelle was the brightest star in the sky, she was often friendly, captivating, cheerful and loved by all,” she continued.

She was not afraid to show her love for others and would plant spontaneous kisses and hugs on them.

“I recall the days when we would be awakened to Chevelle’s kisses, or days where she would proudly bring you on the road just to show off her siblings,” her brother said.

“I often referred to her as a professional con artist. Can you imagine a college student like myself sharing the same amount of lunch money with my little sister who always bought when we were going out or even had enough cash to buy everyone their individual Christmas gifts” he noted of his straightforward sister.

Jermaine, who died five days after he celebrated his 24th birthday, was described by his immediate past employers at Advanton as an Information Technology technician.

“Everybody saw him as a promising young gentleman and I don’t use the word gentleman loosely. He was,” his supervisor said.

“Jermaine had a pleasant personality, always smiling. I do not recall ever seeing him unhappy. He was polite, professional, even-tempered, always willing to help, and loved the work he was doing,” she continued.

Though he only worked with the company for roughly five months, he left an indelible mark on his co-workers who admitted he would truly be missed.

The siblings are survived by their brother Chevon, sister Chevonise, father Jeffery, Chevelle’s mother Karen and Jermaine’s mother Joan Curry.