Online Obituaries Andr Auguste, a Businessman, and the Patriarch of the Auguste Family of Grand Goave, Haiti, died on Sunday, September 2, 2012 at West Acres Nursing Home in Brockton, Massachusetts. Andr Auguste, who owned several shoe stores in Port-au-Prince, Haiti from 1956 to 1970, and his last one on Morton Street in Boston, Massachusetts, passed away on Sunday, September 2, 2012, at 2:00 P.M. at the Westacres Nursing Home in Brockton, Massachusetts. Born in Port-au-Prince , the capital of Haiti , on August 24, 1924, Andre is the oldest of five sons of Francois Auguste of Grand Goave and Felicine Desir of Jacmel. Andre went to work at an early age to support his four brothers, Jean-Felixtene, Esmangat, Gerard and Edner after the passing of this father and an illness that disabled his mother. Andre learned the craft of shoemaking. He opened his first shoe store in Port-au-Prince, enlisting the help of his brother, Jean Felixtene Auguste. The store specialized in making women sisal shoes for Dowing Factory to sell overseas, and designing and repairing soccer shoes for local Haitian soccer teams, two of them he helped create, Marvel and Tivoli Clubs. Soon Andr was opening two additional stores in the areas of Portail St. Joseph and Rue du Peuple. After the 1957 Haitian presidential election that ended with Francois Duvalier becoming president of Haiti, Duvalier's followers placed Andr under arrest and threw him in jail, because of his support to another candidate, the popular Daniel Fignol. Thanks to a family member who worked for the government, he was released shortly after. In the early '60s, Andr was again persecuted by members of the government who forced him to close his main store and remain in hiding for months. Thanks to some members of the Duvalier regime he had befriended, he was able to come out of hiding and opened two new shoe stores and a factory in PAP, employing dozens of employees. Out of concerns for his safety, Andr finally migrated to Boston in 1969. He worked for Coca Cola in Cambridge and then Westvaco for 11 years. When he retired from Westvaco, he opened Yvanhoe Shoe Shop on Morton Street in Dorchester, which became a rendez-vous place for several members of the Haitian-American community of Boston. As the Patriarch of the Auguste Family that originated in the city of Grand Goave , Andre paved the way and helped several family members to immigrate to Boston. Because of his efforts, there are more than 130 members of the family, living in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts , especially in the Brockton area. On Sunday, August 26, 2012, more than 150 Andre's friends and family members gathered at Generations Banquet Hall, in Avon, Mass, to celebrate his 88th birthday. Governor Deval Patrick, the Massachusetts Senate and House of Representatives, Boston City Mayor, Thomas M. Menino and the Boston City Council sent their best wishes to Andre for continued health and happiness. They also recognized him for his 43 years of contributions to the Haitian-American Community of Massachusetts. Andre Auguste is survived by his brother, Gerard Auguste and wife Olivia Louis, His Children: Marthel Auguste and his wife Marie Elda Cadet, Wilner Auguste and his wife Marie Immaculee Thimothee, Daniel Auguste and his wife Micheline Francois,Armide Auguste and her husband Rouzier Vales, Andelson Auguste, Nirva Auguste and her husband Dr. Ednor Volcy, Yvanov Auguste and his wife, Winza Auguste and her husband Mabula Naku; and Jude Auguste; His grand-children, Newton Fortune, Gerald, David and Sarah Auguste, Charlene Auguste Bien-Amie and family, Marlyne Caillot Rodrigues and family, Dhylles Waight-Davis and family, Tatiana, Hydn and Tania Vales, Nadgee Auguste, Herby and Trisha Caillot, Martine Auguste, Murielle Auguste, Gilberte Auguste, Michael Auguste, Evans Martel Auguste, Justin Auguste, Julie Auguste; His great grand-children: Serena, Angelina and Taylor Bien-Amie, Justin and Julie Auguste, Anthony, Tianna, Nathan, Tristan, and Mia Rodrigues, Kashala and Kasia Auguste, Genevieve Auguste, Jyelle Caillot, Evely Despeignes, Margil Jerome; His Nephews and Nieces: Monique Joseph and family, Frantz Auguste and family, Michelet Auguste and family, Carlo Latouche and family, Lionel Auguste and family, Joel Auguste and family, Jean Auguste and family, Annette Auguste Plantin and family, Micheline Blaise and family, Mrs. Fritz Casseus and family, Judith Auguste Lorquet and family, Evans Auguste and family, Marie Adeline Auguste Dorvilus and family, Nadia Auguste Remy and family, Vladimir Auguste and family, Edner Auguste Jr. and family, Oldy Joel Auguste and family, Majorie Auguste and family, Pedro Auguste and family, Roosevelt Auguste and family, Marie Michele Francois Noel and family, Eddy Auguste and family, Gerard Auguste Jr. and family, Nanette Pierre-Louis and family, and Evens Auguste and family; his sister in-law, Mrs. Carmen Bissainth-Auguste.Andre was preceded in death by his wife, Marie Sainfelia Auguste, born Marie S. Seme Funeral Information Funeral mass in Christ the King Parish, 42 Wendall Ave., Brockton on Saturday, September 8th at 9:00AM. Interment will follow in Calvary Cemetery, 99 North Cary St., Brockton. Calling hours in the Russell Pica Funeral Home on Friday from 5:00-9:00PM.