Passed away suddenly, on July 31, 2016, as the result of a tragic boating accident, at St. Vincent's, Eugene Francis St. Croix, of Peter's River, S.M.B., aged 65 years. Predeceased by parents William & Rita St. Croix and sister Mary. Leaving to mourn his tragic loss are sons Chad (Lisa), Del (Sandy) and grandchildren, whom he adored, Lindsay, Jayden and Harley, his loving companion Carmel Sutton and her children, whom he loved as his own, Ken (Bernice, Kendra & Evan), Glenn (Mary Ann & Brooklyn) and Jason (Janette, Taylor & Jaxon), his sisters Geraldine (Randell Tibbo) and Brenda (Bob Morey), Carmel's extended family including her brothers: Hilary (Marg), Eugene (Rosalind), Gerard (Dianne), Roger (Carol Ann) and sister-in-law Pauline (Sandy - deceased) Gibbons; her sisters: Theresa Halleran and Uriel (Ferg) Tobin and many nieces, nephews, relatives and friends including Pat Stamp, Harold Fleming, Karl Stamp, Frank Hayward, Harvey Nichol, Mike St. Croix, John St. Croix, Leo Molloy, Gerry Molloy, June Fleming and Tom McGrath. A very special thank you is extended to Shea Fleming, Pat Stamp, Carl Gibbons and all others who took part in the rescue effort, including both the St. Vincent's and the Riverhead Volunteer Fire Departments, Gibbons' Ambulance Service and RCMP-Ferryland Detachment. Eugene was a retired firefighter of the St. John's Regional Fire Department and will be largely missed by his fellow colleagues, especially Don Byrne and Walter Corcoran. Cremation has taken place. Visitation will be held at the Fr. Battcock Memorial Chapel, St. Vincent's, on Thursday, August 4, from 7 - 9pm and Friday, August 5, 12 - 9pm. Funeral Mass will be held on Saturday, August 6, at 10am, at Sacred Heart Church, St. Vincent's. Flowers gratefully accepted or donations in his memory maybe made to the St. Vincent's or Riverhead Volunteer Fire Departments. Funeral arrangements entrusted to Gibbons' Funeral Home, St. Mary's. To send a message of condolence, please visit our website at www.gibbonsfuneral.ca