POMPANO BEACH - Grieving family and friends gathered at Dessalines Oleus’ apartment and sang Creole church hymns a day after a bolt of lightning took his life.

The 53-year-old Pompano Beach man’s sudden death left his wife, pregnant daughter and two adult sons wondering what they’ll do next.

Oleus was a loving father who loved to cook and supported the whole family, said his daughter Agladia Oleus, 24.

“We’re so proud of him, even though he’s not here anymore,” she said Tuesday afternoon.

Oleus, who couldn’t find work as a radio reporter in Haiti, came to South Florida to make a better life for himself and his family 17 years ago, said his son Jeanfenel Oleus. His family joined him in South Florida three years ago.

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