‘A perfect gentleman’: Denham Town High mourns 11-y-o killed in house fire

KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Denham Town High School community is mourning the loss of 11-year-old Jaydon Whyte, who perished in a house fire along with his stepfather, 60-year-old Junior Barrett, along North Street in Kingston Tuesday morning.

The school’s principal, Yvette Richards-Thompson, described the grade seven student as a perfect gentleman who made a significant impact on both students and staff members.

“He was kind, he was caring, he loved to just hug people, and he was considered to the point where he would even sacrifice his own lunch money just to ensure that persons who he loved and cared for had something to eat. It’s a loss because, you know, young men like that are rare and especially when you think about, you know, the possibilities of where his life could have been. We don’t question God, but it is a very sad situation,” she said.