Remembering Deyrold Arteaga

Age 66, Central Valley, N.Y.
Passed away on April 9, 2020

Deyrold was a devoted husband, father, brother, uncle and friend to so many.Born in Haiti on January 9th, 1954, Deyrold was the youngest son of the late Alphonse Arteaga and Lamercie Mitton Arteaga. He was one of 6 brothers and sisters. He is survived by his wife, Andrelle Arteaga, his daughter, Jessica Arteaga, two stepdaughters Gaelle Saint Eloi Carter and Darnhelle Saint Eloi, his brother Michel Arteaga and his wife Yanick Arteaga, and three sisters, Jacqueline Arteaga Fremont, Inin Arteaga Vital and Altagrace Arteaga. He was preceded in death by his parents and his brother, Emeterio (Teo) Arteaga, of New York. Deyrold is also survived by 5 loving nieces and their husbands, Michelle and Jean-Claude Torres, Vanessa and Michael Rissetto, Jennifer Vital, Audrey and Bert Rosado, Stephanie Arteaga and six great nieces and nephews, Gabriella, Johaun (Jojo), Christian, Catherine, Rocco and Aiden.Deyrold is also survived by his cousins Marco Arteaga and his wife Beatrice, Gerda Arteaga and family, Liliane and Jacques Pean and family, Ronald and Sabrina Pean and family, Jacques and Jean Pean and family, Antoine and Roger Amisial his wife Nicole and family, Dorianne and Bob Mulindwa and family, Glenda and Tim Kremer and family, Yva and Gerard Breton and family, Homere Breton and his wife, Myriame Breton Jones and her Husband, Mitton family, Guerrier family, Jean family, Louis Jeune family and countless friends who he also considered family.Deyrold was a successful entrepreneur who owned and operated many businesses in the Rockland County area, including a successful shipping and courier service in the 90s and early 2000s called Step-2, Inc. Deyrold later retired and took a part-time job as a driver with the Hatzoloh EMS, where he served on the frontlines of the Covid-19 Pandemic. Deyrold made friends everywhere he went, greeting everyone with a smile. He possessed a natural ability for making everyone he met feel seen and heard. Deyrold was widely loved and will be deeply missed by all who knew him.

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