Stanley Sainte Rose, 1973 - 2010
Security Guard (Haiti)
Stanley Sainte Rose, a national of Haiti, was working as a driver for the Political Affairs Section of the UN Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH).
Stanley had a varied technical background, having taken courses in the fields of fire safety and computer science. In addition to earning certificates from L¡¯Ecole de commerce Maurice Laroche and Amerex International High Performance Fire School, he received a diploma from Diesel Institute of Haiti, where he became a certified diesel mechanic and technician.
From 1995 to 1999, Stanley held various posts as a driver, including for the Â鶹APP Development Programme and for the United Nations Civilian Police Mission in Haiti (MIPONUH).
Between 2000 and 2005, Stanley served as a chauffeur and logistics assistant to the Organization of American States and the International Federation of the Red Cross. He also worked as a fire safety technician for a company called Internegoce.
In 2005, Stanley became chauffeur to Gerard Le Chevallier, MINUSTAH¡¯s Chief of Political Affairs and Planning, who also died in the earthquake.
A former friend and colleague from the Department of Political Affairs said, ¡°Stanley was an incredibly open, friendly and helpful colleague. Even before I arrived in Haiti, former colleagues who had worked with him told me not to worry because ¡®Stanley is the man¡¯ and would sort me out with a car and help find me a house.¡±
The friend added, ¡°We often talked about family and we used to joke, rolling our eyes, about our crazy boys destroying anything nice in the house.¡±
Remembering a farewell party for a colleague who was leaving Haiti and held shortly before Christmas 2009, a friend of Stanley¡¯s reported that he was ¡°a great dancer¡± and was even rumored to have owned a dance school at some point.
Stanley was married to Guerline Jean Baptiste, and had two sons, Kevin Mattheu, 9, and Steven Hermes, 11.