Broward County, Florida resident, Bernard Sansaricq, 79, passed away on July 11, 2023, due to complications with his liver, with his beloved family by his side.

Bernard was born May 17, 1944, in Les Cayes, Haiti, to Louis A. Sansaricq and Marie Anne Odette De Catalogne. After graduating from Bordentown Military Institute in 1963, he went on to study business administration at Pace University in New York. Bernard was a passionate advocate for human rights and an experienced politician on the international stage. He rose to become one of Haiti’s top leaders and President of the Haitian Senate. In 2010, he ran for U.S. Congress in Florida’s 23rd congressional district. Even in his later years, he remained very active in the political scene. Aside from his devotion to family and politics, Bernard was an animal lover and consistently donated to the ASPCA.

He is predeceased by his parents and his brother, Robert. Bernard is survived by his two daughters from his first marriage, Pascale Wilder (husband Todd) and Sandra Lynch (husband Tom); his current wife of 37 years, Alejandra Sansaricq, as well as his step-children, Jean-Pierre, Monique, and Nicole Mouakar (husband Elvis). In total, he had six grandchildren, Brittany, Alexa, Shane, Brooke, Natalia and Sofia, and two-great-grandchildren, Monaco and Milan. He is also survived by his siblings, Gerard and Michele, and many other nephews, nieces, cousins, and loving relatives of the Sansaricq and De Catalogne family.

A funeral service is scheduled for 11:00 AM on August 5, 2023, at the Chapel of St. Maximilian Kolbe Church located at 701 N. Hiatus Road Pembroke Pines, FL 33026.