Popular dancer "ICE" funeral will be held on Saturday, January 31

The funeral for popular dancer David Alexander Smith, aka Ice, will be held on Saturday, January 31, at the Our Lady of the Angels church on Molynes Road, St Andrew.

Ice was gunned down in the early hours of Boxing Day, December 26, 2008 along Newark Avenue, Kingston 11.

According to a report in the STAR, the St Andrew Central police said Ice was shot and killed moments after exiting a bar where he had gone to purchase a pack of cigarettes. Further reports are that the vehicle in which he was travelling, a Mitsubishi Lancer, was also stolen.

Ice's sister, Natalie 'Pinky' Smith, says the funeral will be open to the public and will have all the 'fandangles' courtesy of Brite Lite Funeral Services.

She tells the STAR, "It will have the whole fandangles, the glass casket right through, the glass chariot, the limousine, the banner - the whole works."

According to Pinky, Ice's family is back to life as normal weeks after his death and is doing their best to 'hang on'.

As to whether Ice's former fellow dancers will be giving a special tribute to the fallen dancer, Pinky says she is unsure. She says she is not familiar with the popular dancers to make the arrangements.

'Nine night'

A 'nine night' for Ice will be held at his home on Zinnia Avenue on Friday, January 30, while an unofficial nine night was already held on January 4, on the Black Roses corner in Arnett Gardens.

Ice was a long-time member of the Black Roses crew, formerly led by William 'Willie' Haggart. Gerald 'Bogle' Levy, popular dancer, was also a member of the crew. Both men were shot dead in separate incidents.

Ice created the popular dance, 'Gully Creepa'. The dance brought attention to the dancer, especially after Jamaican athlete and world record-holder Usain Bolt performed the move after winning the 100-metre event at the 2008 Olympics in China, last August.

Krista Henry
http://www.jamaica-star.com