Steven William Mointjitj “Moin” Nevin
1981-2022
ELSIPOGTOG, NB – Steven William Mointjitj
“Moin” Nevin, 41, of Elsipogtog passed away peacefully at
the Dr. Georges-L.-Dumont University Hospital Centr, after a long
courageous battle with Cystic Fibrosis on Thursday, August
25th, 2022. Born in Sainte-Anne-de-Kent, he was
the son of Donna Augustine “Thunder Bird Turtle Woman” of
Elsipogtog and of William Nevin (Connie) of Elsipogtog.
Besides his parents, Moin leaves to mourn his daughter,
Trinity Jade Sanipass and his son Dray Joseph; one grandson,
Drakeston; his four sisters, Kachina Nevin, Tanisha Simon (Mike),
Kayla Nevin and Barbara Purcell (Will); his seven brothers, Mark J.
Augustine (Michelle), Bibugwes Augustine (Shelley), Michael Nevin
(Tammy), Gitpu Nevin, Derrick Nevin (Tina), Tony J. Nevin (Aislinn)
and Thunder Nevin (Maikayla); as well as his many nieces, nephews,
godchildren, aunts, uncles, cousins and friends.
Moin will also be sadly missed by his family by heart,
Stanley Sock (late Shirley), Cindy Sock (Gigi), Trudy Sock, Chief
Aaron Sock (Natasha), Sarah Sock, Krystal Sock (Kody) and Floyd
Sock.
Moin was predeceased by his son, Drake Joseph; his siblings,
Shyla Francis, William Nevin Jr.,; nephews Hunter Augustine and
Macaiah Augustine; his CF sisters, Mila and Kaylee Dawn Simon and
their mom, Eileen.
Visitation will be held at Donna’s home, 189 Autumn
Drive, Elsipogtog starting Tuesday at 2pm until departure for the
funeral. The sacred fire was lit at the home on Monday. A traditional
ceremony will be held at the home on Thursday, September
1st, 2022 at 9:00 am. The funeral service will
be celebrated on Thursday, September 1st, 2022
at 10:30am, Ste-Anne Roman Catholic Church, Elsipogtog with burial to
follow at the Chapel Point Cemetery.
Written by his mom, Donna Augustine:
“As I sit here to write to write my son’s
obituary; I asked the question “Moin, what do you want me to
say?”
Moin would want me to tell all of you that he loves you. He
loved everyone he met, and they loved him.
When he was born, as I held him for the first time, I hugged
him real close, looked up at his Dad and said “Our son is going
to have a hard life, but, he is going to help a lot of people”.
The next morning my Dad came to see him. He would always wait one day
for us sisters to rest before he came. As soon as my Dad looked over
in the hospital bassinet to look at him, I told my Dad “My son is
going to have a hard life, but he is going to help a lot of
People”.
I don’t know why both times I said those words, but
at the age of four months old when he was diagnosed with Cystic
Fibrosis; I began to know what the part of living a hard life meant.
At the beginning Moin came in with different symptoms. The hospital
put him through test after test; many were extremely painful. There
was prodding, masks, lengthy hospital stays and the constant struggle
to catch his breath. This basically continued all his life. As a
mother who never left him, the emotional pain for me was intense as I
had to watch my son struggle his whole life. Al I knew is that I had
to be strong. At times I wish I could have taken every bit of pain
away from him, but also the emotional pain for him of not being able
to run and to do other things that came to his friends so
easily.
He couldn’t have children because of his CF and
this really bothered him. Then one day he met someone who happened to
have a little girl that was only a few months old. Immediately his
heart went out to her as he took on the proud role of becoming a Dad.
His heart was so big that when the biological Dad started coming into
her life, he told her “Trinity, you are so lucky that you have
two Dads”.
I told him that the Creator found a way to bring a child into
your life; and he completely adored her. One of his last wishes was to
have her beside him as he left this world, just to tell him that
everything will be all right. She Faced timed her Dad just while he
was still able to speak a little, and they both assured one another
that everything will be all right.
As a child, Moin had incredible energy. I would tell people
he was like that old Certs breath mint commercial “double mints,
two for the price of one!” I always felt like he was
trying to squeeze every bit of life into one.
He was my son. I felt I needed to protect him more than the
others because I was his “Mother Bear”. He had
suffered so much during his entire life that I didn’t want
him to suffer anymore.
Moin had the incredible ability to make people laugh. You
never knew what he would come up with or do next. His buddies loved
him. In between the heartbreaking physical and emotional pain he had
to endure, he loved to be part of making his friends happy. He was an
incredible DJ and everyone knew that wherever Moin was
DJ’ing, is the place they would go. He loved music, colorful
lights, beats, and he totally enjoyed how the crowd responded to him.
He was the life of the party!
He had a dream when he was a young boy that he was in full
regalia and dancing for the first time at our Elsipogtog (Big Cove)
Pow Wow. At the time we couldn’t afford his regalia, but one
day a box came in the mail with a full Grass Dance outfit made
specifically for him. Our Navajo friend was shown the symbols in a
vision. Later, his aunt and her daughters gave him all the beautiful
beadwork.
He always knew he would dance. When he did, he wanted to send
a message “If I have Cystic Fibrosis and have a hard time to
breathe, any of you out there can get out there and show pride in your
culture by dancing.
Moin had an infectious smile. He was an inspiration to many.
As his mother, I can honestly say to my son “Moin, I am so
grateful that you chose me as your mother in this lifetime. You
completed your mission, and you did it well. It was an honor to be
your Mom. Now keep going; dance into that spirit world. We will meet
again!”
Arrangements are in the professional care of Thompson Funeral
Home, Richibucto. (523-4252)
Our most sincere sympathies to the family and friends of Steven William Mointjitj Moin Nevin 19812022..
Death notice for the town of: Richibucto, Province: Nouveau-Brunswick