PC Kent “Neppy” Neptune, who died in a car crash last week, was laid to rest on Friday afternoon.

His family recalled fond memories of the man they said was hilarious, optimistic and a lover of calypso.

Police reported around 10 pm last Thursday, Neptune was heading north along the Solomon Hochoy Highway but lost control of his car. It flipped several times before landing near Harmony Hall. His body was found 100 feet away.

He lived in Couva, was based at the Mon Repos Police Station and was the father of four.

When Newsday visited the family at their Union Hall home the following day, they had barely slept and said they felt “lost,” “shocked,” and “hopeless.”

The funeral was handled by JE Guide Funeral Home and Crematorium Ltd at Coffee Street, San Fernando, where proceedings began with a drive-by viewing of the body.

His daughter, Nicola Neptune, told Newsday the viewing began around 11.30 am and scores of police officers stopped by to pay tribute.

Musician Vincent Richards stood next to the coffin and sang a calypso medley since Neptune "loved calypso, so we hired someone to sing and play the guitar,” Nicola said.

Neptune’s widow Valerie and their son Kyle could not hold back their emotions when it was their turn to drive by for the viewing.

A tearful Valerie said, “He lived a good life. He enjoyed his life to the fullest.”

During the service, which was streamed online, Neptune’s younger brother Peter Neptune gave the first eulogy.

He said his brother was the best storyteller ever.

“Kent had a story for every occasion,” he said. “And they weren’t just any old story either. There was a message in every word and every phrase of the story. Sometimes, he would tell the story many times, because he loved to engage everyone he met, and he lived for the smiles on the faces of everyone he saw.”

He said his brother was always the “life of the party.”

But, he said, “Somebody switched off the music on us last Thursday night.”

He said their early life was often tough but his brother always persevered.

He said when his brother was accepted into the Police Training Academy, he celebrated for an entire week.

Although they were polar opposites, he and his brother were always there for and learnt a lot from each other, he said.

“Although we sometimes fought tooth and nail, got vex and walked out, we always knew that we had each other. And everyone cried dearly when we heard of his passing. We all had great memories with Kent growing up...

“He was always there guiding and pushing me along.

“I was there when he broke his both arms, when we bounce down a lady on our bike in Marabella, he taught me how to drive, he was there for my first fender-bender, and he pulled me under his wings and made me feel like I was the most important person in his life.”

Nicola remembered her father as someone who always enjoyed making others smile and assisting whenever he could.

“Even if someone wronged him, he will always find something positive about the person or the situation and move forward without