Tributes

Tributes delivered by professor Errol Miller

Mrs Myrtle Fay White Eulogy

Mrs Myrtle Fay White, affectionately known to all as Fay was born on Sunday, June 22, 1952, in the district of Coultart Grove just outside of Claremont in the parish of St Ann. She was the third child of Mr. Steadman and Mrs. Ruby White. She attended school at the Claremont All Age School from […]

Norma Hope Darlington eulogy

Introduction Reverent Fathers and Mothers, Brothers and Sisters all, you have heard the eloquent and erudite tributes that have been paid to Mrs. Darlington, providing rich details of her life and anecdotes of her many and varied relations. I will only repeat those details that are absolutely necessary to put our beloved colleague and sister […]

MRS VIVETTE ELVERINE MILLER REMEMBRANCE

Vivette Elverine Miller, nee Johnson, was the fourth child and second daughter of David and Agatha Johnson of Bensonton, St Ann. David Johnson was a farmer, a preacher and a politician while Agatha devoted her time to the raising of their nine children: three boys and six girls. Full disclosure requires me to say that […]

A TRIBUTE TO THE HON. A. W. POWELL

The Hon. Aston Wesley Powell is without a doubt one of the great Jamaican and Caribbean educators of the twentieth century. His passing marks the end of the era of great entrepreneurs in education. His genius in establishing Excelsior High School, his pioneering efforts in the establishment of Community Colleges in Jamaica through the founding of EXED, his outstanding leadership in the unification of the teaching profession in the creation of the Jamaica Teachers Association, and his community service especially through the YMCA and Rotary Club all stand as monuments of his contribution to the lives of people and the growth of the Jamaican nation in this century.

A TRIBUTE TO  MRS. FAY SAUNDERS

Mrs. Fay Saunders was a colossus in education. Much will be said and written about her brilliance as a teacher of Mathematics; her perspicacity as the Secretary of the Association of Assistant Masters and Assistant Mistresses; her effective management as the Principal of the St Andrews High School for Girls; her bold leadership as President and astuteness as Secretary General of the Jamaica Teachers Association; her vital inputs in the reform of the education system in the 1970s as Parliamentary Secretary; and her visionary contribution to the establishment of the Caribbean Examinations Council.

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