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A decorated police superintendent who seized the initiative during a march by workers through Hamilton during the General Strike of 1981 was praised for his calm in a crisis.
Campbell Simons, who has died aged 78, was also an “outstanding” sportsman ...
DATE: Sep 17, 2021
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Jonathan Bell, Chief Obituary Writer
A mother who channelled her grief into activism after losing her son to gun violence has died at 70.
Marilyn Outerbridge’s 34-year-old son Haile was murdered in a neighbourhood shop alongside his friend Ricco Furbert, 25, in a January 2013 double sho...
DATE: Sep 16, 2021
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Jonathan Bell, Chief Obituary Writer
An “angel that came to share and teach” was a driven artist, humanitarian and inventor, friends have said.
Dennis Joaquin’s creations ranged from puppets to portrait paintings and murals, often featuring nature and undersea scenes, that decorated wal...
DATE: Sep 15, 2021
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Jonathan Bell, Chief Obituary Writer
A band leader dubbed “Mr Entertainment” for his ability to enthral audiences was hailed as an ambassador for the island.
Ted Ming was a founder of the Bermuda Strollers, a group with sufficient international prestige to be bankrolled by the Departmen...
DATE: Sep 14, 2021
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Jonathan Bell, Chief Obituary Writer
A female Royal Bermuda Regiment soldier who was one of the few women to reach the senior Non-Commissioned Officer rank of Warrant Officer has died.
Dorothy Nisbett, who was 61 and a mother of three, died suddenly at the weekend after a lifetime of s...
DATE: Sep 13, 2021
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Jonathan Bell, Chief Obituary Writer
The island’s first Black female president of the Bermuda Bar Association has been recalled as a compassionate and driven family lawyer.
Ross Smith, husband of Karen Williams-Smith, said yesterday: “Her focus was on her family, starting with her two d...
DATE: Sep 02, 2021
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell, Chief Obituary Writer
An insurance company chief executive who built his firm into a major player discovered his calling after he landed a job at the island’s weather service.
John Sainsbury became chief executive officer and managing director of the Argus Group in 1981 ...
DATE: Aug 14, 2021
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell, Chief Obituary Writer
Kingsley Francis 1937-2021
A regular independent candidate for Parliament who threw his hat into the ring at several General Elections has died.
Kingsley Francis was 84.
Mr Francis also studied law and was a keen observer of a variety of court c...
DATE: Aug 11, 2021
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell, Chief Obituary Writer
A former head teacher who also led the Bermuda Association of School Principals was a skilled mediator, colleagues said yesterday.
Livingston Tuzo’s teaching career spanned 34 years and he worked at the Gilbert Institute in Paget and Victor Scott Pri...
DATE: Aug 10, 2021
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell, Chief Obituary Writer
A long-serving principal at Mount Saint Agnes Academy and one of the island’s last Sisters of Charity has died at 81 after devoting 36 years to the school.
Originally from Boston, Massachusetts, Judith Marie Rollo came to Bermuda in 1968 as a nun on ...
DATE: Aug 02, 2021
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell, Chief Obituary Writer