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A former public finances watchdog who was arrested during an investigation that sparked a political scandal has died.
Larry Dennis, who was Auditor-General for 31 years, was 76.
Mr Dennis retired in 2009 and was appointed a Commander of the Most Exce...
DATE: May 18, 2021
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Geoffrey Elliott 1939-2021
A former Wall Street banker, author and art lover who gifted a treasure trove of paintings and antiquities to Bermuda has died.
Geoffrey Elliott was 82.
Mr Elliott, with Fay, his wife, who died last year, gifted a pric...
DATE: May 12, 2021
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Jonathan Bell
Tributes were paid today to one of the island’s top pianists who died last month.
Norma Brown-Raynor, 92, was “a highly sought after pianist who added key rhythms to the Aldano Sextette Band”, according to Dale Butler, a music historian and former go...
DATE: May 02, 2021
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell, Chief Obituary Writer
The family of the late jazz drummer Clarence “Tootsie” Bean was hit with a double tragedy with the death of his wife, Stella.
The Bermuda Entertainment Union offered condolences to the Bean family after the death of Ms Bean, 91, just four days after ...
DATE: Apr 30, 2021
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Reverend Malcolm Eve 1934-2021
A former presiding elder of the African Methodist Episcopal Church in Bermuda and pastor of Bethel AME Church in Shelly Bay has died.
The Reverend Malcolm Eve was 86.
Mr Eve was a champion of traditional values...
DATE: Apr 28, 2021
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell, Chief Obituary Writer
Wil Weber: 1941-2021
An engineer whose innovations transformed the island’s soft drinks industry has died.
Wil Weber was 78.
Mr Weber, who was born in Chicago, had a 55-year career in a family industry – his great-grandfather, Phillip Weber, mov...
DATE: Apr 26, 2021
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell, Chief Obituary Writer
A veteran with a love of stage comedy who was decorated for injuries in the line of duty has died at 90.
Originally from Wales, Don Jolliffe moved to Bermuda in 1961.
His skills as an engineer and plumber, which found him a host of jobs in the Royal ...
DATE: Apr 22, 2021
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A pastor, women’s advocate and former United Bermuda Party Cabinet minister and senator has died at 75.
Yvette Swan, who worked as an optometrist at the Bermuda Optical Company, was a champion for the disadvantaged, according to Cole Simons, the Lead...
DATE: Apr 21, 2021
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell, Chief Obituary Writer
David Burt and others expressed their condolences to the Royal Family in the wake of the death of the Duke of Edinburgh.
The Premier said: “The world remembers a long and full life, lived to the fullest by a man of unstinting devotion to duty.
“Prin...
DATE: Apr 10, 2021
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Bermuda Entertainment Union mourned the loss of musician and political activist David W Burch, who died at the age of 75.
A BEU spokesman highlighted Mr Burch’s long history as a performer.
Mr Burch performed and recorded as Papa D, and sang with...
DATE: Apr 05, 2021
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes