Denis J. I. Williams: 1923-1998 - Painter, Author & Archaeologist - by Betty J. Meggers
The unanticipated death of Denis Williams after a short bout with cancer deprived Guyana of a remarkably versatile native son.
His early promise as a painter won him a two-year British Council scholarship to the Camberwell School of Art in London in 1946. He remained in London during the following decade, during which he taught fine art and held several one-man shows of his work.
Clarence Ellis (September 7, 1929 - April 17, 2010)
Clarence F. Ellis, 80, a former Deputy Governor of the Bank of Guyana and Vice Chairman of the State Planning Commission, who has also served as an Alternate Executive Director at the World Bank and the Inter-American Development Bank for Guyana and other CARICOM countries, died April 17 in a hospital in Washington, DC, U.S.A., after a long illness. He lived in Bowie, Maryland, U.S.A.
Cy Grant, Barrister, WW2 RAF Navigator, Actor, Author
An excerpt from Cy Grant's website - Born in British Guiana (now Guyana), South America, Cy Grant (1919-2010) lived an extraordinary life.
Benjamin Yhap: Musician and Co-founder of the Band "Chet and the Diamonds"
Benjamin Yhap, age 61, died May 9, 2005 at his home in West Covina, Los Angeles County, California. He was born January 2, 1944 in Guyana. Mr. Yhap was an accomplished musician. He and a few friends formed the band "Chet and the Diamonds" and were popular in Guyana in the 1960's.
Eloise “Lorna” McCurdy Craigwell: September 22, 1922 - October 30, 2006
Ms. Eloise Craigwell passed away on October 30, 2006, in Hyattsville Maryland, USA. She was born in Georgetown Guyana on September 22, 1922, to Louis Daniel and Barbara Alice McCurdy.
Lottie Helena, B. Rodney (September 16, 1897 - February 14, 1995)
Lottie Helena Bobb was born on September 16, 1897 to Malachi and Margaret Bobb of Christianburg, Demerara River. She attended the Christianburg Scott School and then Christianburg High School. She married Joseph Oscar Rodney in June 1923
Wordsworth McAndrew (November 22, 1936 - April 28, 2008)
Wordsworth McAndrew was born in 1936 to Winslow Alexander McAndrew and Ivy McAndrew and grew up in Cummingsburg and Newtown, Kitty. He attended Christ Church Primary School and Queen's College.
Hank Parvatan: November 29, 1979 - March 7, 2007
Hank Parvatan, the son of Vibert Parvatan, Director of Laparkan Trading died in Canada five days after he had left Guyana where he had attended his uncle's funeral.
Hank Parvatan, 27, (November 29, 1979 - March 7, 2007) a former pupil of St Margaret's Primary School, died yesterday at the Ajax/Pickering Hospital in Canada.
Oscar Parvatan (February 26, 1931 - February 20, 2007)
Oscar Parvaton - Magistrate. Former Principal Magistrate Oscar Parvatan (February 26, 1931 - February 20, 2007) who sang calypsos as Prince Nehru in his youthful days, died yesterday at his brother's Kingston, Georgetown residence after a prolonged illness. He was 75.
Carlton (Harold) Marks (June 28, 1928 - December 30, 2004)
Carlton (Harold) Marks - Administrator of the Georgetown and New Amsterdam Hospitals Carlton Marks affectionately known as ‘Harold’ was born on June 28, 1928 to Allan and Lucy Marks in Guyana, South America.