social activist.

But although a quiet man, he was never afraid to voice his opinion at political meetings.

The 48-year-old Mid Ocean caddy was described to The Royal Gazette by relatives and friends.

Thirty-three-year-old nephew Mr. Larry Dunlop said his uncle was a social activist who believed all men were born equal.

"My uncle did a lot of reading and he encouraged me to read. He became a bit distant over the last couple of years and lived a more secret life.'' Police yesterday renewed appeals for help over the death of Mr. Dunlop, whose body was found in an alleyway outside St. Paul's AME church on December 21.

In particular, they want to trace the driver of a station-wagon who is believed to have picked up Mr. Dunlop on December 19.

Many people who knew Mr. Dunlop told of a man who kept himself to himself.

"He was always a quiet guy who would speak when he saw me in the streets,'' said one man who asked not to be identified.

"He was a jolly type of fellow who would often sit outside churches and listen to the service. He always had something nice to say.'' Mr. Dunlop had a twin brother Irvin, two sisters Gloria and Loretta and another brother Henry.

His nephew Mr. Dunlop, a real estate agent with Bermuda Provident Ltd. and a part-time sports reporter for VSB television, recalled how he could not believe his uncle had died when his mother told him the tragic news last Tuesday.

"I was shocked. I had heard a body had been found but I did not know it was my uncle.'' Mr. Dunlop said his uncle, who was a member of the Nation of Islam under the spiritual leadership of Elijah Muhammad, was a social activist who believed in the equality of all men and the necessity for self-reliance and independence.

"My uncle used to be a Muslim. He tried to encourage me to become a member of the temple. I went once or twice with him when I was younger back in the late 60s, when they used to have meetings on Court Street. He would often show up at political forums and get up and give historical perspectives on issues.'' Mr. Dunlop said he last saw his uncle Ivan two weeks ago at the MarketPlace.

"One of the things I have learned from this whole experience is that you must spend time with your relatives while they are alive. It's no good to say to your relatives we must get together some time.'' Mr. Dunlop was convicted and spent seven years in prison for depriving a young boy of his liberty in 1984.

Once out of prison he is said to have become more secretive and did not continue to keep close ties with his family.