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A teacher born and raised in Somerset was praised as a “West End warrior”. Maude Bassett, who has died, aged 102, was the deputy principal at Somerset Primary School but was devoted to West End Primary, where she started her teaching career in 1943. ...

A civil rights champion and teacher was remembered yesterday for carrying on a family legacy of fighting for social justice as a leading member of the Progressive Group. Marva Phillips taught at primary schools and at what is now Sandys Secondary Mi...

The first Bermudian and first woman principal of the Whitney Institute Middle School was remembered by colleagues as a leader in education during the public school reforms of the 1990s. Gail-Anne Graham also chaired the Committee for Middle School Pr...

A “visionary” figure in the international business world was also a major promoter of talent in the island’s pioneering captive insurance sector. Brian Hall, who died last week, outlined Bermuda’s success in the sector in the foreword to 2004’s Held ...

Lady Eileen Sharpe was devoted to improving educational opportunities. Sir John Swan, a former premier, said she was “one of the stalwart credits to Bermuda”. “One of her fundamental mandates in life was to help people to get educated,” Sir John adde...

A carpenter trained as a shipwright in the Dockyard Apprentices programme went on to build the landmark Deliverance replica in St George – his proudest accomplishment. Raymond DeShields fondly called the Deliverance “his baby” and enjoyed dropping b...

The former United States Secretary of State Colin Powell enjoyed a friendly relationship with Bermuda and its former premier Sir John Swan in particular. Worldwide, the soldier and diplomat was perhaps best known for his prominent role in the US inva...

A school counsellor who headed the Bermuda National Parent Teachers Association was a powerful voice for the island’s schools. Marian Askia, a counsellor at East End Primary and St David’s Preschool, was also president of the Amputee Association of B...

A former president of the Gilbert & Sullivan Society of Bermuda used her love of theatre and music to bring “Broadway quality” shows to the island’s audiences. Marjorie Stanton came to theatre with no formal background but had “excellent instincts on...

A humanitarian who opened her home to offer meals and friendship to people in need was to be as a mother to the community. The family of Kathleen Ford, who died in June, said she was known as “Ma”. Ms Ford, from a humble childhood in Southampton, the...