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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...

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...

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...

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 ...

A founding member and former president of the Bermuda Zoological Society who steered the finances of the Aquarium has died at 92. An avid golfer, Eric Clee also served as president of Hamilton Rotary Club in the 1990s, as well as the Probus Club, whi...

JOSEPH CHRISTOPHER 1943-2021 A former Commissioner of Education and educational historian who documented segregation in Bermuda’s schools has died. Joseph Christopher was 77. Dr Christopher, a former principal at Sandys Secondary Middle School, ...

A history teacher and author of a groundbreaking book that helped lift the lid on slavery in Bermuda has died. James E Smith was 82. The Department of Community and Cultural Affairs said Mr Smith wrote “extensively about slavery and the fight for Bla...

A champion for Bermuda’s bus drivers and women in the labour movement has died. Kathy Landy was 66. Ms Landy, who headed the Bermuda Industrial Union’s bus operators and allied workers division, was also remembered by BIU colleagues as a supporter of...