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The influential role of Bertram Guishard, one of the Island’s senior educators, has been recalled in the establishment of Bermuda College. Mr Guishard, who died last week at the age of 87, was “a very upright, trustworthy, honest individual”, said Ge...

Renee Carter, a founding member of the cancer charity and support group Melange, was recalled as “a superwoman” by her daughter after succumbing to the disease at the age of 56. “She was a phenomenal woman and a pillar of strength,” Dominique Roberts...

A funeral will be held today for Grace Smith, a “matriarch” of St George’s known to many for her generosity. Ms Smith, who died on February 10 at the age of 98, “believed in charity more than anything else”, her daughter Rose Douglas recalled. “She t...

Margaret Manders, the former principal of West End Primary known for forging a welcoming and close-knit atmosphere at the school, has died at the age of 90. Mrs Manders, who served as headteacher from 1978 to 1989, was “highly respected by parents, t...

The military always ran deep in Joan Louise Fredrick’s veins but so too did her love for Bermuda. Her father, Archibald Lee, came to the island as a soldier and fell in love with her mother, St David’s Islander Laura Fox, while her brothers, Teddy an...

After her passing aged 92, Dorothea “Thelma” Trott has been remembered as a community servant who “never stood still long enough for grass to grow under her feet”. Wife to Victor “Blue” Trott and mother to Diann and the late Clifford, Mrs Trott worke...

For decades the dulcet tones and eclectic tunes of Lee Harvey were the soundtrack to island life in Bermuda. The renowned deejay and radio personality had listeners running for the on switch on their radios to hear his trademark “I’m back” catchphras...

Bus driver, DJ, animal lover and mother of four, Lois Grizzle has been remembered as a nurturing role model with a taste for the finer things in life. Known simply as “Ma” to her four children, six grandchildren, three great-grandchildren and two gre...

Friends and family of Benny Sousa, who has passed away at the age of 92, have paid tribute to his warm heart and business brain. Despite leaving school, where he was roundly teased for his stutter, at the age of 10, Mr Sousa went on to become a self...

Family and friends packed St Anthony’s Roman Catholic Church for a service celebrating the life of Benny Sousa. Marius Luksza officiated at Thursday’s ceremony. The hymns Be Not Afraid, The Lord is My Shepherd, Songs of the Angels and Here I Am Lord,...

Respected and admired; branch pilot Melvin Minors was a fine seaman as well as renowned mentor in Bermuda’s maritime world. The 86-year-old St David’s Islander, who was laid to rest at the weekend, has been remembered by friends and colleagues as a g...

Friends, former students and parents of students are remembering a “wonderful” and “brilliant” teacher who died last month at the age of 85. Sister Clare Ashe, a native “Haligonian”, taught music and art at Mount Saint Agnes Academy (MSA) from 1989 t...