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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...

Former Bermuda resident and businessman John McCauley has been recalled by local associates as a generous friend to the island. James Watlington, who founded Osprey Investment with Mr McCauley in 1997, said his former business partner had come from a...

The life of Shawn Brangman, who endured a long battle with heart ailments, will be celebrated tomorrow by family and friends. “He had a good life,” his father, Stanfield Brangman, told The Royal Gazette. “Not too many people can deal with an aneurysm...

Former Bermuda resident Dorothy “Dottie” O’Hara has died at the age of 91. Born in Philadelphia, Mrs O’Hara moved to the Island after her husband was stationed at the US Naval Base in 1943 as the result of a lucky coin toss. While on the Island, the ...

Despite his efforts to live a quiet existence, Louis “Cowboy” Perinchief was a familiar face in the community. The father, grandfather and great-grandfather, who passed away on Saturday at the age of 86, was praised yesterday for his contributions to...

Friends and family last night paid tribute to “beloved” son, brother, father and friend Stevie “Fly” Trott, who died suddenly on Friday night. The 32-year-old, from St David’s, was described as a “beautiful person” who lived for his nine-year-old da...

Bermuda has lost a “groundbreaker”, “gentleman” and “all-round good character” with the passing of businessman Michael Smatt. Family members, friends and colleagues have been celebrating the life of the helicopter pilot and owner of Smatt’s Cycle Li...

Popular businessman Michael Adolph Smatt died on Monday at the age of 67. Mr Smatt was the owner of Smatt’s Cycle Livery, having taken over the business from his father Adolph during the 1980s. He was well-known for introducing helicopter tours to ...

A former senior Cabinet official and British Army Colonel Donald Ralph Pudney has died at the age of 88 after a battle with cancer. He died last Tuesday — six weeks after receiving his diagnosis. Mr Pudney moved to Bermuda in 1971 working across th...

A funeral service is to be held tomorrow for Andrea Burgess, a mother of three who had found a new life abroad after years of tragedy. Ms Burgess, who died suddenly from a brain haemorrhage on January 4 at the age of 55, had been visiting Bermuda fro...

Musician Mike Hind was lucky enough not only to have a face-to-face encounter with the great David Bowie but also to receive a compliment from him. Bowie and Iman went to see Jabulani Repertory Company’s production of Private Lives by Noel Coward at...