Sukhram to be buried today

Former national and professional golf coach Basil Sukhram will be laid to rest today.

The 54-year-old Sukhram, whose 19-year-old daughter Christina is the national female golf champion, died of a heart attack after teeing off at the fifth hole of the Lusignan Golf Course (LGC) last Saturday.

Basil Sukhram
Basil Sukhram

According to Christina, her father’s remains will leave Sandy’s Funeral Home at 11 am for the LGC where the body can be viewed until 3 pm and then it will be taken to his 146 Lusignan Backdam, East Coast Demerara home for further viewing and service.

His remains will be interred at the Good Hope/Fellowship Cemetery.

He has left to mourn his wife of 31 years, Tatridhanpat, Christina, and her younger brother Eddie.

Stabroek Sport would like to extend its heartfelt sympathy to the relatives, members of the LGC, and friends of the late Basil Sukhram.