Eighty-five-year-old former radio broadcaster, Patricia Cameron, better known as ‘Aunty Pat’, will be cremated on Monday in the US following her death in a US hospital on Tuesday.
Patricia Cameron
Cameron, whose voice was one of the best known on the local airwaves for some four decades before she migrated, had suffered a ruptured brain aneurysm. She was placed on a respirator which was removed last week and while she was breathing on her own she was said to be brain dead.
Last week Stabroek News had spoken to Ron Robinson, a veteran broadcaster himself, who had worked with Aunty Pat for many years and he had recalled that she was “the aunty” of many, even those who were older than her. Robinson had related that she was an aunty to him and Vic Insanally in their early years of broadcasting. She had a popular radio programme titled ‘A visit with Patricia’ on which she did features.
“She is the finest female broadcaster the Caribbean has every produced,” Robinson had stated.
Cameron worked alongside another iconic female broadcaster, Olga Lopes-Seale also known as ‘Aunty Olga’, who now lives in Barbados.
Apart from being a broadcaster Aunty Pat was also an actress and had performed at the Theatre Guild.
Cameron leaves to mourn her three children, Gail, Dianne and Christopher.
SO LONG AUNTIE PAT WE WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER YOU. I DID NOT KNOW YOU PERSONALLY BUT NEVER THE LESS YOU TOUCHED ALL OUR LITTLE HEARTS.
I grew up lisening to auntie pat on radio saw her a few times by radio demerara always heard good things about her , she is home now rest well auntie .
She was in a “class” by herself. True professional. Sad she could not spend her golden years in Guyana !!
RIP IN PEACE AUNTY PAT YOU WILL ALWAYS BE REMEMBER
GOD BLESS. RIP.
Aunt Pat from the good old days RIP
Thanks for wonderful childhood memories dearest Aunty Pat. You will always be remembered with fondness. Rest in peace. My sympathy to the children, relatives and friends.
Thank you so much Pat for the experience in radio and learning to appreciate those who were in the hospitals and more, more so for teaching me radio over the years , you are and always be in my heart and a legend, may your soul rest in Peace, IT was a beautiful and memorable VISIT WITH PATRICIA
Carl Anthony Browne