The engineering fraternity lost an invaluable member on Thursday evening when Guyana Association of Professional Engineers (GAPE) past president and executive member, Melvyn Sankies died at the Georgetown Public Hospital.
He was 73. Sankies passed away just a few hours after being transferred from the Medical Arts Hospital following surgical complications. “Guyana has lost a valuable engineer and my family a dear and loving individual,” a visibly distraught Jean Sankies said. She told Stabroek News at the family home that the way in which her brother met his demise left her emotionally and physically shaken.
He was not chronically ill but informed his family that he would be going to the Medical Arts Hospital on Thursday for
