Cecil Milo served as an electrician for 30 years at the Diamond estate

Cecil Oswald Milo

Octogenarian Cecil Oswald Milo overcame disappointment from poor exam results and putting aside his dream to become a mechanic at the Diamond Sugar Estate to train and serve an electrician there for over 30 years.

Twice he survived accidents that could have put paid to his five years apprenticeship but Milo was a survivor.

The nearly 80-year-old man told Stabroek News about his early childhood at Devonshire Castle where he was