Dear Editor,
Moray House Trust salutes the example of the late Hugh Cholmondeley as an exemplary citizen of Guyana and of the world. He was a man of integrity and humanity with a sharp intellect and was a master at incisive analysis. He was always interested in current events and volunteered his services to many civil society and rights-based institutions in Guyana.
Hugh was a great friend of the late David de Caires and he was a regular visitor and frequenter of Moray House (David’s family home, now established as a cultural trust) where he actively contributed to the conversations and debates on varied subjects that took place there in the company of Martin Carter, Miles Fitzpatrick, Lloyd Searwar, Ken King, Ian McDonald, Rupert Roopnaraine, Joe Singh, and David himself, amongst others.
Hugh Cholmondeley’s experience and skill as a communicator, mediator and negotiator was renowned and his style, good work and ready patriotism will be much missed. His legacy will forever stand in Guyana.
Our condolences go out to his wife Marianne and children Deborah and Adrian, his former wife, Elizabeth Wells and daughters, Tracey, Melina and Cathy, son-in-law Nigel Hughes and to his brothers, Keith and Colin and their respective families noting that Colin Cholmondeley is one of the Directors of the Moray House Trust.
May he rest in peace.
Yours faithfully,
Vanda Radzik
for Moray House Trust
