By Ron Fanfair
Outstanding Caribbean athlete and trade unionist George DePeana who died recently was a
prominent labour movement leader and excellent athlete
Born in Guyana, DePeana passed away on July 26 at age 85 in a hospital in Trinidad where he resided for the last 45 years.
After retiring from track and field in the early 1960s, he coached youths at the Albouystown YMCA and promoted races before transitioning to trade unionism, serving as General Secretary of the Clerical & Commercial Workers Union and Principal Assistant Secretary of the Guyana Trades Union Congress.
