The Passing Parade member and as a shop steward on behalf of the sugar and agricultural workers. He was also very active in politics, and gave devoted service at the constituency branch level. Stirring tributes came from Reverend Nurse, from the pulpit, from the Minister of Housing the Honourable Michael Lashley, Comrade George’s Parliamentary representative, from John Goddard, a fellow church steward, and from his close friends, Comrade Ulric Sealy, Principal of the Barbados Workers’ Union Labour College, who spoke on the behalf of the Union.
COMRADE GEORGE BUTCHER 1943 - 2012
On Thursday, March 17, 2012, BWU President General Comrade Linda Brooks headed a strong contingent of Executive Council Members and Staff at the funeral service of departed Comrade George (“Spencer”) Butcher, late member of the Barbados Workers’ Union Executive Council, at St. Mark’s Anglican Church, St. Philip.
Those who paid tribute to Comrade Butcher noted that he lived his life to the fullest through his love for God and his exemplary service to his fellow man, through the institutions of the family, church, trade union and political party. His marked contribution was so deeply appreciated that his friends and neighbours came out in large numbers to pay their respect to the fallen comrade. May he rest in peace and rise in Glory!
Comrade Butcher, 69, worked in the latter years of his life at Three Houses Plantation. He served the Union from 1965 to 2008, when he retired from work. The two-hour long service, officiated by Reverend Cortez Nurse, was a fitting tribute to Comrade Butcher. The theme which symbolised his life’s work and which resonated from the pulpit and the lectern, was George’s love for Christ and the Church, his commitment to family and his work on behalf of his fellow citizens. Comrade Butcher’s love for Christ was lived out in the Blades Hill community of St. Philip where he lived and at St. Mark’s where he served as an usher and member of the Church Council. His love for his fellow man at the national level was exemplified by his sterling contribution to the Barbados Workers’ Union, where he served for many years as an executive council
Terrance Anderson Clarke The Executive Council of the Barbados Workers’ Union mourns the tragic passing of Terrance Anderson Clarke, late of Hothersal Turning, St. Michael, who was killed in an accident at work, at Preconco, in the month of April. Terry was laid to rest at the St. Thomas parish Church on Friday, April 20.
The Unionist
29