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GAP/ROAR Parliamentarian dies
Opposition Member of Parliament, Everall Franklin, of the Guyana Action Party has died. Frankly, 52,
Everall Franklyn
passed away shortly after 05:30 hrs at the St Joseph Mercy Hospital yesterday.
In a brief interview with Franklyn’s wife, Teresa, she said he was rushed to the hospital from their Hadfield Street home, some time around 05:00hrs.
The woman said that her husband had been in and out of the hospital for some time, with heart problems. Franklin who suffered a stroke a few years back was ailing for a while.
He is the second active politician to die within a few weeks.
One November 21, Alliance For Change (AFC) founder member Sheila Holder died after a prolonged battle with ill health.
Mrs. Holder passed away two weeks ago in New York with her family by her side.
The Alliance for Change said that “Sheila Holder was a patriot who embodied the attributes of grace and service. She was a fierce fighter for a better and unified Guyana and worked tirelessly to promote ‘change’ in her dear Guyana.
Holder was buried in the US last Saturday.
Burial arrangements for Franklyn will be announced at a later date.
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