Latest update April 18th, 2025 8:12 AM
Gertrude Dolphin dies at 104
Once described as one of Guyana’s oldest and dedicated teachers, Gertrude Muriel
Gertrude Dolphin
Victoria Dolphin passed away on Sunday at her Bourda home. She was 104. Ms Dolphin was a past teacher and member of the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU).
Aunty Gerty, as she was fondly called, for over 85 years dedicated to helping people at every stratum of society. She was a teacher for 45 years, and had a great opportunity to do this with the thousands of children who passed ‘through her hands’.
Ms Dolphin was cared for by her brother and other relatives with whom she shared her home.
Although she was never married and had no biological children, she touched the lives of thousands of children, as well as her 30 godchildren who all knew her as “mom”.
She was the longest serving member of the Smith Congregational Church and was active up to age 99. Numerous women in difficult circumstances benefited from her acts of selfless giving through food hampers and monetary donations on a regular basis.
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