Somber atmosphere as former hockey stalwart interred

Jul 08, 2012 Sports

Sills’ colleagues reverently lift their sticks over his casket as the body leaves the church for the LeRepentir Cemetery

In a somber atmosphere, laden with sad faces and grief stricken hearts, former hockey stalwart, Elton G Sills was eulogized at the First Assembly of God Church, Durban Street Werk-en-Rust yesterday afternoon and the sports fraternity, friends and family turned out in their numbers to bid him ‘farewell.
Reverend Richard McDonald delivered a touching message, laden with anecdotes to a packed church as many reminisced on the glory days of the sports personality. President of the Guyana Hockey Board, Phillip Fernandes, also a former hockey player, was also in attendance and he spoke of Sills’ impact on his sports life. He said that he had practiced his trade alongside the fallen sportsman when Sills was an active member of the Max Ace Hockey Club.
Mr. Fernandes further spoke of the high level of respect engendered by Sills and dubbed him a teacher, student and friend. President of the Guyana Olympic Association, where Sills had served as an administrator, said that it was a privilege to work alongside Sills and the GOA was much the better for his input.
The former sports personality’s sending off was graced by several other personalities including Vice President of the GOA, Charles Corbin, former Chairman of the National Sports Commission, Conrad Plumber, former President of the Guyana Hockey Board, Chris Fernandes, former West Indies cricketer, Roger Harper and former squash Champion, Garfield Wiltshire among others.
Later in the evening, hockey players and administrators formed an arch with their hockey sticks over the casket of their fallen colleague as he left the church for the LeRepentir Cemetery where he was interred.

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