Glaring errors in article on Laurie Lewis’ funeral

Aug 24, 2012 Letters

DEAR EDITOR,
It is with great regret that I am compelled to write to point out glaring errors in the news article on the funeral of the late Commissioner of Police Laurie Lewis, D.S.M, D.S.S. published in the Kaieteur News of August 22, 2012.
I am a Queen’s College alumna and served on the executive of the Queen’s College Old Students’ Association (QCOSA) with Laurie as President in 1994.
The alumni association is NOT the Queen’s College Old Boys Association as you mistakenly reported.
I also attended the funeral service on Tuesday though your article opted to mention only the QC old boys who attended.
This is very unfortunate and reeks of male chauvinism. Girls entered Queen’s College in 1975 and many have gone on to excel in their respective fields and this year the NY Chapter of the Queen’s College Old Students (not Old Boys) saw it fit to honour the first female (I would be doing her a great injustice if I called her old) Dr. Maya Trotz.
One would’ve assumed that with two known Queen’s College alumni at the editorial level this would not have happened. I sincerely hope that a mistake of such gravity is not repeated.
Reginae Collegium. Queen’s, Queen’s forever.
Dawn A. Holder
Queen’s College Old Student

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