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Henry Greene has left a monumental legacy – Scout Association
Former Police Commissioner Henry Greene
Although former Police Commissioner Henry Greene has passed on he has left behind a monumental legacy which will be continued in the years ahead. At least this is according to a touching tribute issued by the Scout Association of Guyana.
“We the Scout Association of Guyana owe him a deep debt of gratitude for the sterling contribution he has made to Scouting over the past few years as Commissioner of Police, and will endeavour to ensure that his commitment, dedication and untiring support will be continued in the years ahead.”
The concise tribute detailed that it was with heavy hearts that the Executive, Scout Commissioners, leaders and all scouts learnt of the Former Police Commissioner’s death which result from a fatal vehicular accident on the morning of Friday September 7, 2012. The accident occurred in the vicinity of Harlem, West Coast Demerara, and involved two other motor vehicles.
Greene, according to the Scout Association’s tribute, had made a massive contribution to the resuscitation of Scout groups on the West Coast of Berbice, in Linden and Agricola – a contribution which was not merely on the surface but from the heart. Commissioner Greene, it was noted, ensured that these new scouts were given all the support they needed. He was constantly monitoring them and issued a mandate to Police Officers who were given the responsibility of overseeing these groups to report on a regular basis directly to him.
Perhaps this was no surprise to older scouts who knew that years ago Henry Greene was himself a scout. “He truly believed that this worldwide movement was integral to the rounded upbringing of youths and the development of their innate potential. Whenever the Scout Association met with him, and this was quite often and at his request, we sensed a profound and genuine desire to let Scouting grow within the ranks of children of policemen and women.”
There is no doubt, the tribute added, that his personal interest and support to these resuscitated groups in particular and Scouting in general have gone miles in the general development of the oldest youth movement in Guyana and the world.
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