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Farewell, Benjie
DEAR EDITOR,
I use this opportunity to briefly comment on the passing of Benjamin Gibson, the father of well-known activist-scholar, Kean Gibson.
Benjie was a gentle giant who donated his services in the fight to make Guyana a better place.
I got to know Benjie 35 years ago, when he and the late Peter Britton defended me as I faced the courts on charges resulting from my political activity. They were both recruited by Brother Eusi Kwayana. Neither of them charged a penny.
While Peter Britton was flamboyant and scholarly, Benjie Gibson was thorough and measured.
His chats with me were less as a client and more as a son.
Over the years when I ran into him he was always eager to chat about politics. He was glad that I had dedicated part of my activism to what he referred to as “the plight of the Black Man.”
I am glad I got to publicly acknowledge my gratitude to Benjie. He was at the time attending a forum on race at which his daughter, Kean, Freddie Kissoon and I were presenters.
Farewell, Benjie.
David Hinds
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