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Eulogy for a great policeman

Mar 08, 2016 Letters

Dear Editor,
I learnt with much grief about the death of Police Sergeant 16934 Leonard La Rose. Both Kaieteur News and Stabroek News March 2, 2016 carried stories about his death. Yes, he was murdered at Mathews Ridge. Two of his subordinates were wounded and the assailant shot in the leg.  News of this irreparable loss struck me like a bolt from the blue. I believe that all those who knew Leonard are equally perturbed.
I first came into contact with La Rose when he was enlisted in the Guyana Police Force as a constable. We thereafter developed and maintained a strong friendship until his death. He displayed excellent interpersonal skills and worked well with his superiors, peers, subordinates and members of the public. When I was the police commander in charge of E and F Division he worked under my command at Orinduik Police Station on the Guyana / Brazil border. I vividly recalled an occasion when he was ill.
There was no medical facility at that location. La Rose was able to influence his Brazalian counterparts on the opposite side of the border to assist. They provided a helicopter to fly him to a town in Brazil where he received medical attention. He spent two days there and the chopper flew him back to Orinduik. After that I nicked name him the Sheriff. From then until his death he was my Sheriff. He had clean hands, warm heart, a cool head and a passion for the job. That was the manner of man Leonard La Rose was. To his bereaved family, relatives, friends and the Guyana Police Force I extend my deepest sympathy in their moments of sorrow. I trust that by now the police would have activated the Benevolent Fund established by Commissioner Laurie Lewis, the Fallen Heroes Fund set up by Commissioner Seelall Persaud and the Government benefits set aside for members of the force killed in the line of duty. The police should also assist the family with funeral arrangements, help them to complete paperwork required to receive benefits and provide continued support to the survivors.
Clinton Conway
Retired Assistant Commissioner of Police

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