SVG ex-police group honors executive member
By Nelson A. King
Several members of the
Brooklyn-based St. Vincent
and the Grenadines Ex-Police
Association, U.S.A., Inc. two
Sundays ago posthumously
honored executive member
Anthony “Tony” Fitz-allan Husbands
by conducting a motorcade
in Brooklyn leading up to
his Canarsie, Brooklyn home
then showering his widow and
children with gifts, flowers and
plants, and offering condolences.
A significant number of Vincentian
groups and nationals
were also on hand, presenting
gifts and offering condolences
in front of the family home on
Peardegat 7th Street.
They included the Brooklynbased
Council of St. Vincent
and the Grenadines Organizations,
U.S.A., Inc. (COSAGO),
the umbrella Vincentian group
in the US; the St. Vincent and
the Grenadines Nurses Association
of New York, Inc.; and
the Biabou Methodist School
Alumni.
“Brother Husbands was a fixture
that cannot be replaced,”
Pamella Ferrari-Easter, president
of the St. Vincent and the
Grenadines Ex-Police Association,
U.S.A., Inc. told Caribbean
Life after presenting to Husbands’
widow, Dr. Olga Husbands,
president of the St. Vincent
and the Grenadines Nurses
Caribbean L 6 ife, June 26-July 2, 2020
Association of New York, Inc., a
huge plant and other gifts.
“He was a kind person, a
team player; he always talked
to us, telling us how we need to
be better,” added Ferrari-Easter,
who led the group’s March-Past
in front of the family home.
“He was a very stern person,
but he did not shy away from
helping others,” she continued
about Husbands, who served
as her vice president. “He was a
real player in our organization.
There’s no person to replace
him.”
Arden Tannis, a former president,
now serving as a trustee
of the St. Vincent and the
Grenadines Ex-Police Association,
U.S.A., Inc., also acknowledged
Husbands’ roles in the
organization.
“He was very instrumental
in organizing events for our
group,” said Tannis, who coordinated
the motorcade. “He
played a leading role. He’ll be
missed.
“It’s really a trying time for
the organization,” he added.
“We lost three members in the
span of a year – Husbands,
Winy Peters and Ingrid Matthews.”
Beris Latham, a former
police officer in St. Vincent and
the Grenadines and member of
the organizing group, lauded
the motorcade and ceremony,
stating that they were “wonderful.”
“It brought tears to my eyes,”
said the former vice president.
“He (Husbands) was my good
friend. I wish the family all the
best; my deepest condolences.”
SVG Ex-Police Association, U.S.A., Inc. makes presentation to the Husbands family including
widow, Dr. Olga Husbands (second from left). Photo by Nelson A. King
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