From:TheBahamasWeekly.com
Bahamas Prime Minister on passing of Frank Edgecombe
Nov 13, 2013 - 8:13:25 PM
I am presently travelling abroad on government business but have learned with sorrow of the passing of Frank Edgecombe, former Vice-President of the Senate, Member of Parliament, long serving Chairman of the Road Traffic Authority, teacher, and patriarch of the Fox Hill community.
Mr. Edgecombe was a man of tremendous dignity and quiet strength. Always gentlemanly and courteous, he was a model of civility and good temper in the House of Assembly and later the Senate.
Although he possessed deeply held convictions, his decorum was always of the highest standard. This was especially evident when he contributed to debates and when he would take the chair as Vice-President of the Senate. He was the epitome of fairness, even-handedness, good sense and decency in the way that he dealt with others, be they friend or political foe. These same qualities were also exemplified in Mr. Edgecombe's chairmanship over many years of the Road Traffic Authority.
It is noteworthy that Mr. Edgecombe started his parliamentary career at a relatively mature age, after having served with great distinction as an educator. He was indeed a man of great wisdom and learning. He took genuine pleasure in helping shape the minds of young Bahamians and was always keen to instill in them a strong sense of national and ethnic pride while exhorting them to pursue lives of integrity and honour.
Throughout his life, Mr. Edgecombe was tireless in his promotion of the interests of his beloved Fox Hill. In his later years he was revered as the elder statesman of this historic village and as an important patriarchal figure. It was particularly pleasing for me and my colleagues, as I know it was for Mr. Edgecombe, to have the street where he lived named after him in a public ceremony. It was but a small token of official recognition and thanks for the life and good works of an outstanding Bahamian and Fox Hill native.
On behalf of my wife, Bernadette, my cabinet and parliamentary colleagues, the Progressive Liberal Party, and on my own behalf, I tender heartfelt condolences to Mr. Edgecombe's widow and entire family, including the Fox Hill community, on the passing of this exemplary nation-builder, patriot and Christian gentleman.
May he rest in peace.
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