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The late Marcel Christopher Crawford (Senior Counsel) 77, who died on Christmas Day, was laid to rest on Saturday at the Auchlyne Cemetery after a moving church service at the St. Saviour Presbyterian Church at Auchlyne, Corentyne Berbice. This followed a viewing of his body which took place at his home at Alness, Corentyne.Relatives bearing the casketA number of dignitaries were in attendance and there were glowing tributes as thousands turned out to witness and participate in the funeral of a stalwart, who excelled in a number of fields.All the speakers spoke wonderful words of his outstanding stewardship, either as a lawyer, sports man, community leader, mentor, father figure, advisor,Wholesale Jerseys Free Shipping, advocate, chairman, relative or friend.The large procession included race horses  and others  with carts from the Crawford stable which  wended its way along the Corentyne highway from his home  at Alness, to  the church  and cemetery at Auchlyne.Among those in attendance were his three sons Mark Crawford who resides in England,Wholesale Jerseys, Marcel Jr. who resides in USA and Ryan, an Attorney at Law, who straddles between USA and Guyana. Attorneys at Law and Members of Parliament- Attorney General Anil Nandalall, Basil Williams and Joseph Harmon of The A Partnership of National Unity (APNU), retired Chancellor and longtime colleague,Cheap NFL Jerseys, Justice Cecil Kennard, Member of Parliament Veerasammy Ramayya, long serving attorney Llewellyn John, prominent Attorney at Law Nigel Hughes among numerous other lawyers of both the Guyana and Berbice Bar Associations.The well put together eulogy which was read by son Ryan, traced the life of the outstanding citizen who started from humble beginnings to reach the pinnacle of the law profession and whatever he participated in.Crawford, who was born on the 13th October 1936, was the second of seven children and the older of two boys.  He is now survived by three sisters and one brother.Described as an ardent sportsman,Wholesale Stitched Jerseys, he rose to the level of national cycling champion in a short time and was selected to represent Guyana at the 1960 Olympiad,Wholesale Jerseys China, but was denied due to the unavailability of funds.   He was a horse racing magnate and pioneer with his involvement dating back to 1948 at the age of 12.His strict and articulate way in dealing with his family, relatives,Wholesale NFL Jerseys, friends, clients and colleagues was also dealt with in details in the eulogy.In his tribute, Mr. Nandalall, like most others stated that Crawford was an individual he admired, a man of many parts who came from humble beginnings to become a leading lawyer and be among the few to reach the top of the profession. .Basil Williams, in his tribute on behalf of the Opposition coalition APNU and the PNC   reminisced on Crawford’s life. He quoted extensively from the scriptures during his sterling tributes.He reminded that Mr. Crawford was such an outstanding lawyer that he was offered the position of Attorney General   during the reign of the PNC.  He was also made a Senior Counsel in 1991 by the PNC.  A man of all seasons who excelled in all that he undertook and was described as a rare breed whose boots would be hard to fill.Justice Kennard was more nostalgic in his tribute to his longtime friend and colleague whom he knew from birth. He said that they are about the same age.  His lengthy tribute traced from boyhood days to them teaching together and visiting one another and doing almost everything youths would do.They both excelled academically and became outstanding lawyers.  They were both deeply involved in horse racing. It was he who encouraged Crawford to turn to law in England, when Crawford, who had gone to study medicine, was undecided about his career.Kennard, who is also the president of the Guyana Horse Racing Authority (GHRA) urged those in attendance to take a page out Crawford’s book.  He also expressed condolence on behalf of the GH RA.Llewellyn John spoke on behalf of the Guyana Bar Association (GBA) while Attorney Mirza Sahadat, Vice President of the Guyana Association of Legal Practitioners (GALP) formerly the Berbice Bar Association (BBA),Wholesale China Jerseys, delivered a well put together tribute.Michael Patterson Area manager of the National Insurance Scheme (NIS) Berbice gave riveting tribute on behalf of that body of which Mr. Crawford was the Chairman of the Appellate Tribunal.At the time of his death, Crawford was the only Senior Counsel in Berbice.  He took ill while at home on Christmas Day and was rushed to the Anamayah Hospital on the Corentyne before passing away.He was also hornoured recently by a number of prominent African groups as an outstanding Guyanese of African descent.