Dear Editor,
Jamaica, especially western Jamaica, should take its hat off to the Lyns for their patriotic act in the reburial of Allan George St Cleaver Coombs, "AGS" Coombs and Father Coombs as he was popularly known in St James.
When the Government dropped the ball — or more relevantly, the pall — the Lyns picked it up and carried it for a long time, passing through many obstacles, until they reached the goal.
In 2006, I wrote and your paper published the letter under the caption 'Transfer Father Coombs remains to St James'.
In that letter I wrote: "The proper burial place for AGS Coombs would be in Montego Bay, with a proper monument in his memory. An alternative site would be a specific location, that is, a park in Anchovy, St James, also with a monument.
I understand that the Government has lands in Anchovy. Why not utilise a part of this land for this purpose? This is not politics. This is a matter of preserving important aspects of our history and building national consciousness.
It was under Father Coombs that the Anchovy Post Office, which now also houses the Anchovy Police Station, was built. Minister Coombs lived at the apex of the triangle formed by the "Works Road", the "Crossing Road" and the main road. The Anchovy High School sits at one angle of the triangle.
The lands are there. Is the spirit there to name the school, the roads and the "park" in honour of this man of the people?
Louis Alexander Hemans
lahemans@aol.com
'Father Coombs' at rest
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Jamaica, especially western Jamaica, should take its hat off to the Lyns for their patriotic act in the reburial of Allan George St Cleaver Coombs, "AGS" Coombs and Father Coombs as he was popularly known in St James.
When the Government dropped the ball — or more relevantly, the pall — the Lyns picked it up and carried it for a long time, passing through many obstacles, until they reached the goal.
In 2006, I wrote and your paper published the letter under the caption 'Transfer Father Coombs remains to St James'.
In that letter I wrote: "The proper burial place for AGS Coombs would be in Montego Bay, with a proper monument in his memory. An alternative site would be a specific location, that is, a park in Anchovy, St James, also with a monument.
I understand that the Government has lands in Anchovy. Why not utilise a part of this land for this purpose? This is not politics. This is a matter of preserving important aspects of our history and building national consciousness.
It was under Father Coombs that the Anchovy Post Office, which now also houses the Anchovy Police Station, was built. Minister Coombs lived at the apex of the triangle formed by the "Works Road", the "Crossing Road" and the main road. The Anchovy High School sits at one angle of the triangle.
The lands are there. Is the spirit there to name the school, the roads and the "park" in honour of this man of the people?
Louis Alexander Hemans
lahemans@aol.com
'Father Coombs' at rest
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