The Flag of Dominica will be flown at half staff on all public buildings as retired educator and former senator, Meschach Hamilton Linton, is laid to rest on Saturday, March 16, 2013.
The government has decided that Linton will be afforded an official funeral, according to a release from the office of Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit.
Linton of Marigot, a retired educator, Credit Union leader and former Senator in the Parliament of Dominica passed away on Monday, March 4th at the age of 87.
He is a 1999 recipient of the Sisserou Award of Honour and is survived by his wife, Rachie Burton-Linton, 9 children, 17 grand children and 12 great grand children.
He was trained as an educator at the Erdiston Teacher’s Training College in Barbados and the University of Newcastle on Tyne in England and he served as Principal at the following educational institutions around Dominica:
– Marigot Primary School
– Vielle Case Primary School
– Dos D’Ane Primary School
– Castle Bruce Primary School
– Salisbury Primary School
– Wesley Primary School
– Roseau Boys School
– Goodwill Junior High School
– Grand Bay Primary School
Linton also served as Education Officer, a position in which his responsibilities were spread across the entire island.
He is a former Chairman of the Dominica Banana Growers Association; a foundation member and first president of the Marigot Credit Union; and was particularly proud of the fact that he obtained land from the late Froebel Laville for the construction of LIO Playing Field in Marigot.
From 1980 to 1985, Linton was a Senator on the government side of the Dominica House of Assembly.
He has also served on a number of statutory boards including, the Board of Education; the Housing and Loans Board; the Electoral and Boundaries Commission; and the Public Service Commission.
Rest in peace my neighbor, you will never been forgotten, inspirational man, humble
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His was a life well-lived and time well-spent. He made the most of his life educationally and otherwise. Another educated and talented person Dominica could do with. The Lord called him home.
My heartfelt sympathy to his wife and family. May God be with you during your time of mourning and in the future.
Rest in God’s love and peace, Sir!
who cares about that old man. i assume that lenox will keep queit and go mourn his fathers death
You are one crude and rude person and to make such a derogatory statement. How do you if you will ever live as long as he did and healthy too. God has a way of punishing people as you.
R I P Mr Linton u were a father to me ,u were a close family friend, u were a mentor to my mom ,when she started teaching as a pupil teacher in Do D’Ane.I remember u Mr O N Phillip,Mr B O Robinson and other Marigot stalwarts coming to my moms house on Saturdays to discuss politics,history and current events which was affecting the country at the time.I learnt a lot from those discussion.I will miss visiting u,when i visit D A and Marigot.I last spoke to u in July .U were my principal and common entrance teacher at the Goodwill School.Mrs.Linton,Ophelia,Coolridge,Ibo,Ken,and Brian .My condolences R I P Mr Linton, One of Mr Linton way of punishing u when u came to his office u had to sing the the National Anthem.U could not sing it .U had to bend over and elevate your posterior,when u hear that ,u know its caning time. R I P
You made me laugh about singing the National Anthem. He was a patriotic and disciplinarian person. People as he no longer exist.
This reminds me of one of my Godmothers. She was once a teacher, a brilliant lady, since passed on. As a child, whenever I visited her she would make me recite some poems and also sing some of those school songs. The visit was all about education. Then she would send her maid to buy ice cream for me. What a lady! She was a lovely lady.
His memory will always be with you. May Mr. Linton rest in peace.
well! soon lennox will quiet cuz skerro start to buy im silenc
Hush you mouth skerrit could never object to that , it is much bigger than skerrit. so just be silent and go read all about it
so all you sensitive when it matters to you but fail to accept that the pm and his team woking just as hard with such integrity to bring prosperity to the country. Anyway from one to another if you live in a glass house dont throw stones and if you can’t take blows my brothers don’t throw blows. Because read the bible that says do unto others as you would like them to do unto you. Furthermore, his contribution was great but so will the contribution of Skerrit and just so you know we all fight for our interest and between you and me this is EXACTLY what lennox fighting for every sunday. so if!!!!!! Workers ever get in power he will be just as pompous, arrogant and high handed as those he now speak against
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This is the wrong time and place. In’t anything sacred anymore?
May your soul rest in peace. To Brian, Lennox and the other siblings, may God strengthen you in this time of grief.
For these and other”services” to teachers and others while teaching, too numerous to detail here, he should be awarded the honour of Greatest Marigotian of This Century.
RIP DODI and NANA will welcome you home with open arms.
RIP principal Linton.
Rest in peace sir. Much respect.
Well served…. My you soul have a peaceful rest.
May your soul have a peaceful rest.
R.I.P MR LINTON