{"id":323146,"date":"2024-05-23T23:39:52","date_gmt":"2024-05-24T03:39:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/?p=323146"},"modified":"2024-05-23T23:39:52","modified_gmt":"2024-05-24T03:39:52","slug":"dr-clayton-shillingford-president-emeritus-of-the-dominica-academy-of-arts-sciences-has-died","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/death\/dr-clayton-shillingford-president-emeritus-of-the-dominica-academy-of-arts-sciences-has-died\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Clayton Shillingford, President Emeritus of the Dominica Academy of Arts &#038; Sciences, has died"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"auto\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_166241\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-166241\" style=\"width: 504px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-166241\" src=\"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Clayton-Shillingford.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"504\" height=\"410\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Clayton-Shillingford.png 504w, https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Clayton-Shillingford-300x244.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 504px) 100vw, 504px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-166241\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Clayton Shillingford at his microscope during his days at the Dominica Grammar School in (Circa 1955).\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">President Emeritus of the <a href=\"https:\/\/thedominica-academy.org\/\">Dominica Academy of Arts &amp; Sciences<\/a> Dr. Clayton Arthur Shillingford, has died.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Dr. Shiilingford passed away on Thursday, at the age of 88,\u00a0 in the United States where he resided.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">A distinguished cadet, athlete, scholar, and graduate of the Dominica Grammar School, Dr. Shillingford graduated with honors in Mathematics and Botany from the University College of the West Indies (later University of the West Indies). He went on to earn an MS in Botany from Kings College London and received his PhD from the University of Illinois at Urbana Champagne.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">A former senior plant scientist and researcher at the Dupont Laboratory in Delaware, Dr. Shillingford spent a lifetime volunteering with the South Florida Dominica Association, the Dominica Academy of Arts and Sciences (DAAS) and was a founding member of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rebuilddominica.org\">Rebuild Dominica<\/a>.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Dominica-born attorney based in the United States, Gabriel Christian, expressed &#8220;profound sadness&#8221; at the passing of Dr. Shillingford, stating,\u00a0&#8220;It was his desire to aggregate the scattered human resources of Dominica&#8217;s Diaspora in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom and partner with Dominicans at home and the government for the development of Dominica and the wider Caribbean.&#8221;\u00a0 However, Christian said that while the Dominica Academy had many successes, true partnership with the Dominica government remained elusive.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">&#8220;The members, friends and supporters of the Dominica Academy and Rebuild Dominica render a heartfelt salute to a stalwart patriot and civic leader. We shall remember him,&#8221; Christian stated..<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">Dr. Shillingford is survived by his wife Margaret Shillingford, his daughter Gillian Palacios-Shillingford, and grandchildren, several siblings, family members, and friends.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">More information on the life and times of Dr. Clayton Arthur Shillingford can be found in the article below.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thedominican.net\/2012\/03\/clayton-shillingford-development-work.html\">https:\/\/thedominican.net\/2012\/03\/clayton-shillingford-development-work.html<\/a><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"President Emeritus of the Dominica Academy of Arts &amp; Sciences Dr. Clayton Arthur Shillingford, has died. 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