Monday, August 24, 2009
Dominica mourns the passing of Gordon Moreau
By The Dominican.net Newsdesk
Dominicans continue to mourn the passing of chartered accountant Gordon Moreau who succumbed to prostrate cancer last week.
Noted Dominican physician Dr. Gerald Grell considered Moreau as a man of stature, whose passing “is a major event in the history of the current generation of our Dominican intellectual and professional giants in Dominica, those at home and abroad.”
Dr. Grell considered Moreau to be “a man of great humility, at peace with the many wonderful events of Caribbean life and their origins, not the least of which was his love for, and great knowledge of, the Trinidadian calypso, spawned when he was a University student ‘down South’.
He never cowed to external pressures when discussing issues as a writer and journalist and professional, and was always frank and earnest with his views expressed as a Caribbean man.
He knew his roots, of which he was deeply proud. This gave him his strength of character, commitment, and an abiding faith in the concept of community.”
“A man of great depth and honesty. To me as a physician, Gordon’s passing is a striking contemplative land-mark relating to the issues of our Men’s health and wellness, nationally.
There is a cord in my soul touched by his passing. Albert Schweitzer sums it up for me “In everyone’s life, at some time, our inner fire goes out. It then bursts into flame by an encounter with another human being. We should all be thankful for those people who rekindle the inner spirit” like Gordon Moreau.
Meanwhile, government minister Charles Sevarin had this to say about Moreau: “In my capacity as Minister for Public Utilities, Energy and Ports, I had the privilege of working with Gordon Moreau because the Government turned to him when the decision was taken to merge the Airport Services Division and the Dominica Port Authority to create the Dominica Air and Sea Ports Authority(DASPA).
“He did the consultancy on that proposal and the Government was so satisfied with the work that he had done he was appointed to actually implement the merging of the two institutions. And then when the DASPA Board was established by law he was appointed Chairman of the Board.
He subsequently said to us that because of his health, he was not able to continue in that role. It was a tremendous loss to us in this infant entity with all of the various challenges that we had to confront that we could no longer have his services on a full-time basis. But we could always refer to him whenever we needed advice.”
Speaking to the local media, Dr Thomson Fontaine in reflecting on the death of Gordon Moreau said he was moved by “the intellectual depth which Moreau brought to his analysis of contemporary Dominican events, particularly with regards to politics.”
Dr. Fontaine recounted the more than three hours that he spent with Moreau and Shermaine Green analysing the 2005 general elections before a national audience just days after the Dominica Labor Party won the May 10 general elections.
According to Dr. Fontaine, “I have always been impressed with the depth of knowledge and wisdom that Gordon brought to discussing Dominica politics. For years I have followed his commentary and writings, and I must say that we have lost a great Dominican, and he will be sorely missed.”
In recognition of his tremendous contribution to Dominica in the field of Accounting, Mr. Gordon Moreau was bestowed with Dominica’s second highest award, the Sisserou Award of Honour (SAH) at the Parade of Uniformed Groups on November 3rd 2008 by the Government of Dominica.
Mr. Gordon Moreau served as a Town Clerk in the 1960s before going to the University of the West Indies (UWI) in Trinidad on a Canadian Government scholarship to study accounting. Mr. Moreau completed an Msc in Accounting in Trinidad before returning to Dominica.
Mr. Moreau served on every major Board in Dominica, including the Dominica Social Security, National Bank of Dominica, Dominica Banana Marketing Corporation, National Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (NTRC), AID Bank, Dominica Broadcasting Corporation, Roseau Cooperative Credit Union among others. He was also a member of the OECS negotiating team on the Liberalisation of the Telecommunications sector in the sub-region.
Government Press Secretary Sean Douglas also contributed to this report.
Dominicans continue to mourn the passing of chartered accountant Gordon Moreau who succumbed to prostrate cancer last week.
Noted Dominican physician Dr. Gerald Grell considered Moreau as a man of stature, whose passing “is a major event in the history of the current generation of our Dominican intellectual and professional giants in Dominica, those at home and abroad.”
 Gordon Moreau receiving Dominica's second highest civilian award from President of Dominica HE Nicholas LiverpoolPhoto courtesy Sean Douglas. |
Dr. Grell considered Moreau to be “a man of great humility, at peace with the many wonderful events of Caribbean life and their origins, not the least of which was his love for, and great knowledge of, the Trinidadian calypso, spawned when he was a University student ‘down South’.
He never cowed to external pressures when discussing issues as a writer and journalist and professional, and was always frank and earnest with his views expressed as a Caribbean man.
He knew his roots, of which he was deeply proud. This gave him his strength of character, commitment, and an abiding faith in the concept of community.”
“A man of great depth and honesty. To me as a physician, Gordon’s passing is a striking contemplative land-mark relating to the issues of our Men’s health and wellness, nationally.
There is a cord in my soul touched by his passing. Albert Schweitzer sums it up for me “In everyone’s life, at some time, our inner fire goes out. It then bursts into flame by an encounter with another human being. We should all be thankful for those people who rekindle the inner spirit” like Gordon Moreau.
Meanwhile, government minister Charles Sevarin had this to say about Moreau: “In my capacity as Minister for Public Utilities, Energy and Ports, I had the privilege of working with Gordon Moreau because the Government turned to him when the decision was taken to merge the Airport Services Division and the Dominica Port Authority to create the Dominica Air and Sea Ports Authority(DASPA).
“He did the consultancy on that proposal and the Government was so satisfied with the work that he had done he was appointed to actually implement the merging of the two institutions. And then when the DASPA Board was established by law he was appointed Chairman of the Board.
He subsequently said to us that because of his health, he was not able to continue in that role. It was a tremendous loss to us in this infant entity with all of the various challenges that we had to confront that we could no longer have his services on a full-time basis. But we could always refer to him whenever we needed advice.”
Speaking to the local media, Dr Thomson Fontaine in reflecting on the death of Gordon Moreau said he was moved by “the intellectual depth which Moreau brought to his analysis of contemporary Dominican events, particularly with regards to politics.”
Dr. Fontaine recounted the more than three hours that he spent with Moreau and Shermaine Green analysing the 2005 general elections before a national audience just days after the Dominica Labor Party won the May 10 general elections.
According to Dr. Fontaine, “I have always been impressed with the depth of knowledge and wisdom that Gordon brought to discussing Dominica politics. For years I have followed his commentary and writings, and I must say that we have lost a great Dominican, and he will be sorely missed.”
In recognition of his tremendous contribution to Dominica in the field of Accounting, Mr. Gordon Moreau was bestowed with Dominica’s second highest award, the Sisserou Award of Honour (SAH) at the Parade of Uniformed Groups on November 3rd 2008 by the Government of Dominica.
Mr. Gordon Moreau served as a Town Clerk in the 1960s before going to the University of the West Indies (UWI) in Trinidad on a Canadian Government scholarship to study accounting. Mr. Moreau completed an Msc in Accounting in Trinidad before returning to Dominica.
Mr. Moreau served on every major Board in Dominica, including the Dominica Social Security, National Bank of Dominica, Dominica Banana Marketing Corporation, National Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (NTRC), AID Bank, Dominica Broadcasting Corporation, Roseau Cooperative Credit Union among others. He was also a member of the OECS negotiating team on the Liberalisation of the Telecommunications sector in the sub-region.
Government Press Secretary Sean Douglas also contributed to this report.
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Gordon Moreau's passing is certainly a loss for Dominica. May his soul RIP.
# posted by 
: August 25, 2009 12:01 AM
: August 25, 2009 12:01 AM
Mr Moreau appeared to have been a truly important man, but there should be a little more "human interest" in a story like this. Hopefully this will come through in subsequent reporting?
He wasn't just an accountant, journalist, writer, whatever. Family? Was he married? Children? What issues apart from the rather broad rubric "politics" engaged his attention? Organizations he belonged to?
Just thinking aloud.
He wasn't just an accountant, journalist, writer, whatever. Family? Was he married? Children? What issues apart from the rather broad rubric "politics" engaged his attention? Organizations he belonged to?
Just thinking aloud.
# posted by : August 25, 2009 9:20 AM
: August 25, 2009 9:20 AM
Another great Dominican enters the great beyond! May God give strength and guidance to his family.
# posted by : August 26, 2009 12:14 PM
: August 26, 2009 12:14 PM
I got to know Mr. Moreau in the early 80's while I was a high student and he a university student. What always impressed me was his humility and though it's over 20 years and in varying levels of differences. He had never passed me straight without saying hello. I always read his columns because he wrote candid and frank. His life will always be remembered.
# posted by : August 27, 2009 7:44 PM
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