A hard worker with a passion for education

NEWS OF the sudden death of their member of parliament has sent shock waves through various communities of St Mary South East.

The residents from some of the communities who spoke with The Gleaner remembered the late MP as a hard worker with a passion for education.

Lola Mendez, a resident of Juno Pen in Enfield, said: “I’ve been around him since he came to the constituency, and at first we had a few heated words, but after we got to understand each other, everything was good. I think he did a lot of work and was very good for [the] constituency,” she said.

“Right now on Facebook, people are saying that he will really be missed because he helped a lot of parents and children with his back-toschool treats and grants for high-school students, sometimes from out of his own pocket.

“And he did a lot of visits to peoples’ homes, so he was always visible. Even when people would cuss him on the road, he would still stop and talk to them,” Menzez said.

Cadrea Davis from Crab Hall, Annotto Bay, said: “Dr Green was a man who set high standards and put himself out when it came to education. “Because of the problems with the election in this constituency, he had some setbacks, but he was a very good man.

Green was elected for a second term as MP in February last year after winning his seat by five votes in a magisterial recount. This changed the balance of power to 32 seats for the Jamaica Labour Party and 31 for the PNP.