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Chetram Singh
June 21, 1930 - April 8, 2016
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<div itemprop="description">Chetram Singh, husband, father, grandfather, brother, friend &hellip;&hellip;&hellip;. will be <br />remembered by each of us in different ways&hellip;. but will be remembered by all <br />of us as a larger than life figure who left an indelible mark on our lives. This is <br />a better world and we are better people because of his presence. <br /> <br />He would want us all to celebrate his life not because of his achievements but <br />because of the values that he left behind&hellip;kindness, honesty, courage, love, <br />family, humor, perseverance and ambition. Born on the Ogle Sugar Plantation <br />in Guyana, played in alligator infested trenches, loved to play cricket, climbed <br />coconut trees, first shoes at age 10, that lasted 10 minutes on his blistered feet, <br />&hellip;. the simple life&hellip;..who would have guessed that this carefree child would <br />grow into such an iconic figure and have such a positive impact on the lives of <br />many generations. <br /> <br />Excelled academically in Primary and High School and achieved first place at <br />the Senior Cambridge Exams in 1945. His first job was as a teacher at 16, then <br />a clerk at the Georgetown Hospital Emergency Rooms. Accepted a 4-year <br />Commonwealth Scholarship to Study Hospital Administration in the UK, which <br />he completed in two years and won the prestigious Harding medal for the most <br />outstanding student for the British Iles in 1957. <br /> <br />After his return to Guyana he rotated through the smaller hospitals and finally <br />became the Administrator of the Georgetown Hospital. He moved to Canada in <br />1974 and worked as a consultant with the Ontario Ministry of Health and then <br />as COO of St Joseph Hospital in London, ON. After his retirement he worked <br />as a consultant for the IDB in Guyana. <br /> <br />He has made a significant contribution to the advancement of the Hindu <br />religion and culture in Guyana and Canada, and in particular London, <br />Ontario. He was granted the Ashok Chakra Medal by the United Nations for <br />Meritorious Service. The inscription on the certificates reads &ldquo;We are most <br />grateful that your services and contribution were not directed towards to one <br />section of the people&hellip;&hellip;selfless volunteer service&hellip;..most outstanding social, <br />cultural and humanitarian worker&rdquo;. <br /> <br />The name &ldquo;Chetram Singh&rdquo; resonates in every corner in his beloved Guyana <br />and will live on in his children and every generation after that. He has asked <br />that god grant him the wish to be born again and to have his beloved Hema <br />again at his side. A love affair for the ages.</div>