Former attorney-at-law and Senior Resident Magistrate, Ruby Walcott is dead.
Ms. Walcott is understood to have died at the Tony Thwaites Wing of the University Hospital of the West Indies, about 5-this morning.
It’s understood she had suffered a stroke some time ago.
Ms. Walcott celebrated her 85th birthday on July 12.
Ruby Walcott was the owner and operator of the Ferry Inn, which was located on lands now occupied by the Hydel Group of Schools on the border of St. Catherine and St. Andrew.
She ran on the JLP’s ticket in the 1989 general election. She lost by over 4-thousand-6-hundred votes to the PNP’s KD Knight.
The General Secretary of the JLP, Dr. Horace Chang says Ms. Walcott was a strong and committed supporter, who gave selfless support to the party.
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Dr. Horace Chang, JLP General Secretary speaking with Nationwide News today.
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