08/02/2024
RIP - On the day that Grenadians celebrated its 50th anniversary of independence, with the country adorned by thousands of flags of red, green and gold, of the nutmeg, and of the stars representing the 7 parishes, its creator, Anthony George, passed on to the ancestors.
George lived between the UK and Grenada and would regale in stories of what inspired his design of the flag, wincing when he'd moan about its use on what he considered to be inappropriate clothing like bikinis and bandanas, and remonstrating whenever he saw his beloved design displayed the wrong way up to the point that I never posted the flag without checking a dozen times that I had it right.
George has appeared on stamps, received numerous awards, and his moment of great joy was when a street in St Andrew, the parish of his birth, was named after him. In 2013 he published Beyond Belief, a memoir of his life.
When someone dies, we often say their legacy will live on. George's truly will if yesterday's majical celebrations of Grenada 50, and the central role played by his design, is anything to go by.
You'll be missed Sir. đź’”
