ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Tributes have poured in for the mother of National Hero Sir Vivian Richards, Grathel Richards, who died early Thursday at age 91.
According to the Antigua Observer newspaper, Richards passed away at the Mount St John Medical Centre after being admitted Wednesday.
In a letter of condolence to Sir Viv, Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Gaston Browne described Grathel as “an outstanding citizen” and “a parent of outstanding abilities”, noting she would be a loss to the nation.
“On behalf of the Government and people of Antigua and Barbuda, I extend sincerest and deepest sympathies to the entire Richards family on the death of your dear mother, Mrs. Grathel Richards,” Browne wrote.
“She was a parent of outstanding abilities, a remarkable woman, and an outstanding citizen. The nation is poorer as a consequence of her passing.
