The loss of Professor Emerita Dr Joycelynne Loncke is a blow to Guyana and the entire Caribbean’s cultural sphere since she was the embodiment of culture and humanity in the arts, according to literary critic Al Creighton.
Dr Loncke died at the St Joseph Mercy Hospital in Georgetown on December 24. Her cause of death has not been disclosed. She was the last surviving child of renowned musicians Percival and Ivy Loncke.
Growing up in a musical and academic family meant that the life of Dr Loncke was well balanced. During a 2011 interview with Stabroek News, Dr Loncke had related that her academic success was not surprising since she came from a family of teachers.