Former athlete and educator Hilton Lewis last Friday celebrated his 104th birthday with friends and family at Uncle Eddie’s Home.
Lewis, uncle of the now deceased former commissioner of police Laurie Lewis, was born on March 31, 1919 in Georgetown. A father of one, he later lived on the West Coast Deme-rara. A member of St George’s Anglican Church, Lewis was a teacher/headmaster, athlete and trainer for athletes for decades.
Having perfected the skills of long and high jumps, he represented Guyana in many countries among them Trinidad and Tobago in the year 1990 where he received several medals for the respective categories.
He was a headmaster of Christ Church Secondary and the Mocha Arcadia Primary schools.
His main attributes are his ability to be affable, intelligent, multi-skilled and approachable, according to his close friend, 87-year-old Phillip Beccles.
The centenarian loves dressing in bold colours and walking long distances. Beccles shared that Lewis’ health is remarkable since he never experienced any disorders. Beccles further explained that Lewis’ ability to be healthy was because he loves vegetables, ground provision, fish and shrimp. Lewis detests rice and noodles. His favourite dish is metemgee.
