The Veterans Foundation of Guyana yesterday expressed condolences on the death of former Deputy Chief of Staff of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF), Colonel (ret’d) Lawrence Eulon Paul at the age of 70.
The Foundation said in a press release that he passed away on Sunday at the Dr Balwant Singh Hospital after a very brief illness.
It stated that Colonel Paul enlisted in the GDF on May 16th 1976 and was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant on December 17th 1976.
The Foundation said that during his 31 years of service, Colonel Paul held several appointments including Base Commander Camp Stephenson, Staff Officer Operations and training, Commander Ground Forces, Colonel General Staff and Deputy Chief of Staff.
It added that he attended several training courses, including the GDF’s Junior and Senior Staff courses; the Canadian Land Forces Command and Staff Course-Kingston, Canada; the Command and General Staff Course- Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, USA.
During his service to Guyana, the Foundation said that Colonel Paul was awarded the Military Service Medal, the Military Efficiency Medal, the Border Defence Medal, the 25th Anniversary Medal and the 40th Anniversary Medal.
After his military service, the Colonel served as a director on the Board of the Guyana Oil Company and Senior Executive Director of the Bertram Collins College of the Public Service. In April 2020, the Foundation said that President David Granger appointed Paul as Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the Executive Secretariat to manage Guyana’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Veterans Foundation extended condolences to Colonel’s Paul widow and his children and grandchildren.
