THE funeral of the late Chronicle Senior Sports Reporter Calvin Roberts will take place today.Roberts who died last Tuesday after a short illness worked at the Guyana Chronicle for just over five years after serving as a senior sports reporter at the Stabroek News for approximately 12 years as a senior sports reporter.
Roberts’ death came as a shock to his colleagues and many sports administrators, sports men and women as well as sports journalists in the Region.
He was well known for his coverage of local and Regional cricket as well as horse and car racing events, but he was also very knowledgeable about many other sport disciplines.
The Berbice Cricket Board, the Georgetown Cricket Association, the Guyana Cricket Board as well as the Demerara Cricket Club and the Guyana Softball Cricket Association have all expressed shock at Roberts’ passing.
The public viewing will be held at the Merriman’s Funeral Home located at Lime and Bent Streets, Werk-en-Rust, Georgetown, from 10:30hrs to 11:30hrs.
His body will then be moved to the Guyana National Industrial Corporation (GNIC) Sports Club ground, Woolford Avenue for tributes from 12:30hrs to 14:30hrs, after which the funeral service will be held before a final viewing at 15:30hrs and burial at 16:30hrs at Le Repentir Cemetery.