Hundreds from all walks of life yesterday congregated at St. George’s Cathedral in the city, to bid farewell to veteran broadcaster and journalist Clement Ezekiel David who died, following a prolonged illness. His body lay at the entrance of the cathedral for hours, while hundreds of mourners and sympathizers, many of whom he had touched in various ways, filed past his casket to pay their last respect.

In moving and ‘straight from the heart’, tributes, ‘Clem’, as he was familiarly called, was remembered as a wonderful person, always ready to lend a helping hand, caring and compassionate, a man with a ‘human face’.   He was described by his contemporaries as a learned and dedicated journalist who lived up to the basic tenets of journalism, with an admirable ability to inform, educate and entertain people. Among those offering tributes were Enrico Woolford, on behalf of the Press Association; colleague broadcaster Basil Bradshaw; Mark Benschop; and his sister, Faith Ann Joanna David.

A remarkable journalist and broadcaster for many years, Clem worked not only with the local media, but as an international correspondent with the Caribbean News Agency. In the local context, he used his platform – the print and broadcast media — to inform, educate and entertain. He had the ability to keep many, the very young and the elderly, literally ‘glued’ to the television whenever his programme was on.
He will best be remembered for his popular Sunrise Show on CNS Television Channel 6, in which he used the theme song, ‘Come Together’, to teach lessons of peace and justice, and to lobby for unity of the Guyanese people. He has left an indelible mark, the tributes said, as a respected journalist who stood up for justice.   

The eulogy was read by his son Londsdale, who shared memories of a wonderful life with his father.
Born on April 28, 1948, at Sea Field on the West Coast Berbice, David was educated in Georgetown at St. Margaret’s Primary and later Tutorial High School.
He later moved to the bauxite mining town of Linden where he worked with the Bauxite Union and taught part-time, before entering into the field of communication, eventually gaining a Diploma and Bachelor’s Degree in Public Communication. 
He was interred at Le repentir Cemetery.