GUYANA Defence Force Chief of Staff, Brigadier Mark Phillips, has extended sincere condolences to the relatives and friends of the late Police Assistant Commissioner Deryck Josiah, who passed away last Friday at the Woodlands Hospital in Georgetown.The Brigadier said that as a member of the Joint Services Coordinating Council, Assistant Commissioner Josiah delivered to the Council a high level of professionalism, and was valued for his particularly insightful contributions that lent to the success of the Council’s remit.

The Brigadier said Josiah will be remembered not only for his intellect and his penchant for always being able to see the big picture, but also for his warmth as a human being.

Phillips described Josiah as a dedicated family man and one who embraced his spirituality without being dogmatic. He said Josiah always displayed a robust concern for the well-being of those with whom he had interactions, regardless of how brief those encounters might have been.

According to Brigadier Phillips, the Guyana Police Force has lost an officer and a gentleman, and the Joint Services Coordinating Council’s members have lost a brother.

The Brigadier’s condolences were extended on behalf of the officers and ranks of the Guyana Defence Force, the Joint Services Coordinating Council, and on his own behalf; and were directed not only to the late Assistant Commissioner Josiah’s surviving family members, but also to the entire law enforcement fraternity.

The Brigadier ended the expression of his sentiments with a wish that the soul of the late Assistant Police Commissioner Deryck Josiah rest in peace.
Written By Michel Outridge