By Errol Hazlewood

FORMER senior public servant, Vibert Alexander Miller, died in New York on Tuesday. He was 81. An MBA and City University of New York faculty member, Miller was among the overseas-based professionals who answered the call in the early 70s to return home and lend their talents to the development of the young nation.
When the Guyana State Corporation (GUYSTAC) was created under the late Dr. Kenneth King, Miller was among the opening team of high-level recruits.
And as Management Services Officer at the former Guyana Broadcasting Service (GBS) and other corporations, he served as the principal management liaison between GUYSTAC and those government agencies.
Miller later led the marketing team at the Guyana Timbers Export Board before remigrating to the US, where he worked for several years with New York Telephone and NYNEX until his retirement.
With several family members still living here, Alex paid his last visit home back in May for the 50th anniversary celebrations.
He leaves to mourn his wife, Beverley, children David, Alicia Colin and Samantha, and four grandchildren. Funeral services for Alex will be on Sunday at Cadman Memorial Church, Brooklyn, NY.