GORDON Eytle, 69, is a remigrant and the oldest resident on the sleepy island of Fort Island, located some 16 kilometres from the mouth of the Essequibo River.
Eytle was born on the island, but when he was four, he moved to Georgetown to attend school there and would occasionally visit his family on the island.
On completion of his studies, he moved to England where he joined another set of his family and experienced a new culture, which gave him an enriching experience of life.
In England, Eytle related that he was trained as a maintenance engineer and served for nine years in the British army.
During his years in the army, he told the Guyana Chronicle he did stints in the Middle East, Germany, Yemen, Bahrain and Cyrus on peace-keeping missions.
These missions, the father of two said, gave him a broader perspective of life.
After spending 52 years in England, Eytle said he had enough as the place was getting too cold for him and he made a decision to return to Guyana.
“I always had Guyana in my heart,” the remigrant said, noting that he always wanted to spend his latter days on the island where he was born and raised.
Eytle enjoys keeping in contact with his family abroad and exercising to remain fit and heathy.