SAMUEL Colin Ming was yesterday laid to rest after succumbing to injuries sustained in a road accident at J.B Singh Road and Thomas Lands, Georgetown.
The body of the businessman, described as a giant in many sporting circles, was surrounded by family and close friends at the viewing at the Merriman’s Funeral Home.
Over the last week, tributes poured in from sport bodies across the country. ‘One of his overriding passions was the promotion of sports to youths, especially those who were in need, and it was in that spirit he donated hundreds of golf clubs to the NexGen Golf Academy for the school programme, a release said. Ming was a former secretary of the Guyana Squash Association (GSA) and also president of the Caribbean Area Squash Association (CASA). ‘He spent endless hours over the years at the Georgetown Club on the squash courts working on the physical as well as the mental skills of his students and on fine-tuning their games. They all reaped the success of his exploits.’ a GSA release said. Ming was also a vice-president of the Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG). A Police report of Ming’s accident indicated that it took place around 14:15hrs last Thursday. He died around 13:45hrs the following day, in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH).