The Petra Organisation has been saddened by the untimely and vicious death of Mr. Joshua Denny
The youngster on Thursday, while on his way to work had his life snuffed out at the hands of two bandits.
In a release, the Petra organization that Denny’s long lasting relationship started in 2012 when he represented the Redeemer Primary and North Georgetown Primary School as a Pee Wee football player in the Courts U-11 Pee Wee Football Tournament.
Mr. Denny, then went on a few years after to represent the Lodge Secondary School participating in the Milo U-18 Football tournament and Guyoil Tradewind Tankers Football league where his team emerged as the 2019 league champions.
Also, and most notably Mr. Joshua Denny was a key and critical member of the Lodge Secondary School team that beat tournament favorites Shiva Boys in the KFC Goodwill International Secondary School Football Tournament ensuring that title remained in Guyana.
Denny, has even represented the Comptown Football Club with distinction at the senior level in the Turbo KO Tournament and in the Limacol Football Tournament to both the organization and his parents delight.
Denny’s parents, particularly his Mom Ms. Afeah Denny and his sisters were present at most if not all the games he participated in to see him play.
The Petra organization was pleased to see his transition from Pee Wee (Primary) to Secondary Schools and then to the senior level as a disciplined football player.
He remained a very focused, disciplined and hardworking youngster and took his game serious and his academic pursuits also by becoming a gainfully employed electrician.
According to the release, the organization believed that he exemplified what a young person can do to make progress in a society where there are challenges.
The release added that, ‘cannot begin to imagine how devastating this loss has caused his family and the pain and suffering to the hands of his assailants, we (Petra Organization) would nevertheless and for a long time to come, mourn the loss of ‘Joshie’ with his family, his friends, our Organization, the football fraternity and civil society.
Heartfelt condolences are being expressed to his family, relatives, his school friends and colleague and to those who knew him.