And before we leave tonight, we note the passing of former UDP Minister and Parliamentarian Sam Rhaburn. He died on Sunday around 3:00 AM in Crooked Tree Village of complications following a stroke.
Rhaburn was swept into office in the UDP's first ever general election victory in 1984 - taking the seat from former 5 term representative Fred Hunter - and becoming the first UDP to hold the seat.
He won a second term in 1989 - even when the UDP lost. But in 1993, when the UDP won, Rhaburn lost by a narrow margin of only 4 votes to Maxwell Samuels.
Rhaburn was known for the humility and easygoing nature of a true people's person. UDP Party whip Michael Finnegan called Rhaburn
"Among the few and the last decent people in politics…"
His funeral will be held in Crooked Tree Village at the Baptist Church on Saturday at 2:00.
Sam Rhaburn, dead at 74.
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