Derek Aikman's funeral will be held on Thursday at 1:00 at St. John's Cathedral.
Aikman's place in history cannot be argued. After all, he beat sitting Prime Minister George Price in 1984 - handing the political giant his only defeat ever in a General Election.
Today, Aikman's party leader at the time, Manuel Esquivel said that it was Aikman's matchless energy which put him ahead of the political legend:
Sir Manuel Esquivel (Rt. Hon) - Two Term Prime Minister
"The one thing he had which was already visible for those who could look and see. He would dive into that election as if the world was ending. Everything he had to do in that election he did it, because he wanted to win. Price lost because he thought he could not have lost. He outworked Price because Price was sure of his own popularity. How could he lose?"
Aikman remains the only UDP to have won the Freetown Division - and he did it twice.
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