Belmopan, Belize 21 December (Belizean.com) Former Minister of Agriculture in the U.D.P. government of 1993 Russel "Chiste" Garcia died on Saturday December 19th in his hometown Dangriga - three days after his 59th birthday. Mr; Garcia. a former public officer and trained agronomist had been suffering from a kidney ailment according to local press reports monitored in Belize.
Former Belize Chief Information Officer Manolo Romero in a blog post recalled Russel Garcia as a man from humble beginnings but with a charismatic character that helped vault him into the sphere of electoral politics.
"We shared many brews and good times. As is wont to happen on assuming political office his handlers insulated him and I was no more than a waving acquaintance since then."
His funeral will be held at Sacred Heart Church in Dangriga on Wednesday afternoon.
Former Belize Chief Information Officer Manolo Romero in a blog post recalled Russel Garcia as a man from humble beginnings but with a charismatic character that helped vault him into the sphere of electoral politics.
"We shared many brews and good times. As is wont to happen on assuming political office his handlers insulated him and I was no more than a waving acquaintance since then."
His funeral will be held at Sacred Heart Church in Dangriga on Wednesday afternoon.
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