Cecil wallace whitfield obituary archives

FREEPORT, Bahamas - On the occasion of the Sir Cecil Wallace-Whitfield's birthday the Grand Bahama FNM Party, Leaders, Stalwarts and Candidates took time to remember their Founding Father along with his wife Lady Naomi Wallace-Whitfield.  During a press conference held at the Sir Cecil Wallace-Whitfield FNM Headquarters yesterday the group spoke of their memories of Sir Cecil.

Senator David Thompson said Sir Cecil was a man with a profound love for God, his family and his country, "In 1967, under the Chairmanship of Cecil Wallace-Whitfield, the Progressive Liberal Party achieved majority rule and he was appointed to the cabinet.  But a courageous Wallace-Whitfield, who truly loved The Bahamas and believed in Bahamians, became disappointed and disillusioned with the PLP and resigned in 1970.  A few months later, Cecil Wallace-Whitfield headed a group seeking to bring real change for Bahamians and formed the Free National Movement.

He is the founder of the modern democr