April will be missed | Letter

Published 10:49 am Tuesday, October 9, 2012

Former Mayor of Eastsound, April, passed away last month, and I want to express my personal sympathies to all of her friends who mourn her passing.

She was an outstanding mayor and a “pastural” fixture to those visiting Eastsound and she will be sorely missed.  And thanks to Joann Frances of the Trading Company, caretaker of April, and her assistant Sylvia Biddick for their loving care of this beautiful bovine.

April’s service to the community and to Children’s House was exemplary. Indeed, she set the bar for mayoral leadership for years to come.  Let us, on this occasion, commit ourselves to be responsible citizens and turn out to vote in November. It is our civic duty to participate in the election process so that we remain a country of, by, and for the people. As mayor, I am working on dog suffrage – I’m not sure about cats!

Mayor Murphy