Governor Daniel Pruce has joined the many voices paying tribute to Eileene L. Parsons, OBE, following her death on Sunday, June 22, at age 94.
In a message shared on social media, Governor Pruce described Ms. Parsons as “a remarkably kind person who had an enormous positive impact on the Virgin Islands.” He added, “My thoughts are with her family and friends.”
Alongside his message, the Governor posted a photo of himself with Ms. Parsons taken earlier this month at the King’s Birthday Party — one of her final public appearances.
Parsons, a pioneering political and cultural leader in the British Virgin Islands, was the first woman to serve as Government Minister and Deputy Chief Minister. She died just weeks before her 95th birthday.
“May she rest in peace,” the Governor wrote.
