HBN, GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Mon. Nov. 1: Guyana’s judicial circle are mourning the loss of former Chief Justice, Rudolph Harper, who died some six hours after he was involved in an accident.
The 77-year-old Bourda resident, according to the Guyana Chronicle, was hit by a Toyota wagon at the junction of Sheriff Street and Rupert Craig Highway late Saturday evening.
At 23:00 hrs he was dead. The cause of death is set to be determined today, following a post mortem.
Judge Harper was also the president of the Guyana Olympic Association and in 2000 served as the chairman of the Law and Justice Committee of the United Nations Association of Guyana.
He is reportedly survived by his wife of 49 years and a son. – Hardbeatnews.com