The government, the public service and staff of Bahamas Information Services BIS bade farewell to retired Executive Director A. Edward Ellis, during a service of celebration at St. Agnes Anglican Church, Baillou Hill Road on Saturday, June 14, 2014.
Among those present were: Governor General Sir Arthur Foulkes; Deputy Prime Minister Philip Brave Davis; Minister of Tourism Obie Wilchcombe, who also paid tribute, and Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs Alyson Maynard-Gibson. The officiant was Archdeacon I. Ranfurly Brown, assisted by Reverend Fr. Neil G Nairn.
Ellis died on June 3, 2014 at the Princess Margaret Hospital. He is survived by wife Helen, daughter Jovanna, son Julian and granddaughter Ashley,
A career public servant, Ellis served his country with distinction for some 42 years before retiring in March of 2014. During his career he was instrumental in the development of the communications arm of the government at the Bahamas Information Services (BIS), and the archiving of important legislative proceedings of the Parliament in his capacity as editor of The Hansard.
Through the many incarnations of government information, Ellis' contribution and professional work in communicating the works of the Bahamas government featured prominently. Ellis was also revered as a very patriotic Bahamian and very disciplined; his standard of journalism was second to none.
He was born on January 28, 1949 in Nassau, the eldest of five children born to Adolphus Edward (Duffy) I and Lois (Godet) Ellis. He attended George's Anglican Pre-school, Eastern Junior and Senior Schools and St John's College. In 1975 he was awarded an in-service award and studied journalism at the University of the West Indies, Jamaica.

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