IN HISTORIC Trinity Methodist Church yesterday afternoon the last chapter in the life story of a little Welshman, who touched the lives of so many generations of Bahamians, came to an end.

Fred Cadman, 89, a man with an easy smile, a constant chuckle and a hand always extended in friendship, was born in the remote parish of Cileau-Aeron on the river Aeron in Wales on June 10, 1921.

His early life was not easy and during the depression years he had to work hard with his parents, and elder brother to survive. The boys planted the vegetables and coaxed eggs from the chickens.

Matriculating at 15 he entered St David's College in the nearby town of Lampeter where at 19 he earned his Bachelor...

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