Allyson Maynard Gibson on the passing of Jackson Burnside

Sat, May 14th 2011, 09:13 PM

The Editor

Jackson Burnside was a Renaissance
Man. His intellectual curiosity, commitment to and love of country,
view of his place in the universe and his courage came from his parents,
the late Dr. Jackson Burnside (the first black Bahamian dentist) and
Mrs. Gertrude Burnside (the first black Bahamian and the first Bahamian
female pharmacist). Although an architect by profession, Jackson was,
among other things, an artist, musician, businessman and talk show host.
Indubitably, history will herald him as one of The Bahamas' leading
architects. His contributions to the development of the...

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