Social historian Godfrey Chin dies

January 17, 2012 | By KNews | Filed Under News

Godfrey Chin, who spent his last years showcasing the Guyana of yesterday, has died.

Chin, who was 74, was found dead in his Kitty, Georgetown home. Friends recalled him having a bout of the flu last week.

“Ya think it easy,” was his signature lines that most of his friends uttered upon news of his death.
In recent years, through various exhibitions, he presented classic photos of Guyana’s history, from cinemas, Old Georgetown, to sporting events.

Significantly his ‘Nostalgia” exhibitions showcased the Black Fridays of 1913, 1945, 1951 and 1962 – other fires at Sacred Heart Church, Brickdam Cathedral and the Park Hotel, Queen Elizabeth’s Coronation in 1953 and the rebuilding of the downtown shopping centre.
He even produced a book of those pictures, chronicling Guyana’s history from 1940-1980.
His exhibitions were a hit with Guyanese in the diaspora.
After living in the United States for almost three decades, Chin returned to Guyana two years ago.
He was divorced and had three sons.

Guyana looses Social Historian Godfrey Chin