Dear Editor,

Once again the mystery that is death has robbed life of a good human being. The news of Pat Roxborough-Wright’s passing brings nothing but deep sadness. Indeed, the media industry has lost a strong advocate for truth, a shining beacon of professionalism, and a passionate embracer of innovation. A committed musician and friend is gone from the theatre fraternity. But in her passing, education has lost as well, and certainly the Caribbean Institute of Media and Communication has lost a brilliant mind and excellent lecturer.

Pat was an extraordinary teacher and motivator to her students – always finding new, interesting, and effective ways to make pedagogy effective and as transformative as it should. She was never parsimonious with her deep wealth of knowledge and immensely wide-reaching experience as a journalist and media practitioner. Neither was Mrs Roxborough-Wright tight-fisted with her humanity. The Carimac students at the UWI, Mona – Western Jamaica Campus, where she taught media ethics and legal issues, have surely lost an extraordinary role model shining in the west.

On behalf of Carimac I wish to extend condolence to her son, husband and family and wish for them the strength and passion for life of which Pat had such abundance.

Patrick Prendergast

Lecturer and Coordinator

Carimac

UWI, Mona – Western Jamaica Campus

St James

prendergast.patrickw@gmail.com