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| Ambassador Nuño with David Gomez |
The numerous colleagues and friends
who gathered last Wednesday to say farewell to Hon Celsa Nuño, Spanish
Ambassador to Jamaica were of one voice as they spoke of this dynamic and
distinguished lady. Hubie and I have special memories of her tour of duty. There
was the wonderful concert featuring Spanish classical pianist David Gomez, the
Immaculate Conception Orchestra and the Kingston College Choir, to support the
renovation of the Holy Trinity Cathedral.
She established the Spanish-Jamaica Foundation as she advocated that
Jamaican children should have Spanish as their second language, and offered
awards to top Spanish teachers islandwide.
The Foundation recently furnished several classrooms in the Food for the
Poor school furniture drive, and have provided thousands of books for
schools.
In spite of her demanding schedule,
Ambassador Nuño made the time to connect with Jamaicans of all walks of life –
you can imagine our delight when she showed up as a member of our local
‘Twitter family’ for a casual mingle at Devon House. She spent a morning at the Edith Dalton James
High School in Duhaney Park which had received the school furniture, urging the
children to make the best of their opportunities and praising the work of
Principal Ray Howell, his staff and students.
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| Ambassador Nuño as she teamed up with Digicel Foundation to sponsor Education Enrichment carts |
Then an unusual thing happened – she
caught sight of my reserved husband Hubie at the back of the room (I was
sitting at the head table as a Food for the Poor director) and lauded him for
being so supportive, telling us how much she also appreciated the support of
her husband Alex Crowther as they balanced official and family
responsibilities. Hubie so appreciated
the unexpected kudos!
These memorable moments can be created only by genuinely
good people. We wish Ambassador Nuño and her family that age-old Jamaican
salutation - “Walk good and come back soon!”
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