Searchlight vendor passes on
Popular Searchlight vendor Wayne âFiremanâ Dopwell will be laid to rest next week.
Dopwell, who was also a part-time member of the Searchlight staff, died on Tuesday, December 15, 2009, at his sisterâs home at Ottley Hall. He was 44 years old.{{more}}
Every weekday morning at the crack of dawn, âFireâ journeyed to Searchlightâs Kingstown Park headquarters to ensure that the grounds were tidy and ready for the dayâs business.
He will be remembered by Searchlight staffers as a reliable, loyal, caring and easy-going person. He was also employed at the St. Vincent and the Grenadines Ports Authority.
Fire was the son of the late Laurell Dopwell of Paulâs Avenue and a member of the well-known Dopwell family of Kingstown. He leaves to mourn several siblings including Ras Ital, Ijahman, Yolande and Marilyn Dopwell.
His funeral service takes place at the St. Georgeâs Cathedral in Kingstown on Tuesday, December 29.