Terry Schwarzfeld

A Canadian Tourist who was attacked on February 28, by a lone assailant on Long Beach, in Christ Church here in Barbados was rendered unconscious from the blow to her head with a hunk of wood. She had been flown by air ambulance to Canada on March 8 but never regain consciousness.

I’m sure the authorities would have expressed their sympathies on behalf of the people of Barbados but I was so deeply move by it, the following poem was compelling.

 

Tribute to Terry Schwarzfeld

A Tourist to our Country

 

Traumatized by the attack, Bajans weep

Enraged while awake and restless at sleep

Regretting that any Bajan could be so brutal

Remorseful by the loss of someone so charitable

Years were just 60 when her life was bludgeoned away

She was taking a walk with her daughter-in-law on that day

Cold-hearted thief attacked her while on the beach

Hunk of wood was the closest thing in his reach

Women’s Rights were her devotion and now cruelly

A Bajan criminal took hers and her dedication to philanthropy  

Robbed her of her future deeds and the world of her good

Zapped away this valuable life just because he could

For years she was active in the Israeli Women’s Rights fight

Elected recently as President of the Hadassah-WIZO website

Lots of people benefitted and were to, from her life of charity

Dear world we civilized Bajans abhor her demise and offer our sympathy

 


 

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  • 19 Mar 2009, 8:57 PM Mac wrote:
    Long Beach is in Christ Church near Chancery Lane and not in St.Philip.
    Long Bay Is a Beach in St.Philip near Belair and Sam Lords.

    Mac
    www.coopmed.com



    Khaidji says
    Thanks for the Correction Mac. On your advice I've made a correction. Regrettably I don't know my way about the country half as good as I should.


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  • 23 Mar 2009, 2:12 PM Jade wrote:
    This was basic. Hated it.



    Hi Jade

    I had no personal knowledge of Terry but was moved by what had been reported in the Ottawa news. I felt moved to express some sympathy. I welcome your expressions of sympathy, a little more specific.



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  • 25 Apr 2009, 10:41 PM jody schwarzfeld wrote:
    thank's for writing this poem about my aunt and its was vry nice thanks again

    thx's
    the schwarzfeld family
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