George Cadle Price
Wednesday, 15 January 1919
Monday, 19 September 2011
George Price was predeceased by his:
Parents: William Cadle Price and Irene Cecilia Price née Escalante
He was blessed with ten siblings:
Jane Ellen (Price) Usher
Lydia Mary (Price) Waight
Alice Margaret (Price) Craig
Josephine Delia (Price) Balderamos
Irene Elizabeth (Price) Canton
Katharine Louise Price
Judy Sybil (“Judy”) Price
Anna / Anna Cecilia / Ann Price
Samuel William Price
John Cecil Price
He also had many nieces and nephews, including, Dolores Baldaremos Garcia, and Lenny Jo Usher
Other relatives include:
Grand -nephew - Henry Charles Usher
Seven days of mourning was ordered upon his passing.
Saturday, September 24, 2011
Event: Body Lying in State – Belize City
Location: Bliss Institute for the Performing Arts, Belize City
Details:
Casket draped with the Belizean flag; honour guard from the Belize Defence Force (BDF).
Catholic, Anglican, Methodist, and Evangelical clergy offered prayers.
Citizens filed past throughout the day to pay respects.
Evening: The coffin was transported to the Holy Redeemer Cathedral for an overnight vigil attended by family and dignitaries.
Sunday, September 25, 2011
Event: Lying in State – Belmopan
Location: George Price Centre for Peace and Development
Details:
Officials, public servants, students, and residents from Cayo and western Belize paid homage.
The body was later returned to Belize City in preparation for the state funeral.
Monday, September 26, 2011 – State Funeral
07:00 a.m. – Funeral Procession (Belize City)
Casket taken from Price’s home on Pickstock Street to the Holy Redeemer Cathedral.
Streets lined with mourners; bells tolled; BDF and Police bands led the cortege.
09:00 a.m. – Funeral Mass (Holy Redeemer Cathedral)
Concelebrated Catholic Mass with Bishop Dorick Wright.
Attended by Governor-General Sir Colville Young, Prime Minister Dean Barrow, former PM Said Musa, Cabinet members, diplomatic corps, and Price family.
11:00 a.m. – Transfer to Belmopan
Casket flown or transported by motorcade to Belmopan for the official state ceremony.
Along the route, communities gathered to pay final respects.
1:00 p.m. – State Ceremony at Independence Hill, Belmopan
Full military honours: 21-gun salute, flag bearers, and BDF pallbearers.
Addresses by:
Prime Minister Dean Barrow
Opposition Leader Said Musa
Church leaders
Family representatives
Eulogies emphasized Price’s humility, faith, and nation-building vision.
4:00 p.m. – Final Journey and Burial
Cortege returned to Belize City.
Thousands lined Central American Boulevard to Lord’s Ridge Cemetery.
Maya Island Air aircraft performed a tribute fly-past.
Interment: Lord’s Ridge Cemetery, Belize City — in the Price family plot.
Final military salute and lowering of the Belizean flag.
1954 - Elected to the British Honduras' Legislative Assembly
1956 to 1962 - Mayor of Belize City
1956 - Installed as Party Leader of the People's United Party (PUP)
1981 to 1984 - Belize's First Prime Minister and Foreign Minister
1989 - 1993 - Re-elected as Belize's Prime Minister
2000 - First Recipient of Belize's Highest Honor - Order of the National Hero
Monday, September 19, 2011
Event: Passing of Rt. Hon. George Cadle Price
Details: Price passed away early Monday morning at Belize Healthcare Partners Hospital, Belize City, at age 92. He had suffered a fall at home days earlier and underwent surgery for a head injury.
Official Action: Prime Minister Dean Barrow announced his death and declared a period of national mourning from September 19 to 26.
Symbols: National flags ordered to half-mast; condolence books opened at Government House and ministries.
Wednesday – Friday, September 21 – 23, 2011
Event: Public tributes and signing of condolence books
Locations:
Holy Redeemer Cathedral (Price’s home parish)
George Price Centre for Peace & Development (Belmopan)
Belize City Hall and municipal offices nationwidePublic Response: Thousands signed the condolence books; churches held memorial masses across districts.
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Event: Official closure of mourning period
Actions: Government buildings reopened; memorial Masses held nationwide.