Governor Mapp Signs Proclamation Declaring August 25 'Alvin Gee' Day
- Ernice Gilbert
- August 21, 2015
ST. CROIX -- Governor Kenneth Mapp has signed a proclamation declaring Tuesday, August 25 as "Alvin G. Sylvester Southwell Day", according to a proclamation document provided to The Consortium. See document here. The universally loved media icon died on August 13, discovered by friends in his Christiansted apartment, after he failed to report to his 5:00 p.m. weekly broadcast on 107.9 FM, Da Vybe. A first viewing of Mr. Southwell will be held from 4-6 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 24, at Divine Funeral Services Chapel, located at 29 Peter's Rest. A second viewing will be held at 9 a.m. followed by a funeral service at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 25, at St. John’s Episcopal Anglican Church. Mr. Southwell's interment will be held at Kingshill Cemetery. A full reproduction of the Proclamation is immediately below: "Alvin George Sylvester Southwell was born on December 2, 1957 in Grays Farm, Antigua, West Indies. He was the fifth of seven children of Percival & Elaine Southwell. Affectionate...
