Thursday 25 February 2021
Photos of the late long-distance Lynette 'Granny' Luces are seen at her funeral, held on Thursday, at the Mt D'Or Seventh Adventist Church, Champs Fleurs. - ROGER JACOB
LYNETTE "Granny" Luces was fondly remembered by her grandchildren and great-grandchildren during the funeral service of the beloved long-distance runner at the Mt D'Or Seventh Adventist Church, on Thursday.
Luces, an avid long-distance TT runner, was 93. Luces, who suffered a stroke in October, died at the Eric Williams Medical Sciences Complex on February 18.
Luces is popularly known for participating and completing long-distance races throughout TT and the world. Luces got involved in the sport in her mid-fifties, making her marathon debut in 1984. Luces received the Hummingbird Medal Gold in 2013.