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The late Sir Lisle Austin Ward was laid to rest on Friday at a small, quiet ceremony on the breezy grounds of Westbury Cemetery.
Sir Lisle, who passed away last Monday at age 85, was remembered as the “spiritual father of many” as well as a mentor, confidant, motivator and social engineer.
The eulogy was delivered by family friend Lady Blackman, the first woman to serve as vice-president of the Senate of Bermuda, where Sir Lisle also served as chief justice.
“It is certainly not by chance that a man who lived quietly, who avidly sought to avoid inclusion among exhibitionists, who humbled himself and outstripped many in his dedication to duty, is being recognised as he lived – quietly, humbly and without what might ordinarily be an occasion for crowding a place of worship arranged to celebrate a life well lived as a giant of a jurist,” she said.