Biography of leela vernon belize travel
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THE LEGENDARY BELIZEAN ARTIST LEE LAA VERNON (R.I.P.)
There is a Belizean Creole proverb that says that we must not wait to honor, respect and give gratitude to someone when they are dead, but that we should do it when they are alive. And that is just the way we had felt here at Belizean Legends before the passing of Belize’s most respected and honored female artist and legend Lee Laa Vernon.
Just last week while Leela was hospitalized and was ailing, it became very urgent that we do something on this outstanding Belizean citizen who has given Belizean Creoles great pride in who they are as a people of African descent. But before that, as a matter of fact, it became apparent a long time ago that in another visit of yours truly to Belize, that Lee Laa Vernon was going to be found in Punta Gorda where she lived, and that I could do an exclusive interview with her.
However, it was not meant to be, and there are no excuses at Belizean Legends why this awesome and legendary Belizean artist was not already documented by this documentary series. We missed a golden opportunity and we are making it up to her now through this exposé as a reflection on her work as a Belizean artist.
Some years ago in 1991 or later, Lee Laa Vernon visited Los Angeles, California at the invitation of B
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Eulogy for Leela Vernon
Presented at her official funeral and mass of thanksgiving held on Thursday, March 2, 2017, at the St. Peter Claver Church, Punta Gorda.
“Ah Wah Kno Who Seh Creole No Gat Noh Kulcha??”
If I was half as brave as Leela, I would have sung that!
I was honored to have been asked to read the eulogy for this wonderful, strong and brilliant lady, Leela Vernon. Leela and I have a shared passion for our country that was reinforced by our many chats together. During our many times together, Leela would always call me Wil as we joked and told stories. But as soon as the topic was Guatemala and their unfounded claim to Belize, I would become Mr. Maheia, to her! She would say “Mr. Maheia, I like wat yu di do with that Sarstoon thing; but be careful, yu hear, an noh stap tell them politicians bout dem self! This country dah fu we and we noh need no ICJ fuh tell we that.”
Leela Vernon, MBE, was born to Mr. Alfredo Martinez and Mrs. Gladis Genus on October 21st, 1950. Leela spent her childhood days in many small villages in southern Belize with her parents but by the age of five she was living with her grandparents and with her other siblings, Mr. Denroy Genus, Mr. Junior Tillett, Mrs. Morna Tillett Johnson, Mrs. Ida Genus, Mrs. Sonia Tillett Morr
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Leela Vernon
Belizean artiste and artistic preservationist (1950–2017)
Leela Vernon | |
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| Born | Lila Genus Martinez (1950-10-21)21 Oct 1950 Adjacency Region, British Honduras-Guatemala border |
| Died | 19 Feb 2017(2017-02-19) (aged 66) Belize City, Belize |
| Nationality | Belizean |
| Occupation(s) | musician, cultural preservationist |
| Years active | 1987–2016 |
| Notable work | Ah Wah know who seh Kriol Nuh Handgun no Culcha O, Lan a di free (National Anthem) |
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Early life
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